About us

ImpactBuilders is a public-benefit foundation that wants to build a Europe we are proud to work and live in. Leaders across Europe are joining us as a member. They help realise our dream via a growing number of city chapters. The foundation also invests in business services firms and investment vehicles to support the realisation of that dream.

European public-benefit foundation

ImpactBuilders is a public-benefit foundation on a journey to build a Europe we are proud to work and live in.

We would like to give Europe a new body of which the mid-market production companies are the skeleton, and education, institutions, and investors are supporting the businesses to create prosperity for Europe, and wellbeing for its citizens.

Read more in “For Europe”

Building a European trusted city network

We use a city-by-city approach to impact Europe. Our city chapters connect business leaders of mid-market businesses with their peers and their supporting stakeholders.

The first cities are Geel (BE), Gent (BE), Milano (IT), Napoli (IT), Nicosia (CY), Stockholm (SE), Tallinn (EE), and Zürich (CH).

Read more in “City Network”

Investing in European services and funds

We reinvest our profits in business services firms and investment vehicles that are improving European resilience and sovereignty, while increasing prosperity and wellbeing of citizens.

Three business services firms are up and running. We are now setting up the first of a series of investment vehicles.

More in “Business Services”

Entrepreneurship

We decentralise the leadership, and we stimulate the entrepreneurship in every unit and every activity. We believe ownership is key to increasing the prosperity ànd the well-being in Europe.

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Members

Foundation membership is open for business leaders in mid-market companies, as well as for academic decision makers, for institutional stakeholders, and for professional investors.

Membership offers free entrance to various events, as well as trusted top-level introductions.

Donations

We are open to receiving financial donations, as well as donations in the form of equity and land.

Thank you in advance for your support in helping us build a Europe we are proud to work and live in.

The people in and around our organisation

Advisors and ambassadors

Martin Kõdar (EE)

Martin Kõdar is partner of Baltcap, the largest private equity investor in the Baltic region.…

Peter Leyman (BE)

Peter Leyman is currently a board member in various organisations in Flanders. In Belgium, he…

Yves De Larivière (BE)

Yves De Larivière is the CEO of Antwerp Euroterminal, the largest multipurpose terminal in Europe.…

Filip Vandenweghe (BE)

Filip Vandenweghe is CEO of Idelco Insulation, manufacturer of isolation pannels for the construction industry…

Collaborators, partners, directors

Eva Lagast (BE-EE)

Eva Lagast is a driven entrepreneur creating, organising, and running top-level hybrid business events for…

Egert Karu (EE)

Egert Karu is a Tallinn-based video producer and creative entrepreneur with over 15 years of…

Sven Tigane (EE-UK)

Sven Tigane has worked for 20+ years in the software industry. Early on, he got…

Federico Pirola (IT)

Federico Pirola is a founding partner and the operations lead of Emerald Foundry, a startup…

Steven Storms (EE-BE)

Steven has over 20 years of experience as interim manager and an entrepreneur in Africa,…

Jan Lagast (EE-BE)

Founder of ImpactBuilders, and senior strategy advisor. Has advised 100s of successful companies on how…

Peter Postma (EE)

Peter Postma is one of the chief technologists at the Wise fintech organisation in Tallinn.…

Joris Debonnet (BE)

As core CTO and co-founder, Joris Debonnet has designed and developed several apps for ventures…

Network activators

Anita Jarrah (FI,EE)

Anita Jarrah is an Estonia-based business consultant with a strong background in media, marketing, sales and SEO.…

Berit Janson (EE-IT)

Berit Janson is the Co-Founder and CEO of a digital platform that connects entrepreneurs with…

Pille Lõugas (EE)

Pille Lõugas is the founder of a boutique marketing advisory firm in Tallinn (Estonia). After…

Piia Berting (EE)

Piia Berting is a passionate team coach and a warm-welcoming networker. She can “read” people,…

Enrico Borella (BE-IT)

Recently, Enrico Borella started to write his own future as an entrepreneur and a startup coach.…

Greet Verbruggen (BE)

When Belgian companies need extra hands and brains in their HR-activities, they can count on…

Nathalie Leys (BE)

Nathalie Leys is a young female leader, who is temporarily running the operations of a…

Gunnar Valge (EE)

Gunnar Valge is now the CIO of the Nordic private equity group ELG, specialised in…

Inga Veselova (EE)

Inga Veselova is an international venture builder, with almost 10 years of experience in startup…

Frieda Janssens (BE)

Frieda is one of the cornerstones of ImpactBuilders. She leads the Brussels Regional Hub, and…

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News about us

Welcoming Switzerland in Estonia

On Friday September 11, our founder Jan Lagast welcomed Swiss guests to Estonia in the offices of Askend. Askend is one of the leading IT-services…

The why, what, and how of ImpactBuilders

Recently, our founder Jan Lagast was interviewed by Colin Brown, General Partner at Sparkmind Capital. During the conversation, they explored the origins of ImpactBuilders, the…

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