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100x Impact Accelerator is a venture accelerator that backs impact ventures capable of improving hundreds of millions of lives through systemic change. They provide catalytic capital, world-class expertise, and access to a community of mentors, advisors, and funders, all focused on deep systems-change support. Their ventures deliver impact across education, climate, healthcare, and other global challenges. 100x Impact operates with the mission to scale social innovations that can achieve systemic change, recognizing that while the world has many social innovations, very few scale effectively. They are powered by LSE (London School of Economics) and leverage evidence-based research, expert guidance, and global convening reach. Their approach combines funding with LSE's academic rigor and venture insights shared across the ecosystem to drive impact at scale. The organization has established itself as a significant player in the impact investing ecosystem by backing 35 ventures that have collectively impacted 144 million lives across 45 countries. They have demonstrated their effectiveness by helping ventures secure substantially more capital after completing their program, with participants raising 15 times more funding. Their focus on creating 'impact unicorns' and sharing proven insights globally positions them as a catalyst for scaling impactful solutions worldwide.

Africa Go Green Fund is a climate-focused investment initiative supporting renewable energy, energy efficiency, and low-carbon infrastructure projects across Africa. Established by KfW on behalf of the German government, the fund helps accelerate private sector investment into sustainable energy solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand climate resilience throughout the continent. The fund provides debt financing, mezzanine capital, guarantees, and technical assistance to companies, financial institutions, and infrastructure projects advancing Africa’s clean energy transition.

Alterfin is a Belgian social cooperative that finances social enterprises worldwide, focusing on microfinance institutions and sustainable smallholder agriculture organizations. With nearly 6,000 cooperative members, they invest in organizations that help the most disadvantaged people develop economic activities and generate sustainable incomes across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The organization operates as a cooperative financed by individuals and companies, offering everyone an investment opportunity to generate positive social, environmental, and economic impact. Their mission centers on what they call "Human Yield" - a return measured in improved lives, dignity, resilience, and humanity rather than just financial returns. Alterfin has established itself as a significant player in the impact investment ecosystem over 30 years of operation, with 70.8 million euros in capital and a diverse membership base of 5,711 individual cooperative members and 190 companies and organizations. Their approach enables people to invest in entrepreneurs and farmers they might never meet but whose lives change through access to opportunities in regions where traditional banking channels don't exist or don't meet micro-entrepreneurs' needs.

Angelini Ventures is the venture capital arm of Angelini Industries, investing in innovative startups across biotech and digital health. The firm focuses on advancing healthcare through breakthrough therapies, medical technologies, and data-driven solutions. With a global investment strategy, Angelini Ventures backs early and growth-stage companies working to improve patient outcomes and transform how diseases are treated and managed. The firm combines capital with deep industry expertise and strategic support from its parent organization.

Aqua-Spark is a Netherlands-based global investment fund dedicated to building a sustainable aquaculture industry. The firm invests across the entire seafood value chain, backing companies that improve how fish and other aquatic species are farmed, fed, and distributed. With a long-term, systems-level approach, Aqua-Spark partners with entrepreneurs to address critical challenges in aquaculture, including environmental impact, animal health, and resource efficiency. Its mission is to make sustainable seafood accessible and scalable while supporting the transition to a more resilient global food system.

Astanor Ventures is an impact investor that transforms the agrifood system by fostering innovation from "soil and sea to gut." They operate two complementary investment strategies - Astanor Venture for early-stage companies and Astanor Growth for scaling businesses across the entire agrifood value chain. Their mission centers on building a more resilient planet by investing at the intersection of planetary and human health, using food and agricultural systems as primary levers for change. They support ambitious entrepreneurs developing globally scalable solutions capable of driving systemic change, reconnecting planetary and human health through better nutrition and sustainable farming practices. As a global leader in impact investing, Astanor plays a crucial role in financing and scaling systemic disruption needed to reach ambitious targets set by the Paris Agreement and UN SDGs. With offices across Europe and the US, they demonstrate that there is no trade-off between return and impact - the more successful their portfolio businesses become, the greater the positive impact on both people and the planet.

