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.
Monday, 26 January 2026
'Staying True to their values': Ananda raises €73m for system-level impact fund
Article by Johannes Weber , a well-honoured returning speaker of the CEE4Impact Days We just have secured €73 million in the first close of our fifth Core Impact Fund, well above our €50 million target. The largest first close in Ananda's 16-year history! At a time when many investors are retreating from impact, we are doing the opposite: doubling down on European founders building companies indispensable for the future of people and planet, such as OroraTech (leader in global wildfire...
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
Bill Gates’ “Half-Turn” on Climate: A Retreat or the Arrival of a More Mature Impact Narrative?
Blog by Levente Richard Kovács , Hiventures Gold Supporting ImpactCEE member This article reflects a personal interpretation of Bill Gates’ recent climate essay and its implications for impact investing. 1. The context most headlines skipped In the run-up to COP30 in Brazil, Bill Gates published Three Tough Truths About Climate Change . It did not read like a protest sign. It read like an operating manual. The core message was deliberately calm: climate change will not wipe out humanity.What...
Friday, 16 January 2026
Impact Morning: Impact & ESG
Impact as a Core Business Principle Reflections from Our First Impact Morning Our first Impact Morning set out to explore a fundamental question: how can deep, ethical values —not value in a purely monetary sense—serve as the true foundation for impact and ESG? The discussion made one thing clear from the outset: impact investing cannot be achieved without authentic ESG practices, and ESG lacks credibility without real, intentional impact . Throughout the morning, we focused on four...
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.
Taste the Beauty of Impact
10 Oct 2025; 09:00 - 14:00
Discussion, education and entertainment for LPs.
An invitation only event.
Impact Breakfast
3 December 2025; 08:00-10:00
