Alternative Finance Roadmap

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are quickly becoming hotspots for social entrepreneurship.

Crowdfunding is a powerful tool that allows social enterprises to raise funds through small contributions from a large number of people.

Social Impact Investment (SII) is 'the use of money to generate both social and financial returns at the same time’.

Startup investing in Lithuania has grown significantly in the last few years, with great examples from the ecosystem raising investment.

This report aims to understand the social finance-related challenges and needs from the perspective of Lithuanian social businesses.

Social enterprises, along with “traditional” SMEs, startups, and Non-Profit Associations (NPAs), often struggle to figure out which...

The international start-up accelerator "Katalista Ventures" and a co-working space developer for startups "Tech Zity" has joined forces...

As the Fashion For Change program is nearing its end, it’s time to start counting the chickens! Today, we shine the spotlight on a...

Recently, to mark our five-year anniversary, we published an impact report that reflects on our major milestones over the past five years...

On September 15, Social Finance Lithuania Conference 2022, brought together social entrepreneurs, impact investors, policymakers

True to our everlearning value, we decided to put together a list of books, podcasts, and courses that we usually recommend to founders.

Being able to connect with others as individuals driven by common values is at the foundation of an organisation adaptable to challenges.

By Freya Pratty, Sustain by Sifted Link to original source We’re used to discussion of the bottom line, and even the triple bottom line,...

The Triple Top Line Podcast shares actionable knowledge and industry best practices in an easily digestible format.

Justina Lizikevičiūtė and Roman Lobas, experts in innovation and sustainability from Katalista Ventures join the Sustainability Explored...

Over 60 teenage participants participated in an intensive 3-day Hackathon on October 22-24, 2021 in order to design and build sustainable...

At Katalista Ventures, we help companies understand and track their sustainability processes and evaluate their impact on People, Planet...

By Penny Bauder, Thrive Global Link to original source Say yes to ambiguity. — When starting a business, the only constant thing is...

Vilnius, Lithuania, June 8, 2021 – The Lithuanian Startup Tribe, a newly launched startup community initiative, aims to connect startup...

The Social Enterprise Summit is an annual dialogue event that brings together social entrepreneurs, social innovators, policy makers