Stories from building beyond the frontier

January 19, 2026

Our largest first close ever: €73M for Ananda Fund V

We just have secured €73 million in the first close of our fifth Core Impact Fund, well above our €50 million target. The largest first close in Ananda's 16-year history!

By Johannes Weber
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Recovering critical minerals with molten salt to fuel European resilience

By Alina Bassi
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Software has transformed industries. It has helped us connect, automate, and scale solutions at unprecedented speed.

By Florian Erber
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Redefining Weather Intelligence for the Energy Transition and beyond

By Florian Erber
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Accelerating the Bioeconomy with Lab Automation and Artificial Intelligence

By Bernd Klosterkemper
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Protecting Coastal Ecosystems at Scale

By Zoe Peden
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February 20, 2025

Why We Invested: Elio

Putting sustainability at the heart of process design in manufacturing.

By Zoe Peden
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January 31, 2025

Where Did Social Go?

In this article, Johannes Weber, General Partner and Founder of Ananda Impact Ventures, explores why true impact requires balancing climate...

By Johannes Weber
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Advancing biosecurity through antibiotic resistance intelligence

By Zoe Peden
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December 23, 2024

Why We Invested: Ovom

Making reproductive healthcare more successful, patient-centric, and accessible for all with Artificial Intelligence (AI).

By Zoe Peden
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From viral pandemics to biodiversity loss, biosecurity threats are increasingly at an alarming rate. Yet, despite its critical role in...

By Jonty Corrin
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Driving fleet electrification to accelerate the green energy transition

By Florian Erber
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This article is part of a series by Ananda Impact Ventures Co-Founder Johannes Weber called “Make it matter”

By Johannes Weber
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This article is part of a series by Ananda Impact Ventures Co-Founder Johannes Weber called “Make it matter”

By Johannes Weber
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Interview with Sonia Allinson-Penny

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Why We Invest Before the World Is Ready

At Ananda, we are not trend followers. We are challenge seekers.

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Our Origin Story

It all started with a roadtrip. Back in 2009, we, Florian Erber and Johannes Weber, set out across Germany in search of something that, at the time, barely existed: early-stage companies that were tackling serious . . .

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Our Founders’ Health Programme

At Ananda, we don’t just invest in companies. We invest in people.

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Our Impact Termsheet

At Ananda, we are not just investing in companies. We are backing missions that matter.

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