Conference on Animal Rights in Europe

Name

Conference on Animal Rights in Europe

Legal name

Stowarzyszenie Otwarte Klatki

Website

https://careconf.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Advocacy Conferences

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Charity Clinics & Medical Aid (BPAGAIAD)

Keywords

• Animal rights conference
• Advocacy event management
• Hybrid conference services
• Movement building conferences
• Nonprofit event organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Poznan

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Primary revenue stream from selling in-person and online tickets to the annual CARE conference. Multiple pricing tiers including standard, subsidized, and supporter (pay-it-forward) options.
2. Donations and Sponsorships: Donations from supporters, including seat sponsorship for attendees who cannot afford tickets. US-based donors can give through Karuna Foundation for tax-deductible contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CARE is an annual hybrid animal rights conference delivered as a four-day in-person event in Warsaw, Poland combined with online access via the Swapcard platform. The conference offers talks, workshops, networking, a career fair, and an Elevator Pitch competition to a global community of animal advocates, with a particular focus on participants from underrepresented regions. Supporting offerings include tiered ticketing, a Travel Support Program, and a pay-it-forward Supporter ticket that funds subsidized seats for advocates who could not otherwise attend.

Product overview

The Conference on Animal Rights in Europe (CARE) is a hybrid annual conference organized by Anima International since 2016. The core offering is the annual CARE Conference, held both in-person in Warsaw, Poland and online via Swapcard. The conference serves as a forum for animal advocates to network, learn strategies, and strengthen the movement. The product portfolio includes tiered ticket options (regular, subsidised, and supporter/Pay-it-Forward), a travel support program for underfunded advocates, sponsored spot donations, and a conference networking app. Additional offerings include talk recordings and access to past presentations on YouTube.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CARE Conference (In-Person, Warsaw) Four-day on-site conference in Warsaw, Poland offering full access to all talks, workshops, meetups, networking sessions, career fair, Elevator Pitch competition with cash prizes, professional portrait session, and vegan snacks, lunch, and coffee. Includes Swapcard online streaming access. Targeted at animal advocates and advocacy organizations globally.
• CARE Conference (Online via Swapcard) Virtual attendance option delivered September 18–19 via the Swapcard platform, including live-streamed talks and panels, live Q&A participation, attendee networking, and 1-on-1 meeting scheduling. Designed for participants who cannot travel, lowering financial and geographic barriers.
• Travel Support Program Financial assistance program covering travel and accommodation costs for animal advocates with limited budget, prioritizing those from underrepresented regions (Central/Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Caucasus) who genuinely could not attend without support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ attendees from around the world
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Anima InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnima International is the organizing body behind CARE Conference. They are an animal protection organization working across Europe and six countries, campaigning for farmed animals. They believe sharing knowledge and resources makes the movement stronger.
• SwapcardcoreTechnology or IntegrationSwapcard is the online platform provider for CARE Conference, handling ticketing, registration, online streaming of talks, networking features, and one-on-one meeting scheduling for virtual attendees.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe Payments Europe handles electronic payment processing for ticket sales, providing secure payment infrastructure for the conference.
• Karuna FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS-based 501(c)(3) non-profit through which US donors can make tax-deductible donations to support CARE Conference and sponsored attendee spots.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• ÖmirFest / ÖmirConf: A Central Asian animal advocacy gathering explicitly named in CARE's attendee testimonials; directly comparable in mission and audience segment, but operating in a different geography (Central Asia) rather than Europe.

Emerging players

• Sentience Institute: An advocacy strategy and research organization focused on farmed-animal welfare; its events and research outputs intersect with CARE's audience and content themes, though it is smaller and more research-led.
• EA Global (Effective Altruism): An umbrella conference series with dedicated animal welfare tracks; overlaps in audience (high-impact animal advocates) and many EA-affiliated speakers have presented at CARE, though EA Global is broader in scope.

Direct peers

• VegfestUK: A long-running UK-based vegan advocacy event series that combines conference programming with public festival elements; comparable in bringing together advocates and the public, but more consumer-facing than CARE.
• Animal Rights National Conference (AR Conference): The longest-running US-based annual animal rights conference, directly comparable to CARE in format (annual multi-day conference), audience (animal advocates), and mission (movement-building), though focused on the North American market.

Broad incumbents

• Compassion in World Farming: An established international farmed-animal welfare organization that convenes summits and policy forums; comparable mission on farmed animals and overlapping attendee base with CARE, though organized as a much larger institutional player.
• ProVeg: A larger international food-system advocacy organization that hosts its own events and summits; overlapping mission (plant-based advocacy) and speaker pool with CARE, but operating at a much broader institutional scale.
• Animal Equality: A large international farmed-animal protection organization active in multiple European countries; comparable advocacy mission and frequently cross-pollinates speakers and attendees with CARE.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@careconferenceonanimalrigh7431/videos
• Xx.com/careconfeu

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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