Unlocking Circular Business Potential: Finance, Forecasting & Investment 

Financing circular business models is particularly challenging yet essential for accelerating the transition to a circular economy. Startups pioneering new business models and SMEs developing circular business fields often struggle with forecasting, funding, and investment decisions—yet these are critical to scaling impact-driven solutions.

Join us for an insightful Panel Discussion & Fishbowl Conversation on Circular Business Model Financing, organized by the Circular Economy Forum Austria.

Agenda

🔹 Welcome

🔹 Panel Discussion – Experts from banking, impact investing, and circular economy business models share insights, discuss approaches, and highlight key challenges in financing circular business models.

Panelists:

• Verena Krassnig, Business Development Circular Economy at Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark
• Michaela Stephens, Co-Founder Matr
• Stephan Hofmann, Founder Minimist
• Kambis Kohansal Vajargah – WKÖ Head of Startup-Services & Angel Investor 

Moderator: Peter Kargl, Member of Circular Economy Forum Austria 

🔹 Interactive Fishbowl Discussion – Engage directly with experts and peers in a dynamic conversation format.

This event offers a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of circular finance, explore investment pathways, and connect with key players driving the circular economy forward.

📌 This panel is organized as part of the full-day conference „The Green 100“, a collaboration with the Klima- und Energiefonds.