Company Profile
Tilia Impact Ventures is a Czech impact fund dedicated to backing founders from the Czech Republic and the broader Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. The firm focuses on companies that are driving systemic environmental and social change on a global scale. They invest in early-stage, impact-driven businesses with scalable models, providing patient and mission-aligned capital through equity or convertible debt. Tilia's investment tickets typically range from 0.3 to 1.2 million EUR, with some sources indicating up to 1.5 million EUR.
The firm's investment strategy is sector-agnostic but deeply rooted in impact, with a focus on two core verticals: Sustainable Planet and Thriving People. This includes supporting solutions across areas such as climate, circularity, food and agriculture, energy, education, health, and social inclusion. Tilia emphasizes the economic potential of companies solving humanity's biggest challenges and integrates impact measurement expertise into its processes, helping startups refine their impact thesis and manage realized impact.
Tilia Impact Ventures was founded in 2018. The firm aims to demonstrate the alignment between societal impact and positive financial returns, promoting impact investing within the Czech Republic and beyond. They offer hands-on support, connecting founders to an extensive network of changemakers, mentors, and co-investors within the European impact and VC ecosystem. The team comprises experts from diverse backgrounds including technology, venture capital, private equity, philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, and finance.
Notable companies in their portfolio include BioCraft (cultivated meat), NOLD (fashion resale platform), Munch (food waste reduction), The Village (EdTech marketplace), MIWA (zero-waste packaging), Cyrkl (circular waste management), LIFEYEAR (digital heart care), LETSDATA (information operations prevention), ALVIE (sustainable crop protection), SHEN.AI (vital-signs measurement), FACEUP (speak-up culture platform), DELTA GREEN (energy flexibility aggregation), and ARBONICS (carbon-reduction for landowners).
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