Tilia Impact Ventures backs Czech and CEE region founders to make systemic environmental and social change, on a global scale.

0.3 - 1.5m EUR initial ticket

Equity / Convertible debt

Seed

Sector-agnostic, Impact-driven

CEE+

Why Tilia?

We empower founders who are making a difference in the world around us.

Mission-aligned Capital

We understand that your impact journey may take longer to realize. For this reason, Tilia provides patient and mission-aligned capital in the form of tailor-made financial instruments.

Impact Expertise

We help startups refine their impact thesis and manage the realized impact. We have embedded incentive mechanisms in our processes in order to align every stakeholder towards maximising impact.

Connecting to the brightest minds

You will be a part of our “Impact Tribe” - our extensive network of changemakers, mentors and connectors. We connect you with the European impact and VC ecosystem, helping you find the right co-investors.

Hands-on Support

Team of experts coming from tech, VC, PE, philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, and finance. We support you across a full spectrum of operational topics and offer you shelter within the Impact Hub offices.

Ready for impact capital?

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Impact is at the core of our decisions

We believe in the economic potential of the companies that are solving humanity’s biggest challenges. We support our portfolio companies in generating the maximal systematic impact across a broad range of environmental and social topics.

To achieve this, we invest exclusively in companies with impact inherent in the the business model, and we protect the company mission by setting the right incentives in our Termsheet.

Our unique value is in managing and measuring impact. We bring more than six years of impact measurement expertise to the equation, helping companies to set up impact KPIs and targets that are business-driven. This a key element of the value we bring to our investors, our investees and the market as a whole.

Sustainability
Social Inclusion & Innovation
Education & Empowerement
Health & Well-being

OUR INVESTEES' IMPACT*

0.43  MT
of CO2 eq. saved thanks to Cyrkl, MIWA, Munch & RepairSys
1.67  MT
of materials saved thanks to Cyrkl, MIWA & RepairSys
149  t
of food saved (320,000+ packages) thanks to Munch
73
Public buyers & contractors in Czechia using Datlab's tools for a more efficient and transparent public procurement
66
open microschools that provide high-quality childcare and education thanks to The Village
146560
disadvantaged persons assisted through interpretation services by Deafcom and glasses by DOT Glasses

* As of Q4 2022.

Portfolio impact

9 UN SDGs covered by Tilia investees


27+ countries impacted by Tilia investees


8.3 million EUR unlocked for impact from investors

Portfolio

We support these CEE changemakers.

Cultivated meat startup developing slaughter-free real meat ingredients for use in pet food.
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Startup unlocking the carbon-reduction potential of small landowners at scale.
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E-commerce platform for reselling fashion items, allowing brands to participate in the ecosystem and receive revenue from re-sales of their items.
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Complex B2B solution for warranty and post-warranty repair service, to increase lifetime of goods.
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Online marketplace for surplus food from restaurants & supermarkets, tackling the global challenge of food waste.
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End-to-end edtech solution to setup and run empathy and creativity centred microschools.
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SW solutions for online video interpretation and transcription of spoken language for better inclusion of hearing-impaired people.
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B2B Waste2Resource marketplace and consultancy offering automated, circular waste scans.
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Solution for the vision problem of the poorest, by adjustable one-size-fits-all eyeglasses which can be tested and assembled in the field.
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Smart, complex circular system for packaging-free sale, which connects producers, retail chains and customers.
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Data analysis and SW tools for higher efficiency and transparency in the public procurement sector.
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Team

We are a team of experts passionate about innovative ideas that make the world a better place for everyone.

Silke Horáková

Silke Horáková

Petr Vítek

Petr Vítek

Andrew Gray

Andrew Gray

Magdaléna Radová

Magdaléna Radová

Jan Korous

Jan Korous

Investment Committee

Our investment are driven by a diverse and highly-accomplished investment committee.

Brian Wardrop

Brian Wardrop

Emília Mamajová

Emília Mamajová

Silke Horáková

Silke Horáková

Ondřej Bartoš

Ondřej Bartoš

Advisory board

And we are advised by a group of experienced practitioners.

Georg Schön

Georg Schön

Cécile Sevrain

Cécile Sevrain

Philipp Haydn

Philipp Haydn

Jakub Nešetřil

Jakub Nešetřil

Partners

Without them it wouldn't be possible. We drive impact. Together.