Bamboo Capital Partners is an impact investing platform that provides innovative financing solutions to businesses in emerging and frontier markets serving low- to middle-income populations. They focus primarily on four key sectors: financial inclusion, access to clean energy, access to healthcare, and agribusiness, where they identify mass-market opportunities for high growth and social impact. The organization operates as the asset management arm of global impact firm Palladium, which operates in over 100 countries. They bridge the gap between seed and growth stage funding through a full suite of finance options ranging from debt to equity, which they deploy either unilaterally or through strategic partnerships. Bamboo has established itself as a significant player in the impact investing ecosystem, having impacted 260 million lives, supported 100,000 jobs including 170,000 female jobs, served millions of patients, and helped avoid significant CO2 emissions. Their comprehensive impact management process deployed throughout the investment lifecycle and their focus on technology-driven solutions for underserved populations positions them as a catalyst for lasting social and environmental change in developing markets.

Better Society Capital is the UK’s leading social impact investor, focused on growing the flow of capital into solutions that address social challenges and inequalities. Established in 2012, the organization acts as a market builder, connecting investors, government, and social enterprises to scale impact investing across the UK. Rather than only deploying capital, Better Society Capital plays a catalytic role in developing the broader ecosystem, helping expand the UK impact investment market to over £11 billion while committing more than £1 billion directly into funds and enterprises.

Better Ventures is an early-stage impact venture capital firm investing in founders building solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. The firm backs companies across climate, health, circular economy, PropTech, and sustainable consumer sectors, with a focus on scalable technologies that deliver measurable impact. Operating with an “impact + return” philosophy, Better Ventures supports entrepreneurs not just with capital, but with access to a curated network of operators, angels, and advisors. The firm positions founders as the drivers of change, helping them scale companies that generate both financial returns and meaningful environmental and social outcomes.

Beyond Impact is an impact investment firm focused on accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, animal-free economy. Founded in 2017, the firm backs companies developing alternatives to animal-based products across food, materials, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods. The firm’s mission centers on building a “kinder, cleaner, healthier world” by investing in scalable businesses that reduce environmental damage, eliminate animal suffering, and improve human health. Its portfolio targets high-growth sectors such as plant-based foods, alternative proteins, and next-generation biomaterials.

Bregal Sphere is a climate and nature focused investment platform that aims to invest in companies and projects that create positive societal and environmental impact while generating attractive risk-adjusted returns for investors. As part of Bregal Investments, which has invested more than €19 billion to date, the platform was founded in 2023 with a focus on natural capital investments. The platform's first strategy, Bregal Sphere Nature, was launched in 2024 and is established to invest in the natural capital sector through long-term partnerships and project finance. They partner with best-in-class project developers with a track record of restoring ecosystems and capturing carbon at scale, and have formed a strategic partnership with Conservation International as an Impact Advisor to accelerate achievement of impact and elevate the ambition of their impact strategy.

Carbon Equity is the world's leading climate fund investor that specializes in unlocking climate private equity opportunities for individual investors. They focus on investing in pioneering energy and climate tech companies that are handpicked by top investment teams around the world, offering access to carefully curated portfolio funds. Their mission centers on helping investors use their capital to fight climate change and shape the future net zero economy. Carbon Equity operates by creating portfolio funds that include multiple funds managed by top climate investors globally, making it easier for individuals to access high-quality climate investments that were previously available only to institutional investors. Carbon Equity plays a crucial role in democratizing climate investing by bridging the gap between individual investors and impactful climate solutions. They matter because they enable more people to participate in funding the transition to a net zero economy while offering strong risk-adjusted returns, effectively scaling climate finance beyond traditional institutional boundaries.

Colesco Capital is a sustainability-led private credit specialist that bridges the gap between institutional capital and businesses driving economic and social progress. Founded in 2020 as a spin-out from Rabobank, the firm combines decades of credit investing expertise with a differentiated sustainable investment approach that prioritizes flexibility, transparency and impact. With 3 offices, 20+ professionals, and 25+ average years of experience among senior partners, Colesco focuses on European mid-market companies. The firm operates two main strategies: Mid-Market Direct Lending for ambitious companies contributing to a sustainable future transition, and Circularity & Climate Direct Lending to bridge funding gaps in circular innovation. In 2024, Colesco achieved a major milestone by raising over EUR 800 million in its first platform close, with cornerstone investors including APG and Rabobank.

EBG Investment Solutions is an independent, globally active investment advisor and manager based in Zurich, operating since 2008. They specialize in providing sustainable private market investment solutions for professional investors including pension funds, insurance companies, benefit plans, faith-based institutions, foundations and family offices. The firm focuses exclusively on developing and managing private market portfolios with sustainability as a driver of return, comprehensive ESG integration and impact. They offer global access to highest-qualified specialist investment managers, particularly targeting SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) investments that provide attractive exposure to growing opportunities not found in public markets.

