Cécile Sevrain

Village Capital is reinventing the system to back the entrepreneurs of the future. Known for its groundbreaking approaches to supporting founders who are building solutions to emergent social, economic, and environmental challenges, VilCap unlocks critical social and financial capital for early-stage companies to maximize business and impact growth. Since 2009, Village Capital has supported over 1,400 startups that have raised over $5 billion in investment capital. It has made more than 150 investments through its various affiliated funds, including Vilcap Investments, which has invested in 110 peer-selected companies. Over 20,000 entrepreneurs have improved their investment readiness through its network of entrepreneur support organizations and its platform, Abaca.

PEOPLE & PLANET - Empowering Founders to Make a Difference TIlia Impact Ventures is a seed stage Impact VC Fund. We support world class founders tackling the biggest social and environmental challenges of our age. Through our new 30m EUR seed fund, we invest across the CEE region with tickets of between 300k EUR and up to 1.5m EUR. We look for long term partnerships in our our portfolio companies, with half the fund reserved for follow-on support. We are providers of patient capital and hands on support. While the type of support we offer our founders depends on their specific needs, we typically assist our founders with: - opening doors within the CEE region and beyond - access to our "Impact Tribe": a group of mentors, founders and experts who have vowed to support our mission to make global change - talent sourcing - fundraising - being a co-pilot on the relentless (and often lonely) journey of leading your company into the unknown - multi-round financial support - impact management and communication - experienced governance and process structuring for maturing companies Check out our website or reach out to us at info@tilia.vc to share your vision.

TIIME's vision is a global economy where positive social and environmental impact is consciously and systematically integrated. #impactimperative: the absolute necessity for organisations and investors to recognize their impact - positive and negative - on people and planet and the commitment to improving that ratio.   Our mission is to: · Increase awareness of opportunities and best practice related to sustainability and impact initiatives · Empower business and finance with relevant knowledge, tools and partnerships to transition effectively and successfully. · Support organisations in defining their impact goals and developing sustainable strategies and solutions adapted to organizational culture and capacity. We believe in: · COLLABORATION and INCLUSION – leveraging diversity to create value and partnering for positive change · CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM – values embedded in value creation, harnessing the power of business models and markets to create positive social and environmental impact · SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – aligning to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and impact on the 5 Ps: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership Visit us at: www.tiime.org www.impactgarden.org Follow us on Twitter: @tiimenow #impactimperative

EBAN is the pan-European representative for the early stage investor community gathering over 150 member organizations in more than 50 countries today. Established in 1999 by a group of pioneer angel networks in Europe with the collaboration of the European Commission and EURADA, EBAN represents a sector estimated to invest 11.4 billion Euros a year and playing a vital role in Europe’s future, notably in the funding of SMEs. EBAN fuels Europe’s growth through the creation of wealth and jobs.