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Impact Shakers launches its venture fund of €20 million at the intersection of diversity & impact
Impact Shakers launches its venture fund of €20 million at the intersection of diversity & impact
Impact Shakers Ventures is set up to be a catalyst for true change, investing €20mil in diverse-led impact startups from across Europe.
Alina Klarner
Apr 19
New Impact Funds in Europe in 2023
New Impact Funds in Europe in 2023
For over 2 years now, we’ve been monitoring the fundraising activities of impact-focused funds and publishing an overview of new ones on…
Yonca Braeckman
Jan 11
New Impact Funds in Europe in 2022
New Impact Funds in Europe in 2022
For over a year now, we’ve been monitoring the fundraising activities of impact-focused funds and publishing an overview of new ones on our…
Yonca Braeckman
Feb 16, 2023
Learning DAOs — How to own your learning
Learning DAOs — How to own your learning
We’re going meta this time (the good old kind of meta, not the verse:) and we’re sharing DAOs that teach people about DAOs.
Yonca Braeckman
Apr 11, 2022
Philanthropy DAOs — The future of giving?
Philanthropy DAOs — The future of giving?
Next up in our series on web3 use cases are ‘Philanthropy DAOs’. This label covers a wide array of web3 and DAOs used as vehicles for…
Yonca Braeckman
Feb 18, 2022
Start to Impact Invest — Part 4 — Become a scout
Start to Impact Invest — Part 4 — Become a scout
Are your network and recognising talent your superpowers? Do you want to make sure that overlooked founders get noticed? Then joining a…
Yonca Braeckman
Feb 17, 2022
Climate DAOs — How the web3 revolution can help us fight climate change
Climate DAOs — How the web3 revolution can help us fight climate change
How deep down the rabbit hole are you?
Yonca Braeckman
Jan 20, 2022
Startup to Impact Invest — Part 3 — Angel Investment Groups
Startup to Impact Invest — Part 3 — Angel Investment Groups
Do you have a higher budget available to support impactful projects? Then you can consider joining one of these angel investment groups.
Yonca Braeckman
Jan 18, 2022
Start to Impact Invest — Part 2 — Join the Crowd
Start to Impact Invest — Part 2 — Join the Crowd
Start investing in your favourite impact projects with crowdfunding and lending platforms
Yonca Braeckman
Dec 17, 2021
10 Black Early Stage Investors in Europe
10 Black Early Stage Investors in Europe
More underrepresented black investors are emerging and making sure that black founders on the European continent get funded.
Tino Chibebe
Nov 30, 2021
Start to Impact Invest and Make Your Money Matter
Start to Impact Invest and Make Your Money Matter
7 Impact investing platforms to help you get started
Yonca Braeckman
Oct 21, 2021
Are founders of impact businesses really more diverse?
Are founders of impact businesses really more diverse?
TLDR: All signs point to yes!
Yonca Braeckman
Jun 15, 2021
A New Impact Investing Ally in Europe
A New Impact Investing Ally in Europe
We sat down with Ben Younkman, Director for Europe at Village Capital, pioneer in impact investing and the largest organization in the…
Yonca Braeckman
May 3, 2021
Bracing for Impact: branding your organization
Bracing for Impact: branding your organization
Tips on how to leverage your look & feel
Yonca Braeckman
Apr 26, 2021
7 PR tips for impact businesses
7 PR tips for impact businesses
Want to put your company in the spotlight and boost your status as an authority in your sector? The right PR approach can ensure you…
Yonca Braeckman
Apr 13, 2021
Reimagining Finance with Kaidi Ruuaslepp
Reimagining Finance with Kaidi Ruuaslepp
We got to sit down with Kaidi Ruusalepp, Founder & CEO of Funderbeam and one of the jury members in the Impact Shakers Awards.
Yonca Braeckman
Mar 30, 2021
Changemakers at the margins — Social entrepreneurs with a migration background
Changemakers at the margins — Social entrepreneurs with a migration background
Current narratives place people from marginalised communities as passive agents in need of help or compassion instead of active…
Yonca Braeckman
Mar 17, 2021
How to do ‘Doughnut Economics’ as an entrepreneur?
How to do ‘Doughnut Economics’ as an entrepreneur?
How sweet would it be to loosen capitalism’s grip on our lives? It is no less ambitious what economist, Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics…
Yonca Braeckman
Mar 1, 2021
Impact Shakers City Guide: Edinburgh with Daisy Ford-Downes
Impact Shakers City Guide: Edinburgh with Daisy Ford-Downes
Since travel isn’t what it used to be, we decided to travel the world through our Impact Shakers City Guides, in which a member of our…
Yonca Braeckman
Feb 15, 2021
Impact Shakers City Guide: Rotterdam with Lori Goff
Impact Shakers City Guide: Rotterdam with Lori Goff
Since travel isn’t what it used to be, we decided to travel the world through our Impact Shakers City Guides, in which a member of our…
Yonca Braeckman
Jan 4, 2021
Impact Shakers City Guide: Budapest with Diana Pati
Impact Shakers City Guide: Budapest with Diana Pati
In better times for travelling, the Hungarian capital, Budapest is high on the bucket list for travellers in Europe with a good reason…
Diána Páti
Dec 8, 2020
Impact Shakers at Untold Stories Budapest
Impact Shakers at Untold Stories Budapest
Building a successful business and tackling a social or environmental problem at the same time is no longer fiction.
Diána Páti
Nov 2, 2020
Impact Shakers City Guide: Lisbon with Cristina Almeida
Impact Shakers City Guide: Lisbon with Cristina Almeida
Since travel isn’t what it used to be, we decided to travel the world through our Impact Shakers City Guides, in which a member of our…
Yonca Braeckman
Oct 22, 2020
Impact Shakers City Guide: Thane with Vidyadhar Prabhudesai
Impact Shakers City Guide: Thane with Vidyadhar Prabhudesai
Since travel isn’t what it used to be, we decided to travel the world through our Impact Shakers City Guides, in which a member of our…
Yonca Braeckman
Oct 14, 2020
Building ethical alternative financing in a big bank world
Building ethical alternative financing in a big bank world
Nuno Brito Jorge is the founder & CEO of GoParity, an online peer to peer (P2P) lending platform that simplifies investment by offering…
Yonca Braeckman
Sep 22, 2020
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