🌿🌍 Stefan Kainz, CFA

At better ventures, we believe that purpose-driven entrepreneurs will change our world for the better. They drive innovation and dare to tackle the most pressing challenges of the place our kids will live in. When you as founders work with us, we commit to doing the same: We’ll help you make an impact and add value to your business far beyond money. We see us as your experienced co-founders, sitting in the same boat, solving your challenges in the best way together. And we are in for the long-run. Our commitment doesnt stop. We are entrepreneurs first and foremost. We dont care how much money you raise in follow-on rounds. We care about building a successful venture that lasts. We know how you stay in the driver seat and what it’s worth down the road. To us, it’s the better way on a mission to drive change if you as founders keep control of your company. Therefore, we invest with founder-friendly terms and stick to our values that define the way we work. Does this sound interesting to you and your team? Then lets talk! better ventures GmbH acts for the account and under the liability pursuant to Section 3 (2) WpIG of Effecta GmbH, Florstadt

Digital Invest Germany / German Crowdfunding Association represents the political and public interests of digital investing and crowdfunding platforms to the German Government, Parliament, Regulatory Bodies, Media and other Associations. It serves as a networking forum for the platform owner in developing best practices for the industry. The association is preparing to publish market data on the development of Crowdfunding in Germany. The German Crowdfunding Association has been founded on November 4th 2015 in Frankfurt and officially launched on April 13th 2016. Members came from a wide range of business models and branches and have agreed to a binding Code of Conduct. The board is comprised of representatives from the platforms. Full members can be given only to companies which operate platforms, however supporting member status can also be given to other institutions, such as Banks, Payment Providers, Law Firms and IT-Companies. The association works in close cooperation with national and European networks. Our members are also members of other associations, such as the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN), the European Equity Crowdfunding Association (EECA), the German IT Association BITKOM, the German Startup Association Bundesverband Deutscher Startups, the German Business Angel Association BAND or the German Venture Capital Association BVK. The membership is also open to companies with a seat outside of Germany. Most communication in the working group is done in German, however. If you are interested in entering the German market as a platform provider, please don’t hesitate to contact us. The seat of the association is in Berlin.

IINA ist ein Netzwerk für Impact orientierte Investierende, Intermediäre, Beratende sowie Forschende und versteht sich als Anlaufstelle für alle, die mehr über Impact Investments in Österreich lernen wollen und sich mit anderen, ähnlich Denkenden dazu austauschen möchten. Darüber hinaus sprechen wir auch Impact Investees, die sich gerade in einem Impact Investment Prozess befinden, an. Unsere Vision ist, ein lebendiges Impact Investment Ökosystem in Österreich, in dem Investments genauso nach gesellschaftlichen Wirkungen wie nach betriebswirtschaftlichen Faktoren beurteilt werden. Wir folgen dabei den anerkannten Standards etablierter Institutionen und stellen dem Ökosystem Expertise, Know-How und Peer-Austauschmöglichkeiten zur Verfügung. Dabei wollen wir gemeinsam für einen florierenden Impact Investment Markt Good Practices identifizieren und neue entwickeln.

At better ventures, we believe that purpose-driven entrepreneurs will change our world for the better. They drive innovation and dare to tackle the most pressing challenges of the place our kids will live in. When you as founders work with us, we commit to doing the same: We’ll help you make an impact and add value to your business far beyond money. We see us as your experienced co-founders, sitting in the same boat, solving your challenges in the best way together. And we are in for the long-run. Our commitment doesnt stop. We are entrepreneurs first and foremost. We dont care how much money you raise in follow-on rounds. We care about building a successful venture that lasts. We know how you stay in the driver seat and what it’s worth down the road. To us, it’s the better way on a mission to drive change if you as founders keep control of your company. Therefore, we invest with founder-friendly terms and stick to our values that define the way we work. Does this sound interesting to you and your team? Then lets talk! better ventures GmbH acts for the account and under the liability pursuant to Section 3 (2) WpIG of Effecta GmbH, Florstadt

Digital Invest Germany / German Crowdfunding Association represents the political and public interests of digital investing and crowdfunding platforms to the German Government, Parliament, Regulatory Bodies, Media and other Associations. It serves as a networking forum for the platform owner in developing best practices for the industry. The association is preparing to publish market data on the development of Crowdfunding in Germany. The German Crowdfunding Association has been founded on November 4th 2015 in Frankfurt and officially launched on April 13th 2016. Members came from a wide range of business models and branches and have agreed to a binding Code of Conduct. The board is comprised of representatives from the platforms. Full members can be given only to companies which operate platforms, however supporting member status can also be given to other institutions, such as Banks, Payment Providers, Law Firms and IT-Companies. The association works in close cooperation with national and European networks. Our members are also members of other associations, such as the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN), the European Equity Crowdfunding Association (EECA), the German IT Association BITKOM, the German Startup Association Bundesverband Deutscher Startups, the German Business Angel Association BAND or the German Venture Capital Association BVK. The membership is also open to companies with a seat outside of Germany. Most communication in the working group is done in German, however. If you are interested in entering the German market as a platform provider, please don’t hesitate to contact us. The seat of the association is in Berlin.

IINA ist ein Netzwerk für Impact orientierte Investierende, Intermediäre, Beratende sowie Forschende und versteht sich als Anlaufstelle für alle, die mehr über Impact Investments in Österreich lernen wollen und sich mit anderen, ähnlich Denkenden dazu austauschen möchten. Darüber hinaus sprechen wir auch Impact Investees, die sich gerade in einem Impact Investment Prozess befinden, an. Unsere Vision ist, ein lebendiges Impact Investment Ökosystem in Österreich, in dem Investments genauso nach gesellschaftlichen Wirkungen wie nach betriebswirtschaftlichen Faktoren beurteilt werden. Wir folgen dabei den anerkannten Standards etablierter Institutionen und stellen dem Ökosystem Expertise, Know-How und Peer-Austauschmöglichkeiten zur Verfügung. Dabei wollen wir gemeinsam für einen florierenden Impact Investment Markt Good Practices identifizieren und neue entwickeln.

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