Enabling Qapital Ltd. (EQ) is a FINMA-regulated Swiss impact asset manager with over USD 900 million under management. The company specializes in impact investing through private debt and listed bonds, focusing on microfinance, access to energy/clean cooking, and emerging market bonds. Their investments aim to generate financial, social, environmental, and economic returns while contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. With a diverse team of over 65 members representing 14 nationalities and speaking more than 21 languages, EQ operates under the philosophy of "moving money to meaning." The company's portfolio reaches microborrowers worldwide, with particular focus on rural and female clients. EQ is closely linked to the non-profit EMF Enabling Microfinance Foundation, which launches additional projects to improve conditions along the microfinance value chain.

Fashion for Good operates as a platform for collaborative innovation that unites the fashion ecosystem to transform and build a regenerative industry. They focus on fostering collaboration and facilitating connections to bring innovative solutions to the forefront, with particular emphasis on next-generation materials, tier 2 decarbonization, footwear circularity, textile waste, and transparency and traceability. Their mission centers on creating a comprehensive platform that enables innovation scouting, collaborative validation, and commercialization and scaling of sustainable fashion solutions. They operate by continuously tracking emerging innovative solutions, facilitating joint testing between brands, innovators and suppliers to validate performance and impact, and co-creating commercial models that address key scaling barriers. Fashion for Good has established itself as a significant force in the sustainable fashion ecosystem, having scouted over 3,500 innovators and supported 187 of them through their innovation pipeline. Their platform approach has generated substantial impact with over €2.31 billion in capital committed and 421 implementation cases, demonstrating their ability to bridge the gap between innovation and market adoption in the fashion industry.

Finance Earth is a UK-based impact investment firm and FCA-regulated fund manager focused on unlocking private capital for conservation, climate solutions, and community development. The organization designs and manages innovative environmental finance vehicles that help scale projects delivering measurable benefits for nature, climate, and people. Founded on the belief that philanthropy and public funding alone cannot address global environmental challenges, Finance Earth develops blended finance structures that attract institutional, philanthropic, and private investors into high-impact environmental projects. The organization works across fund management, advisory services, and accelerator programs to create investment opportunities that support biodiversity restoration, sustainable land use, natural capital, climate resilience, and community prosperity. Through its specialist expertise in environmental markets and impact investing, Finance Earth helps governments, nonprofits, businesses, and investors build financing models that generate both environmental outcomes and sustainable financial returns.

FS Impact Finance is an investment firm specialized in impact investing, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. The firm puts impact at the beginning of their investment process, focusing on sustainable, green, and inclusive investments that generate both positive impact and financial returns. Their conviction-driven approach challenges the status quo of traditional finance that often flows toward harmful sectors. The company operates across multiple impact areas including financial inclusion through microfinance, renewable energy project development, forest landscape restoration, and local start-up financing. They use the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a framework to measure impact, addressing 10 of the 17 SDGs through their financing solutions.

Future Planet Capital is an impact-led venture capital firm that backs innovative companies emerging from the world's top universities and research ecosystems. They focus on investing in high-growth companies that are solving global challenges profitably, with their investments mapped against the UN Sustainable Development Goals including climate change, education, health, security, and sustainable growth. The firm operates with a mission to connect the biggest investors with the brightest minds, using a data-driven approach powered by a unique algorithm that tracks over 500,000 inputs to systematically score and benchmark the world's most innovative companies. Founded in the UK with a global outlook and reach, they have developed a practical approach to assess a company's impact potential and integrate this into their decision-making across each stage of the investment life cycle. With over $460M in assets under management and 160 portfolio companies across various geographies and stages, Future Planet Capital has established significant impact in the venture capital ecosystem. Over the past 25 years, they have been the founding investor in 8 unicorns and profitably exited over 60 businesses, demonstrating their ability to identify and nurture companies that can deliver both financial returns and positive societal impact.

GAWA Capital is a European impact investment management firm founded in 2009 that focuses on building opportunities for low-income communities through investments in social companies in developing countries. As the largest impact fund manager in Spain, GAWA has over 14 years of experience and manages EUR 220 million in assets across four funds, having made 70 impact investments in 20 countries and positively impacted over 750,000 families. The firm pioneers impact investing in Spain by supporting social enterprises that provide market-based solutions to critical issues like poverty and climate change. GAWA carefully selects financially sustainable companies with true social missions, balancing meaningful social impact with market-rate returns for investors while focusing on excluded rural populations in developing countries.

