Infrastructure for purposeful entrepreneurship.
We’re building the Entrepreneurial Fund as an independent, community-owned platform. Our team combines hands-on entrepreneurship, programme curation, and community-building.
Why we exist
We want to enable people to build meaningful companies — regardless of whether public funding is available or political tides shift. To do that, we channel many small contributions into a resilient funding infrastructure and pair them with experienced investors.
Where we’re heading
In ten years, purpose-driven entrepreneurship is no longer a niche. A generation of founders has built economically viable companies that also contribute to a future worth living in — carried by a broad community of micro-investors and investors.
What we build on
Transparency
Who contributes what and for what purpose: openly visible — at the project and at the fund level.
Independence
We build structures that are independent of public funding allocations and political cycles.
Impact before growth
We back what lasts — not what scales fastest.
The people behind the fund
A cross-disciplinary core team, complemented by a growing network of mentors, advisors, and community voices.
Christoph Backes
Drives strategy, partnerships, and the build-out of the platform. Multi-year background in venture-building and impact finance.
Sylvia Hustedt
Curates the funding portfolio, supports applicants, and develops criteria together with the community.
Katharina Schumacher
Builds the relationship with micro-investors, shapes participation formats and transparency reports.
Steven Strehl
Works with investors, coordinates co-investments, and develops impact reporting.
Project details
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