Funders can help accelerate the post-Covid recovery by taking a leaf out of the venture capital book – and by emulating their investees' ability to pivot and adapt to market needs.
PLUS: Covid-19 updates you may have missed; ANDE invests $1.2m in women-led businesses; Africa’s Novastar Ventures raises $108m; Acumen backs Peruvian edtech platform, and more.
PLUS: Impact bond firsts in Cambodia and Palestine, Big Issue Invest backs lottery business, Bamboo Capital Partners invests in Indonesian peer-to-peer lending platform, VisionFund raises £10m for microfinance – and more.
The growth of 4impact, a new Hague-based fund, is helping the small Dutch metropolis live up to its ‘Impact City’ brand, as locals sing the praises of a hugely mixed city with international ties.
Great investments are about backing brilliant people with fantastic ideas – right? Or does the best impact come from clear planning and a touch of realism and humility?
Sweet treats selected from your social enterprise and impact investing news releases. This week: €800k for Irish social enterprise training, new fund for fashion industry innovations, soap enterprise invites others to "steal its staff", and more...
The UK may be leaving the EU, but there are plenty of other countries keen to see social entrepreneurship thrive. We drop in on just a few of the region's hotspots.
Experts from the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) select headlines from among their 280 members in recent months – and tell us why they matter.
Even small social enterprises should consider looking abroad to develop their business. But in most countries, more support for them to do so is needed.
