PYM

What PYM does

PYM (Stichting PYM) is a Dutch non-profit foundation headquartered in Amsterdam that operates a peer-to-peer community for impact investors across the Benelux. Founded in 2011 and spun out as fully independent from PYMWYMIC in 2020, PYM serves high-net-worth individuals, families and family offices, philanthropists, women investors, and next-generation investors (under 40), addressing their need for trusted knowledge, deal flow, and peer connections in impact investing. The foundation is governed by a board, does not provide financial advice, manage funds, or issue grants, and is explicitly not a for-profit enterprise.

PYM's product surface is a community-plus-activities model rather than a unified software platform. Core offerings include Impact Days, the annual flagship two-day conference running since 2011; Impact Circles, bi-weekly small-group workshops led by experienced impact investors; Frank's Friday Drinks, an exclusive monthly gathering hosted by co-founder Frank van Beuningen; Next Gen Dinners for under-40 investors; Introduction Webinars for newcomers; and Deal Sharing, a platform where members post impact investment opportunities with indicative ticket sizes of €25K–€500K. Distribution is supported by an Ambassador Program of 30+ experienced impact investors offering one-on-one meetings, and an activities calendar that aggregates PYM-organized and external impact investing events. The technology stack is light: events are managed through an Odoo-based registration system (stichting-pym.odoo.com), and there is no native mobile app, public API, or AI/ML capability.

PYM's business model is sponsorship-driven non-profit economics. All events and services are provided free of charge to members, with operations funded by a network of 35+ Trusted Partners categorized into financial partners (private banks such as ABN-AMRO MeesPierson, Julius Baer, Van Lanschot Kempen, Triodos; impact VCs such as Ananda, Astanor, Rubio Impact Ventures, Aqua Spark; and asset managers including Pymwymic, StartGreen Capital, Privium) and ecosystem partners (Impact Europe, Ashoka, Katapult, Impact Finance Belgium, Phenix Capital, among others). Marketing and member acquisition run primarily on word-of-mouth and partner referrals, supplemented by a bi-monthly newsletter. The foundation is privately held, has no disclosed funding rounds, and does not appear in any investment-market context as a venture- or growth-stage investable entity — its relevance to PE/VC/M&A audiences lies in benchmarking how a sponsor-funded community platform achieves institutional scale at sub-10 headcount.

Name

PYM

Legal name

Stichting PYM

Website

https://pym.nu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PYM (Stichting PYM) is a Dutch non-profit foundation operating a peer-to-peer community that connects Benelux high-net-worth individuals, families, philanthropists, and next-generation investors for impact investing learning, deal sharing, and networking, funded by 35+ Trusted Partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PYM is a Dutch non-profit foundation that runs a peer-to-peer community for high-net-worth individuals in the Benelux to learn about and engage in impact investing. Through flagship events such as the annual Impact Days conference, recurring Impact Circles workshops, Frank's Friday Drinks, Next Gen Dinners, and Introduction Webinars, plus a members-only Deal Sharing platform and an Ambassador Program, PYM connects private investors with each other and with a network of Trusted Partner banks, asset managers, and impact funds.

Product overview

PYM is a peer-to-peer community platform for impact investors in the Benelux. The platform operates as a community-plus-activities model rather than a unified software product. Core offerings include: Impact Days (annual flagship conference), Impact Circles (structured workshop series), Frank's Friday Drinks and Next Gen Dinners (networking events), Introduction Webinars (educational sessions), Deal Sharing (investment opportunity exchange), and an Ambassador Program (one-on-one mentorship). These offerings are supported by Peer-to-Peer Conversations and Targeted Introductions that connect members, plus an Activities Calendar that aggregates both PYM-organized and external impact investing events. PYM does not provide financial advice, manage funds, or issue grants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Impact Days Conference Annual two-day flagship conference for impact investors featuring keynote speakers, interactive break-out sessions, and peer-to-peer networking. Sunday is exclusive to private investors; Monday also welcomes professionals.
• Impact Circles Biweekly small-group workshops guided by experienced impact investors and experts, tailored to participants' experience levels, covering topics from basics to financial planning.
• Frank's Friday Drinks Monthly informal gathering hosted by PYM co-founder Frank van Beuningen at his home in Amsterdam, featuring expert speakers and limited to invited private investors.
• Introduction Webinars Interactive 1.5-hour online sessions introducing impact investing principles, different impact themes, making impact across asset classes, and ecosystem overview, including Q&A with experienced impact investors.
• Next Gen Dinners Exclusive gatherings for next-generation impact investors under 40, offering networking, inspiration, and education on impactful investing conversations.
• Deal Sharing Platform for PYM members to share investment opportunities they have made or are considering, with indicative tickets of €25K–€500K and clear impact components, enabling peer-to-peer knowledge exchange.
• Ambassador Program Network of experienced impact investors offering one-on-one meetings, facilitating conversations, organizing gatherings, and sharing experiences with new investors.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• NEXUS Global: NEXUS Global is a community of next-generation philanthropists, impact investors, and social innovators. It is comparable to PYM's Next Gen Dinners and under-40 investor programming, but broader in scope and more global.

Direct peers

• Invest for Better: Invest for Better is a nonprofit investor education and community initiative focused on helping women activate capital for impact. It overlaps with PYM's women-investor and private-wealth education/community model, although it is more segment-specific.
• The ImPact: The ImPact is a member network helping families make more impact investments. It is comparable to PYM's family and family-office programming for wealth owners seeking peer learning and values-aligned capital allocation.
• Toniic: Toniic is a global network of impact investors deploying private capital across social and environmental themes. It is highly comparable because PYM also operates a peer community for private impact investors focused on learning, relationships, and capital deployment.
• PYMWYMIC: PYMWYMIC is a Dutch impact investing community and investor focused on themes such as biodiversity, nature restoration, and sustainable food systems. It is comparable because PYM originated from PYMWYMIC and shares a private-wealth impact-investing network heritage, though PYMWYMIC also operates as an investor.

Broad incumbents

• ImpactAssets: ImpactAssets provides impact-investing and donor-advised-fund solutions for individuals, families, and institutions. It is comparable because it targets values-aligned private capital and philanthropists, though it is more of a financial product and advisory platform than a peer-to-peer community.
• Impact Europe: Impact Europe is a European network connecting investors, funds, and organizations in impact investing and venture philanthropy. It is comparable as a larger market-building network with overlapping events, knowledge sharing, and investor community functions.
• Global Impact Investing Network: The Global Impact Investing Network is a global membership and research organization for the impact-investing market. It is comparable because it supports investor education, market convening, and standards, although it serves a broader institutional audience than PYM.

Regional players

• Impact Finance Belgium: Impact Finance Belgium is a Belgian network focused on strengthening impact investing through knowledge sharing, collaboration, and ecosystem connections. It is comparable as a regional impact-investing network in PYM's Benelux geography, though it is less narrowly focused on wealthy private investors.
• AVPN: AVPN is a social investment network across Asia that convenes funders, investors, and ecosystem participants around impact capital. It is comparable as a regional impact-investing network, but it operates mainly in Asia rather than PYM's Benelux market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pym-the-conscious-investors-community

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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