GSG Impact is a global network organization that connects leaders, investors, governments, regulators, and social innovators to improve their impact on society and the environment. They focus on building impact economies, mobilizing private capital for public good, and promoting impact transparency and integrity across different sectors and geographies. Their mission centers on creating an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable economic system where impact becomes a core factor in every investment, business, and government spending decision. GSG operates through a network of national partners, taskforces, strategic partners and affiliations to drive collective action and advance impact investing globally. GSG Impact plays a crucial convening role in the impact ecosystem, bringing together diverse stakeholders to accelerate the transition toward impact-driven decision making. They matter because they serve as a catalyst for systemic change, working to ensure that all investment, business, consumption and government decisions consider their broader social and environmental implications.

IKEA Social Entrepreneurship focuses on supporting social entrepreneurs and enterprises that create positive impact for vulnerable and marginalized communities. They operate through multiple approaches including developing products in partnership with social enterprises, accelerating impact through partnerships with organizations like Ashoka, Acumen, NESsT, and WWF, and providing local services support. Their mission centers on creating a better everyday life for as many people as possible, with particular emphasis on empowering vulnerable and marginalized people and social entrepreneurs. They lead by example through their actions and share learnings to find solutions that support social entrepreneurial activities, aiming to contribute to significant and lasting change in communities worldwide. IKEA Social Entrepreneurship has become a significant player in the social enterprise ecosystem, supporting 120 social enterprises across 21 countries and contributing to the creation of over 20,000 jobs and incomes. Their model demonstrates how corporate partnerships can scale social impact, starting from initial collaborations that created over 100 jobs in 2012 and growing into a comprehensive platform that accelerates the broader social entrepreneurship movement.

IMPact SGR is an Italian asset management company specializing in listed impact investing strategies that integrate financial performance objectives with measurable impact generation. The firm aims to respond effectively to the needs of institutional and private clients who wish to invest with responsibility and long-term vision, contributing concretely to building a more equitable, resilient and sustainable future for all. Since February 2026, IMPact SGR became part of Banca Etica Group, Italy's leading ethical banking institution, with Banca Etica acquiring 70% of the capital. This strategic partnership strengthens the company's ability to offer comprehensive and integrated ethical asset management and impact finance solutions.

INOKS Capital is an independent, alternative asset manager authorized by FINMA and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Since 2006, the firm has provided secure and efficient financing for companies primarily in the Agriculture/Food sector through investment vehicles that apply their comprehensive impact framework. The company operates across emerging markets, targeting direct investments in agriculture, energy, and metals sectors with a focus on supporting tangible actors of the real economy. INOKS leverages a two-fold impact strategy combining Responsible Investing (ESG risk mitigation) and Impact Investing (positive impact generation) to channel capital to small and medium-sized companies that struggle to access traditional financing, particularly in emerging economies where they believe tomorrow's leaders will emerge.

The Intel Foundation works to strengthen communities by rallying Intel employees to volunteer and providing technology, learning opportunities, and investments needed in local communities to create long-term impact. Their vision is for technology to expand what's possible for every person and community, genuinely empowering a new generation. The Foundation focuses on three main areas: amplifying Intel employees' volunteer commitments and charitable giving, championing K-12 and higher education STEM experiences to ensure the future is filled with innovators from every community, and helping communities stay strong before, during, and after crises by investing in local partners and infrastructure.

Katapult is a Norwegian impact investor that accelerates and invests in technology companies solving the world's greatest challenges. They focus on highly scalable impact tech startups, with specific investment programs including Katapult Ocean for startups with positive ocean impact and Katapult Africa for climate-tech startups addressing Africa's pressing challenges. The organization operates through a comprehensive platform approach, combining investment with accelerator programs to strengthen their support for promising impact tech startups. Since 2017, they have conducted 10 flagship accelerator programs and 3 corporate accelerators, while also establishing the Katapult Foundation in 2020 to focus on building the impact community and education around impact investment. Katapult has established significant influence in the global impact investment ecosystem, having invested in 169 companies across 47 different countries. Their platform approach enables domain experts to launch lean and efficient investment vehicles, while initiatives like Katapult Future Fest, Katapult X, and the Nordic Investment Network help build the broader impact investing community and demonstrate their commitment to scaling both profit and impact.

