Johannes is managing partner at Ananda Ventures. He founded the Social Venture Fund and built it up along with Florian Erber. Johannes is a very passionate entrepreneur. In addition to founding several start-ups, he possesses a strong desire to put business at the service of society. In 2006, he took a stake in PANDA Investment Management, an investment company that focuses on sustainable investments and a former partner of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). After selling his stake, Johannes decided to found the Social Venture Fund in order to implement his vision for social entrepreneurship and impact investing in Germany. Johannes was recognized as a “Young Global Leader” at the World Economic Forum in 2014. He is a graduate of the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel, and studied Entrepreneurship and Finance at the HEC in Lausanne and the International Business School in Budapest. In 1999, Johannes was part of the NATO Kosovo Forces (KFOR) in Pristina, Kosovo.