Sustainable investing
Sustainable investment as a service
We provide our sustainable investment solutions to banks and fund providers, to help them better serve their retail investors. Our solutions include fund selection tools, sustainability data integration and user-behaviour insight.
There are billions of savings that could be invested. Together, we can create impact by converting these sleeping savings into sustainable investments to overcome social and environmental challenges – without sacrificing returns.
Fund selection tools
We are developing a suite of tailored, visual, and easy tools to cut through the clutter, filter out noise and allow the retail investor to focus on the sustainability topics he/she cares about.
Sustainability data integration
We are building on the data from some of the leading data providers in the market, focussing on environmental, social and governance topics, as well as on financial performance.
User behaviour insights
It's important to understand how users select their investments, and what they really care about. We collect this data so that the fund providers can create more tailored products to better address the sustainability demands of the consumers.
Engage with retail investors
Whether it's clean energy, healthcare or diversity & inclusion - we have the tools to find right investment option for retail investors. And we'll be adding more as we go along, so let us know which ones you would like to see!
Have a look at the UN's Sustainable Development Goals¹ to find out more about what moves the world!
¹ UN, 2020, About the Sustainable Development Goals, https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
Explore, understand, invest
Ever wondered how solar energy works? Or which companies are providing the technology that supports wind power?
We provide insights into the companies that make up the investment funds so you have a tangible connection with your investments and the companies making a difference.
Find out more in just 45 seconds.
How it compares
Is impact investing a good idea? Yes, of course! We know there are many myths surrounding it, so let’s bust them!
Some people think it doesn’t earn you much money, some others think it’s complicated. Actually, 7 out of 10 people find that the complexity of the financial language is stopping them from investing.² Maybe that’s why only 39% of investors invest sustainably. However, it’s actually quite easy and very competitive.²
Good Performance
The returns from sustainable investing are very competitive and are comparable to conventional investment alternatives.³
Impact can be measured
The performance of funds is reported, and companies doing good are happily sharing their successes. So you can directly see the impact you're making, and we'll help you keep track of it!
Easy to get started
Sustainable investing is getting increasing focus of investors - it's our dream to make it the new normal. Getting started is as easy as picking out a cause in our app, and putting a few Euros towards it - simple. We'll cut through the jargon and guide you as your portfolio grows.
² UBS, 2018, UBS Investor Watch: Return on Values
³ Friede et al., 2015, ESG and financial performance: aggregated evidence from more than 2000 empirical studies, Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment
Our success story
Winner, #FinTech4Impact ProductHack 2020
The ProductHack was part of this year’s FinTech 4 Impact Challenge that brings together startups and banks to shape a more sustainable future of payments and banking. We were selected by Visa and 13 German banks to be the most promising FinTech and the winner of this competition!
Selected as one of the 18 most promising German impact ventures
We're one of the "18 most promising German impact ventures" in the GetInTheRing challenge. The next round of selection will take place soon, keep your fingers crossed for us!
Our founding team
Lesley Li
CEO & Co-Founder
Lesley has 10 years of experience in financial services and has worked for banks like JP Morgan Chase, Barclays and Mizuho. She holds two Masters from the University of Cambridge.
Dr. Clemens Chaskel
CTO & Co-Founder
Clemens has 15 years of experience in R&D, strategy and technology & innovation managment. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge, where he is also an Industrial Associate. Clemens also teaches innovation-related modules in MBA programmes at Steinbeis University. He is a Chartered Engineer.
Alistair Hume
COO & Co-Founder
His green credentials were seeded growing up on a farm in New Zealand. He has 13 years of financial services experience behind him, most recently having managed part of the Barclays Brexit project. Relocated to Berlin in March to concentrate
full-time in getting ü impact off the ground. He holds a commerce degree and is a chartered accountant.
Our amazing impact makers
Beixi (Amy) Lu
Dev & Marketing
Amy has 8 years of experience in the branding and marketing field and has worked with global leading brands across industries from Volkswagen, Hyundai, to Zalando. After accomplishing a coding bootcamp, she became a full-stack developer and passionately devotes her time to impactful initiatives.
Maria Sirvent
Marketing
Maria is a Brand, Digital and Social Media Marketeer. She has worked 10 years in top advertising agencies, working for global brands like Nike, Bombay Sapphire, Magnum and Danone. The last 5 years, she has been focusing on building international brands like KAYAK and helping small business and startups grow.
Christian Lorenz
Dev
Christian has 12 years of financial services experience working for big banks like JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and HSBC. He is currently completing a developer certification to formalise his multiple years of coding experience. Christian is enthusiastic about innovation and designing and building solutions that make an impact.
Our team is constantly growing, and we’re being supported by a a bunch of great people
in the areas of marketing, product design and development. If you would like to be part of our journey, get in touch!