LeapFrog Investments is a private equity firm that focuses on scaling purpose-driven businesses across Asia and Africa to achieve sustainable growth, profitability, and measurable social impact. The firm invests in companies operating primarily in three key sectors: financial services, healthcare, and climate solutions, targeting businesses that serve emerging consumers and low-income populations. LeapFrog operates on a "profit with purpose" model, partnering with business leaders to drive integrated returns that combine financial performance with social impact. Their approach is grounded in a clear theory of change aimed at empowering low-income consumers to become agents of their own transformation, providing them with tools and services to make entrepreneurial leaps out of poverty. The firm provides not just capital but also resources and expertise to help portfolio companies reach emerging consumers at scale with relevant, affordable, and essential services. LeapFrog has established itself as a significant player in the impact investing ecosystem, demonstrating that commercial returns and social impact can be successfully integrated. Their rigorous approach to impact measurement, aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals, sets industry standards for transparency and accountability in impact investing. The firm's scale of operation, reaching 559 million people through their portfolio companies and supporting 33 million jobs, positions them as a major force in driving inclusive economic growth in emerging markets.

LEGO Foundation is an independent Danish corporate foundation dedicated to ensuring every child has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive. Established in 1986, the foundation supports initiatives that strengthen childhood through education, play, creativity, wellbeing, and child development. The LEGO Foundation works globally with educators, researchers, nonprofits, governments, and communities to improve learning opportunities for children, particularly those facing barriers related to poverty, disability, conflict, displacement, or unequal access to education. In addition to grantmaking, the foundation deploys impact investments that help scale innovative solutions supporting children and families.

Longview Philanthropy is a philanthropic advisory and grantmaking organization that helps major donors maximize the long-term impact of their giving. Through research, donor education, grant recommendations, and specialized funding vehicles, Longview supports philanthropy focused on addressing global catastrophic risks and safeguarding humanity’s future. The organization works with philanthropists, researchers, policymakers, and institutions to identify high-impact funding opportunities in areas such as artificial intelligence governance, biosecurity, pandemic preparedness, nuclear risk reduction, and other challenges with significant long-term consequences for society.

Masawa Fund is a European venture capital fund that invests in seed-stage startups focused on mental health and wellness solutions. They target companies working on mental illness cures, mental wellness improvement, and addressing social determinants of mental health including sleep, nutrition, and loneliness. The fund operates in a $400 billion market, recognizing that 1 in 5 people will develop a mental health condition and that mental ill-health costs the EU €630 billion annually. Masawa operates through their "Nurture Capital" approach, which puts humans at the center of their investment strategy and focuses on organizational health and founder wellbeing to minimize risk. Their mission is to advance human flourishing by weaving people, purpose, and prosperity together, creating a compassionate world where people can thrive and reach their potential. The fund was sparked by their founder's personal experience with mental illness and their vision of making wellness accessible to all. Masawa matters in the ecosystem because they are addressing a critical gap where 65% of startups fail from people problems, and founders face 2-3 times higher rates of depression and substance abuse than the general population. They are working to humanize finance and evolve venture capital by supporting purpose-driven founders who are solving real human needs. Their approach recognizes that inner transformation enables outer change, positioning mental health as a catalyst for broader social and environmental solutions.

Norrsken is a non-profit impact ecosystem that connects entrepreneurs with the capital, knowledge, and network they need to build businesses focused on solving global challenges. They operate as a foundation that believes entrepreneurship and technology can be powerful forces for positive change, supporting founders who are making "saving the world their business." Their mission centers on the belief that if impact-driven entrepreneurs succeed, everyone benefits. Norrsken operates through a comprehensive ecosystem approach, providing not just funding but also knowledge sharing and networking opportunities to help founders scale their solutions. They position themselves as enablers of entrepreneurial solutions to global problems. Norrsken has established a significant presence in the impact investing ecosystem with physical locations across multiple continents including Amsterdam, Brussels, Barcelona, Kigali, and Stockholm. Their Houses serve as hubs for impact entrepreneurs, and they're expanding with new locations planned. They matter because they're creating infrastructure and community for impact entrepreneurship, bridging the gap between good intentions and scalable business solutions.

