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Disclosures Pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2088

Corestone Investment Partners GmbH (“Corestone Investment Partners”), LEI: 529900QSEGHYOCJHU784, is an alternative investment fund manager within the meaning of the German Investment Code (Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch, “KAGB“) and as such publishes the following information in light of the consideration of sustainability-related aspects in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on sustainability disclosure requirements in the financial services sector (“SFDR”).

Article 3 SFDR – Sustainability Risk Policies Statement

Corestone Investment Partners addresses sustainability risks in its investment decision-making process insofar as relevant. “Sustainability risk” means an environmental, social or governance event or condition that, if it occurs, could cause an actual or a potential material negative impact on the value of the investment. During the due diligence on potential investments, Corestone Investment Partners conducts a careful analysis of the investment's exposure to environmental, social, and governance risks that could impact its value. When identifying a sustainability risk during the due diligence on potential investments, Corestone Investment Partners decides in light of the specific situation taking due account of the proportionality principle whether it gives up on the investment or proceeds with the investment alongside appropriate measures to mitigate the relevant sustainability risk.

Article 4 SFDR – No Consideration of Adverse Impacts of Investment Decisions on Sustainability Factors

Corestone Investment Partners does not consider principal adverse impacts (“PAI”) of investment decisions on sustainability factors. “Sustainability factors” mean environmental, social, and employee matters, respect for human rights, anti‐corruption, and anti‐bribery matters. Corestone Investment Partners does not use sustainability indicators. The standardized catalog of PAI indicators (“PAII”) provided by Annex I of the regulatory technical standards issued under the SFDR is not tailored to the specific needs of the funds managed by Corestone Investment Partners.

In many instances, data will be insufficient for analyzing PAI, and on occasions where data is obtainable, it tends to offer limited comparability and provides only minimal additional insights for the Corestone Investment Partners. Therefore, collecting data on PAII will not only increase the administrative burden and costs but also fail to provide a new perspective for Corestone Investment Partners.

Article 5 SFDR – Remuneration Disclosure

As a registered alternative investment fund manager within the meaning of the KAGB, Corestone Investment Partners does not have, nor is required to have, a remuneration guideline or policy in accordance with the requirements of the KAGB. Sustainability risks are not considered with respect to the determination of remuneration.

Sustainability-related disclosures

Article 10 SFDR – Sustainability-Related Information About Financial Products That Promote Environmental or Social Characteristics

Corestone Investment Partners GmbH, LEI: 529900QSEGHYOCJHU784, is the alternative investment fund manager of Young Founders Fund 1 GmbH & Co. KG (“Young Founders Fund 1”), LEI: 529900C99UI48RN1EN93, within the meaning of the German Investment Code (Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch) and as such publishes the following information in light of the consideration of sustainability-related aspects in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on sustainability disclosure requirements in the financial services sector (“SFDR”).

Summary

This financial product promotes environmental or social characteristics but does not have as its objective a sustainable investment within the meaning of Article 2 No. 17 SFDR. The promoted characteristics are investment restrictions. 100% of the investments will be in line with its investment strategy and investment restrictions.

No reference benchmark has been designated to attain the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the financial product.

Zusammenfassung

Dieses Finanzprodukt bewirbt ökologische oder soziale Merkmale, strebt aber keine nachhaltigen Investitionen im Sinne der Definition des Artikel 2 Nr. 17 SFDR an. Bei den beworbenen Merkmalen handelt es sich um Ausschlusskriterien. 100% der Investitionen werden im Einklang mit der Anlagestrategie und den Anlagebeschränkungen getätigt.

Es wurde kein Referenzwert benannt, um die mit dem Finanzprodukt beworbenen ökologischen oder sozialen Merkmale zu erreichen.

No Sustainable Investment Objective

This financial product promotes environmental or social characteristics, but does not have as its objective sustainable investment.

Environmental or Social Characteristics of the Financial Product

The promoted environmental and/or social characteristics are investment restrictions.

Young Founders Fund 1 shall not invest in companies or other entities whose primary business is online casino or gambling operations or the production or trade of tobacco.

No reference benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental and social characteristics promoted by Young Founders Fund 1.

Investment Strategy

The purpose of Young Founders Fund 1 is to build, hold and manage in its own name and for its own account a portfolio of equity and quasi-equity investments in early-stage technology companies mainly in Germany.

Policy to Assess Good Governance Practices of the Investee Companies

As part of the due diligence and ongoing investment management, the investment team will review whether a potential investee company has good governance practices in place. This might include using ESG (environmental, social, and governance) criteria to evaluate companies' performance in areas such as labor practices, human rights, and corporate governance, conducting due diligence on investee companies to assess their management structures, employee relations, and tax compliance, engaging with investee companies to encourage improvements in governance practices, if necessary. The intensity of the assessment is carried out in accordance with the principle of proportionality. Where Young Founders Fund 1 sees higher risks of a non-compliance, the audit will be intensified.

Proportion of Investments

Young Founders Fund 1 will invest fully in line with its investment strategy and investment restrictions. Young Founders Fund 1 will not invest a portion of its capital in any other asset class.

Monitoring of Environmental or Social Characteristics

The investment team for Young Founders Fund 1 will initially and continuously monitor whether the investment restrictions are abided by and whether the investment falls within the investment policies. Young Founders Fund 1 will not make any investment in the excluded sectors. Therefore, the achievement of the promoted ESG aspects – no investment within the excluded sectors – can be tracked in a simple way.

Methodologies for Environmental or Social Characteristics

Any potential investment is assessed against the list of excluded sectors prior to an investment. Young Founders Fund 1 verifies on an ongoing basis that no investment falls within any of the sectors excluded under the fund’s investment policy.

Data Sources and Processing

Young Founders Fund 1 receives portfolio-related data as part of its due diligence process and on a regular basis following the investment. Where necessary or beneficial, Young Founders Fund 1 also makes use of publicly available data. Estimates of data are not made.

Limitations to Methodologies and Data

Young Founders Fund 1 partially relies on the information gathered during the due diligence process. Moreover, in the post-investment phase, Young Founders Fund 1 is reliant on the reported data. In both cases, complete data may not always be available due to the nature of the investments. The information is verified only if and to the extent misrepresentations are suspected.

Since the investments of Young Founders Fund 1 are made for a multi-year investment period, Young Founders Fund 1 places a high priority on establishing trust-based working relationships with all stakeholders to ensure that data is submitted reliably and completely and that the above restrictions are met.

Due Diligence

Young Founders Fund 1 considers the promoted ESG aspects when sourcing new investments for Young Founders Fund 1 and during the due diligence on targeted investments. The due diligence is performed by obtaining all information relevant to Young Founders Fund 1 using a due diligence questionnaire, which is then reviewed internally. If necessary, further specific information is also obtained from the potential investments, should this still be necessary after the detailed questioning. The due diligence process is not externally monitored.

Engagement Policies

Young Founders Fund 1 investments are made for a period of several years. Accordingly Young Founders Fund 1 prioritizes building and maintaining a trust-based working relationship with them to ensure ongoing compliance with investment restrictions. In this context, Young Founders Fund 1 also seeks to establish or strengthen the integration of sustainability aspects at the portfolio level, but as a venture capitalist without majority ownership, the influence Young Founders Fund 1 can exert on the portfolio companies is limited.