Impact Shakers Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Brussels, Belgium
Countries of investment
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Luxembourg
- France
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Norway
- Finland
- Iceland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Poland
- Czechia
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Italy
- Spain
- Portugal
- Malta
- Cyprus
Investment stages
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
Industries
- Impact Technology
- Healthtech
- Climate
- Care Economy
- Financial Inclusion
- Future of Work
About
Impact Shakers Ventures is a Brussels-based venture capital firm focused on backing impact-driven companies from underrepresented founders across Europe. Their focus spans healthtech, climate, care economy, and inclusive fintech across Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, the Nordics, and the wider European Union. The firm supports founders from pre-seed through seed.
Impact Shakers Ventures is a Brussels-based venture capital firm focused on backing impact-driven companies from underrepresented founders across Europe. Their focus spans healthtech, climate, care economy, and inclusive fintech across Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, the Nordics, and the wider European Union. The firm supports founders from pre-seed through seed.
Investment Thesis
Impact Shakers Ventures is a pre-seed to seed venture capital firm deploying capital across impact technology, healthtech, climate, care, financial inclusion, and future-of-work. They invest in impact-first companies led by underrepresented founders, applying a structured impact thesis alongside commercial return expectations. The firm differentiates itself through an integrated ecosystem combining a fund, an accelerator, and a community platform, giving portfolio companies operational support beyond capital.
Manager's Experience
Founded by Yonca Braeckman (Founder & CEO). Brussels-based impact investment firm focused on backing impact founders across Europe, particularly underrepresented entrepreneurs. Team combines venture capital expertise with impact measurement and management. Focus on inclusive, sustainable innovation across sectors.
Team
Yonca Braeckman-Founder & CEO
Alina Klarner-General Partner & Head of Ventures
Diana Pati-Co-founder
Portfolio
BitaGreen
Circular Library Network
Evela Health
Earlybird
Tazaar
Faircado
FortifAI
Humara
Voda
Vested Impact
Solence
Curiouz
BZero Materials
Bel Community
Motics
Feniria
Nana
DigiClean Solutions