Planet A Ventures is a European venture capital fund that supports founders tackling the world's largest environmental problems by investing in green technology startups. They focus on building the economy our planet needs by partnering with European green tech start-ups that have significant positive impact while building scalable businesses globally. Planet A operates as the first European VC with an in-house science team that calculates life cycle assessments to quantify the impact of startups before investment. Their scientists hold veto power over investments if there is no significant positive and quantifiable impact, ensuring a rigorous science-based approach with no greenwashing. They combine venture capital with scientific know-how to mentor and support founders in developing sustainable solutions. The fund is pioneering scientific impact investing as the new normal in venture capital, openly sharing their methods and results to inspire others to adopt a scientific approach to investment decisions. Through their operational platform and extensive network, they provide ongoing support beyond just capital, making environmental impact the central metric of success. Their portfolio includes innovative companies working on solutions from compostable materials and carbon mineralization to AI-powered sustainable supply chain decisions.

Regeneration.VC is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage Consumer ClimateTech startups focused on driving the circular economy through sustainable innovation in materials, consumer products, and carbon solutions. The firm specifically targets climate-focused companies that are working to transform unsustainable consumption models and create regenerative value chains. Their mission is to regenerate consumer industry value chains to meet planetary boundaries, recognizing that humanity currently consumes nearly twice what Earth can replenish and that 7 of the 9 planetary boundaries have been transgressed. They operate with a theory of change centered on transforming the "take-make-waste" consumption model that drives climate change and biodiversity loss by investing in solutions that enable circular and regenerative approaches. Regeneration.VC matters in the impact ecosystem because they take a rigorous, data-driven approach to measuring circularity and regenerative impact through their CRISP protocol, developed in partnership with Circle Economy Foundation. The fund brings together a multi-disciplined team of investors, entrepreneurs, scientists, and corporate leaders, with strategic advisor Leonardo DiCaprio, positioning them as a significant player in scaling breakthrough technologies that can deliver outsized net environmental benefits.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is a leading national philanthropy dedicated to transforming health in our lifetime through bold and innovative approaches. The foundation works collaboratively with others to achieve health equity faster and create a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a fundamental right for all. RWJF focuses on taking bold leaps to address systemic health challenges and promote inclusive solutions that benefit communities across the nation. The foundation operates with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, recognizing that achieving true health equity requires addressing the root causes of health disparities and working toward comprehensive transformation of health systems.

Steward is a mission-driven lending platform that provides flexible financing to regenerative farms and agriculture businesses focused on transforming local food systems. They partner with human-scale producers including farms, ranches, fisheries, and food producers who are implementing sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices. Their mission is to promote environmental and economic stewardship through regenerative agriculture by bridging the funding gap that many sustainable producers face when trying to access capital. Steward operates a community-lending platform that connects mission-driven lenders with agricultural projects, allowing individuals to participate in secured, interest-bearing loans that support regenerative businesses. Steward plays a crucial role in the regenerative agriculture ecosystem by championing the "unsung stewards" who are proving there's a more sustainable way to produce food while taking responsibility for soil health and local communities. They matter because they're addressing a critical need in the agricultural sector where human-scale producers struggle to access traditional financing, thus enabling the growth and scaling of regenerative practices that benefit both environmental and economic outcomes.

Techleap is a Dutch organization focused on helping tech scaleups grow and scale their companies within the Netherlands ecosystem. They offer tailored scaling programmes, deeptech innovation programmes, and provide access to a trusted community of founders and tech leaders to support company growth. Their mission is to empower Dutch tech founders in scaling their companies while strengthening the entire tech ecosystem in the process. What started as a government-subsidised initiative has evolved into a grassroots movement driven by the founders themselves, operating through community building, scaling programmes, government policy work, and data reporting. Techleap exists to solve a critical problem in the Dutch startup landscape where companies struggle to scale and miss opportunities for growth and value creation. By building a supportive, self-sustaining founder community and removing barriers to growth, they aim to accelerate the entire tech ecosystem and position the Netherlands as a leader in global innovation.

Trill Impact is a private markets firm exclusively focused on impact investments that deliver attractive financial returns while creating positive change for current and future generations. The firm operates through three investment strategies: Buyout investments in mid-sized companies primarily in Northern Europe, Ventures investments in early-stage companies addressing environmental and health challenges, and Microfinance private debt lending in emerging and frontier markets supporting financial inclusion. Trill Impact's investment approach is built around three specific impact themes: Sustainable Planet, Healthy People, and Resilient Society. The firm seeks to invest in businesses whose products or services contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on measurable impact potential related to prioritized issues for the planet and society at large.