Econnoa

What is Econnoa?

Econnoa is an investment platform that operates as an intermediary between the social, green, and finance worlds to scale impact investments. They focus on long-term value creation and prefer dividends over exits, conservatively financing activities, usually favoring equity over debt.

Econnoa's mission is to build impactful and profitable companies that address significant societal and environmental challenges through starting, incubating, advising, and scaling these companies or by acquiring significant stakes in young enterprises. They aim to integrate learnings into existing systems and public policy to enable sustainable change.

Their portfolio encompasses a variety of sectors including cleantech, financial technology leaning towards UNSDGs, and other areas promoting climate and societal benefits. Econnoa is involved in project development and contracting services for green power, with a special focus on renewable storage and building integrated photovoltaics. They invest in businesses like Autarq GmbH, which offers solar roof tiles, Circular Carbon GmbH producing biochar and process heat, ESG Screen17 aligning portfolios with UNSDGs, and FLAXRES GmbH's recycling process for photovoltaic modules.

Other portfolio companies include GRIPS GmbH, LUMENION, and power electronics specialist Ambibox. Their team is multilingual and passionate about creating a positive impact on society, with a track record across multiple continents.

Econnoa also provides advisory services and openly invites like-minded professionals to join their team.

Impact Investing Angels such as Dr. Brigitte Mohn and Stephen Brenninkmeijer endorse their vision of combining successful and impactful business models to address societal challenges and attract traditional capital.