Chapter Munich

Tradition meets innovation. Munich was an impact city from day one, with pioneers like BonVenture and Ananda Impact Ventures, with foundations and family offices. The BVII Chapter Munich pools this expertise and advances impact investing in Southern Germany.

Impact

  • Strengthening impact-oriented innovation and collaboration in Southern Germany.

Outcome

  • Building a strong regional impact network
  • Exchange of best practices and interdisciplinary perspectives
  • Initiating joint projects across capital markets, business, and policy

Goals

Connecting the impact community in Munich and Bavaria

Strengthening collaboration across sectors

Advancing sustainable transformation and innovation

Founded

2025

Active members

approx. 30


Innovation meets impact in the heart of Bavaria


The Munich Chapter of BVII represents a dynamic, interdisciplinary, and practice-oriented perspective on innovation, impact, and sustainable transformation. As a regional hub for Southern Germany, it connects business, academia, startups, investors, and public institutions.

The Munich region is one of Europe’s leading innovation centres. Technology companies, hidden champions, universities, and research institutions meet a growing ecosystem of impact startups, venture capital, and sustainability-oriented initiatives. This combination creates strong conditions for impact-oriented collaboration and long-term transformation.

At the centre of the chapter’s work is the connection of different perspectives and disciplines. The goal is to bring actors together, break down silos, and jointly develop solutions to key future challenges. Topics range from sustainable finance and impact investing to deep tech, artificial intelligence, sustainable urban development, and business model transformation.

The chapter welcomes actors who want to contribute ideas, collaborate across sectors, and help shape the future of impact and innovation in Southern Germany.

Chapter coordinators

Kathrin Kirsch

Philanthropy Services Europe, Group Sustainability & Impact, UBS Europe SE