Impact CEE Empowering Impact Investments
Join us in the movement to transform financial investments into impactful initiatives.
Let's drive change and create a better future for Eastern and Central Europe.
Who we are
We are committed to reshaping the mindset of asset holders and asset managers, inspiring them to choose the path of impact. Our mission is to instill a sense of personal responsibility and to foster a thriving culture of impact investing throughout Eastern and Central Europe. We are planting the seed of a tree that will become the beam of the stable—where CEE-based impact VCs will nurture the next generation of impact-driven unicorns.
Thursday, 3 September 2026
Food Security in CEE: Where Does Resilience Become Investable?
Blog by Semi Hakim, Co-Founder at Kök Projekt Food security is increasingly becoming a question not only of agricultural production, but of resilience: how well food systems can withstand climate volatility, water stress, geopolitical disruption, infrastructure challenges, and increasingly fragile supply chains. At CEE4Impact Day, this topic will take centre stage in a panel discussion led by Semi Hakim, CEO and Co-Founder of KÖK Project. The conversation will explore where food-system...
Friday, 14 August 2026
Reality Hits - Optimism Stays
Blog by Elemér Eszter, President of Impact CEE Whenever I read articles like Harvard Business School’s recent piece, Why ESG’s Past Returns May Not Predict Its Future, I find myself returning—mentally, and thankfully also physically—to our regular Monday meetings at Impact Ventures. The HBS article highlights an important and uncomfortable finding. Between 2012 and 2023, institutional investors and asset managers shifted roughly $3 trillion toward ESG-oriented investments. ESG-tilted funds...
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Calibre vs. Achievement: Are we Measuring the Wrong Thing?
Nikolaus Hutter, partner at Relevant based in Vienna, joins Field Notes to talk about caliber over scale. He makes the case for character and capability as the real measure of success, why raising modest capital in underserved markets can be a bigger achievement than raising millions where cash is easy to find, and why friction and resistance are what actually drive growth. Listen to the Podcast HERE
Our Events
Explore our diverse range of programs designed to promote impact investing and empower individuals to make a difference in their communities.
Our Goals
Via our events, we wish to enlargen the CEE impact investing ecosystem, offering an opportunity for knowledge-sharing, communication and networking.
Driving Change, Delivering Returns: The CEE Impact LP Gathering
6 May 2026; 08:30-14:30
Impact Afternoon: Men & Women - Gender Complementarity in the Impact World
17 Jun 2025; 16:00-19:00
Impact Afternoon: Women & Impact
11 March 2026; 16:30-18:30
