Social Impact Hub and QBE Foundation Announce the 2026 Catalysing Impact Cohort and up to $1.1M in Grants
Sydney, 23 March 2026: Social Impact Hub, in partnership with QBE Foundation, today announced the ten enterprises selected for the 2026 Catalysing Impact cohort - an initiative designed to strengthen enterprise capability and bring new capital into the impact investing sector through catalytic grants.
The 2026 cohort includes enterprises working on solutions across climate resilience and inclusion:
The Catalysing Impact program offers up to $1.1 million in catalytic grants, which aims to help enterprises access more investment and funding. This is paired with support that increases their capabilities, including tailored advisory, mentoring and collaboration opportunities with QBE employees.
The 2026 program builds on great results from our first cohort in 2025, where Catalysing Impact supported ten enterprises and helped unlock significant additional capital. QBE Foundation’s $1.02m in grants leveraged $2.75m in external funding commitments, creating a total capital stack of $3.77m (3.7x leverage).
Viv Bower, Group Executive of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability and QBE Foundation Global Chair said “Catalysing Impact continues to show the value of bringing funding, people and collaboration together. We’re pleased to support the 2026 cohort as they build on their work in supporting climate resilience and inclusion, and we look forward to continuing this journey alongside them.”
Jessica Mendoza-Roth, Founder and CEO of Social Impact Hub said “congratulations to the 2026 Catalysing Impact cohort. These enterprises are addressing challenges in climate resilience and inclusion, with models that are grounded in community need and designed to grow. Catalysing Impact’s grant funding makes these enterprises more attractive to investors, while the practical capability-building support increases their team’s skills and their organisation’s abilities.”
About Catalysing Impact
Catalysing Impact is a QBE Foundation social enterprise initiative delivered with Social Impact Hub. It supports Australian enterprises addressing climate resilience and inclusion through catalytic funding, capability building, and hands-on engagement with QBE employees.
Learn more about Catalysing Impact here: https://www.socialimpacthub.org/catalysing-impact
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For more information, please contact:
Jay Boolkin
Collaboration Manager, Social Impact Hub
0401 389 442
jay@socialimpacthub.org