Tilia Impact Ventures

Name

Tilia Impact Ventures

Legal name

Tilia Impact Ventures

Website

https://tiliaimpactventures.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Venture Capital

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Other Financial Vehicles (52599)

akta.pro primary industry

Impact / ESG Venture Capital (FSANAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

SDG / Thematic Sustainable Investment Funds (FSANAJAN), Sustainable Private Markets (Impact PE/VC, Private Credit, Infrastructure) (FSAAALAG), Impact Investing (Intentional, Measurable Social/Environmental Outcomes) (FSAAALAC), Social Impact & Inclusive Finance Funds (FSANAJAH)

Keywords

• Impact venture capital
• Early-stage investments
• Mission-aligned capital
• CEE startups
• Impact measurement

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns: Tilia generates returns through equity investments in portfolio companies. Returns are realized through exits via acquisitions, IPOs, or secondary sales. The fund operates on a traditional VC model with carry and management fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tilia Impact Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Prague, Czech Republic that provides early-stage equity and convertible debt financing to Central and Eastern European (CEE) founders building solutions to environmental and social challenges. The fund deploys initial investment tickets of EUR 0.3–1.2 million, backed by the European Investment Fund (EIF) and InvestEU.

Product overview

Tilia Impact Ventures is a venture capital fund (not a software product company) that provides 0.3-1.2m EUR initial investment tickets in equity or convertible debt to early-stage impact-driven startups in the CEE+ region. The fund offers mission-aligned capital, impact expertise, and hands-on operational support through its 'Impact Tribe' network. Tilia does not offer a unified software platform or modules; its portfolio consists of 21 independent portfolio companies across sectors including wildlife intelligence, AI for scientific research, secondhand retail, health tech, energy, food waste, and circular economy solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tilia Impact Ventures Fund

Quantifiable outcome

• 292,000+ people from disadvantaged groups benefited from portfolio solutions
• +5 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Impact HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact Hub provides physical office space (shelter) for Tilia portfolio companies. This partnership offers operational support infrastructure for startups, creating a supportive ecosystem for early-stage impact companies.
• Impact EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner connecting Tilia to the broader European impact investing ecosystem and network of impact-focused organizations.
• FaSeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting Tilia's activities in the impact investing space.
• CVCA (Czech Private Equity & Venture Capital Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association connecting Tilia to the Czech and CEE venture capital ecosystem.
• Startup KitchenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner community supporting startup ecosystem development and connecting Tilia to potential investment opportunities.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• KfW Capital: German government-backed VC fund-of-funds manager focused on impact and ESG venture funds in Germany and Europe. Direct comparable as a mission-aligned, institutionally-backed impact VC allocator with similar ticket-size approach.
• Ananda Impact Ventures: Munich-based impact VC fund manager investing across Europe in early-stage companies addressing social and environmental challenges. Directly comparable to Tilia in ticket size, geography, and impact-thesis approach.
• BonVenture: German impact VC fund manager investing in early-stage companies with measurable social and environmental impact. Direct peer in mission-aligned, European impact investing with similar ticket profile.
• Credo Ventures: Prague-based early-stage VC fund investing across CEE — direct regional peer to Tilia, and co-investor with Tilia in Theorema and Delta Green. Comparable in geography and stage, though broader thesis (not impact-tied).
• Reflex Capital: Czech early-stage VC investing across CEE with an impact-aware lens. Co-invested with Tilia in FaceUp Series A and comparable in regional focus, ticket size, and stage.
• Satgana: Pan-European climate-focused pre-seed/seed VC fund manager. Directly comparable in stage, ticket profile, and climate/impact thesis, and active co-investor alongside Tilia in Flox Intelligence.

Broad incumbents

• Speedinvest: Vienna-based European early-stage VC with sector-focused funds including Climate/Sustainability. Broader incumbent that competes for CEE impact-aligned deals like Delta Green and Minimist.
• European Investment Fund (EIF): EU institution providing VC fund-of-funds capital and a key LP/partner of Tilia. Larger incumbent shaping the European impact VC ecosystem in which Tilia operates.

Regional players

• Inven Capital: Prague-based late-stage VC backed by ČEZ Group investing in CEE growth-stage cleantech and impact. Regional comparable for Tilia's later-stage, energy/impact portfolio companies.
• Fil Rouge Capital: Prague-based VC fund manager investing across CEE. Lead investor in FaceUp's $5m Series A alongside Tilia — directly comparable in regional stage and ticket-size approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tilia-impact-ventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments29 records

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