# BANK IM BISTUM ESSEN eG

> BANK IM BISTUM ESSEN eG is a VC fund in Essen backing Non Profit and Association. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Essen, Germany
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bank-im-bistum-essen-eg
- Website: https://www.bibessen.de/

BANK IM BISTUM ESSEN eG is a VC fund in Essen focused on Non Profit and Association. Cooperative bank with an ethical foundation and a socio-ecological orientation, as a Catholic church bank member in the Volks- und Raiffeisenverbund.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Non Profit | 1 | 100% |
| Association | 1 | 100% |
| Communities | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kashf Foundation | Founded in 1996, Kashf Foundation has worked to pioneer microfinance services that empower and promote the economic self-reliance of poor women and their families in Pakistan. Kashf is now one of the premier microfinance institutions in the country, disbursing $202 million USD in loans to date and providing more than one million people with accessto financial capital. | $17M | Debt Financing | Aug 07, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does BANK IM BISTUM ESSEN eG invest in?

BANK IM BISTUM ESSEN eG invests primarily in Non Profit, Association and Communities startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Pakistan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did BANK IM BISTUM ESSEN eG last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for BANK IM BISTUM ESSEN eG closed in Aug 2018. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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