How to Engage Family Offices in Impact Investing
How can we further support and encourage family offices to engage in impact investing? The need for effective impact investment opportunities is growing, where women and the next generation of asset owners (NextGen) have been the strongest supporters. Impact investing challenges the long held view that social and environmental issues should only be addressed through […]
Tech for Impact at ETH Zurich – a discussion with Dr. Tomas Brenner
Dr. Tomas Brenner is currently Head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab at ETH transfer, the technology transfer office of ETH Zurich. He has more than twenty years’ experience in the tech startup world, both in the US and in Europe, and is a member of the SEIF Awards Jury 2019. The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab […]
Tech for Impact Award Winners 2019
Photos: Eva Zingg Selected amongst over 300 applicants spanning across different tech and impact areas, the SEIF Awards audience witnessed our 10 finalists pitch at the Awards Ceremony on June 28. We were all really impressed by each one and the jury had a very difficult decision to make. During the ceremony, we listened to the inspiring Nir […]
SEIF Awards – What happened next? CARBON DELTA
WINNER SEIF AWARD FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION 2016 CARBON DELTA is a research firm that specializes in identifying and analyzing the climate change resilience of publicly traded companies. Oliver Marchand, CEO and co-founder, started Carbon Delta in 2015 when he realized that the economic effects of climate change had started to really affect financial markets. Oliver will be one of the […]
SEIF Awards – What happened next? MOSAN
WINNER SEIF AWARD FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION 2016 Mosan has developed a transportable dry toilet and ecological sanitation service for densely populated settlements and challenging environments worldwide. They believe that a safe sanitation is the most effective way to improve the quality of life and the health of people. Mona Mijthab, founder of Mosan, will be one of the speakers at the SEIF […]
Establishing a Tech for Impact Ecosystem – Lessons from the Startup Nation
We are excited to welcome Nir Shimony as our keynote speaker during the SEIF Awards Ceremony on June 28. With over 15 years experience in high tech sectors, Nir is the co-founder and co-CEO of TechForGood Israel. TechForGood supports impact entrepreneurs to grow, generate large scale impact and financial revenue. They are convinced that many of the world’s […]
SEIF Awards 2019 – MEET THE FINALISTS
The finalists for the SEIF Awards 2019 Tech for Impact have been selected! Learn more about who they are and what they do below. Curious to meet them? Join us for the SEIF Awards Ceremony on June 28 to connect with the impact entrepreneurship ecosystem, celebrate leading European Tech for Impact entrepreneurs and listen to inspiring speeches. […]
Impact investing – what is it all about?
Impact investments play an important part in reaching the UN SDGs by addressing a variety of global challenges, spanning from improving health and wellbeing to clean water access and energy efficiency. It is a story about choice, a story about our future and the world we want to see for the generations to come. The […]
SEIF Awards 2019 – First Insights
The application window for the SEIF Awards 2019 – Tech for Impact is now closed. With our Tech for Impact focus, we want to support startups in solving societal and environmental challenges with innovative tech solutions. Following the application deadline, we are excited to share some first insights with you, pointing to interesting trends in […]