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Today marks the launch of the Citi Impact Fund's first Impact Report! This report summarizes the impact and innovation achieved thus far across our now 48 portfolio companies. Every day I am impressed by the solutions presented by our incredible founders who are addressing some of society's most pressing challenges. Let's continue the dialogue and drive meaningful change together. #Impact #VC Check out our report linked below!

Path dependence—the habit of sticking to what’s familiar—can limit innovation in social impact. In Early Childhood Development (ECD), for example, funding often flows to formal centres, leaving informal, community-based programs behind. In GrowZA Social Investment Agency's latest blog, we explore how entrenched funding habits create systemic blind spots and make the case for adaptive, impact-driven approaches - https://lnkd.in/d9t3tPPr

How can impact investing jump-start an affordable housing boom in Europe? Bax's Director Rolf Bastiaanssen has been invited to to answer this question alongside an expert panel hosted by Erste Social Finance at Impact Europe's Impact Week next month. Affordable & social housing remain existential challenges to Europe. 1 in 10 city-based Europeans live in a household spending more than 40% of income on housing costs. Around 900,000 people are experiencing homelessness. More affordable housing is needed, and quickly. The panel will explore how local and European impact investment funds can best deploy impact capital to accelerate the building of high-quality affordable housing. Join the session in Bilbao next month: https://lnkd.in/eVqQWnmJ

Thanks to The Global Impact Investing Network, Shundil Selim and Kyle Bergerson for hosting today’s webinar on “Addressing Healthcare Disparities in the U.S. Through Innovative Financing Structures.” Expert panelists, moderated by our Director of Impact, Eunice Chapon, included Colby Dailey of Multiplier Advisors, Jake Segal of Social Finance, Erika Brice of The Kresge Foundation, Janna Mancini of The California Endowment, and Perry Teicher of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, with support from Joshua Zail. Great discussion on the challenges of overcoming social determinants of health (SDOH) and how different impact investors deploy various financing structures to advance community-level health outcomes! #impactinvesting #innovativefinancing #SDOH #healthimpact

Today we launch the third impact report for the Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust which aims to provide investors with sustainable financial returns and access to a diversified portfolio of high-impact investments addressing social issues in the UK, including homelessness, fuel poverty, inequality, health and social care. So far, the Trust has committed £87m to 194 social organisations, reaching more than 400,000 people. This report sets out the social impact being achieved through a unique partnership between investors and frontline organisations. It also shares the Trust’s methods for impact investing, what the team are learning, and their aspirations for enhancing impact over the coming year. Capital at risk. https://lnkd.in/e--EsKtb https://lnkd.in/e8qv_E7m

100 funds by 2028, #13, 87 to go (#92 on hold 🇵🇸). I aim to spotlight 100 impact investing funds by 2028. It's been a while, but I have so many great initiatives lined up now. Looking forward to continue sharing with you! Ok Ok Ok. I know. This first share of 2024 is not an actual fund. Transformative 25 actually represents no less then 26 amazing Impact Investing Funds. I could have just counted all #26 funds, bringing the number to #38, but somehow that didn't feel fair. I promise to share some of the funds separately though, as they deserve the spotlight. It was a great honor to join the bright minds of the "collective action for just finance 2024 committee" and actively join the collective effort of "financial activists" to support the community of funds creating a new economy build on principles of regeneration and prosperity for all people. The 2024 cohort was announced earlier this week on May 1st. You can find the full list here. You can find a link to the funds in the comments. The chosen 26 impact funds combined represent: 💸 $ 588M raised 👨💼 👩💼 from 5293 investors 🏭 made 3768 investments By teams that were 96% BIPOC, 19% indigenous, 73% female and 8% SLGBTQIA led. This initiative is still very US and Americas focussed. It's my goal to bring more awareness of this initiative to the EU (and beyond). Let me know if you're interested to help out with this. #100funds, #100impactfunds, #impacttogether, #impinv, #impactinvesting Jennifer Astone, Joan Coello, 🕊️✌️Ewa Konczal

What happens when Bono reimagines capitalism for a new generation? The Rise Fund: an impact investing fund co-founded by Bono & TPG.! 🎸 Join me as I chat with Maya Chorengel, Co-Managing Partner of The Rise Fund — the world’s largest global impact platform. 🌍✨ Discover how The Rise Fund, founded by TPG with $9B AUM and launched in partnership with U2’s Bono and Jeff Skoll, is investing in companies that can change the world while securing strong financial returns. 💪📈 Maya, a pioneer in impact investing and one of Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance, shares insights on leveraging TPG’s resources to drive growth and impact in climate, education, financial inclusion, healthcare, and much more. 🎧 Tune in to learn more about how they're creating sustainable change and impact: https://lnkd.in/g9S7hJm5 #SRI360 #ImpactInvesting #GrowthInvesting #TheRiseFund #TPG #PrivateEquity

What happens when Bono reimagines capitalism for a new generation? The Rise Fund: an impact investing fund co-founded by Bono & TPG.! 🎸 Join me as I chat with Maya Chorengel, Co-Managing Partner of The Rise Fund — the world’s largest global impact platform. 🌍✨ Discover how The Rise Fund, founded by TPG with $9B AUM and launched in partnership with U2’s Bono and Jeff Skoll, is investing in companies that can change the world while securing strong financial returns. 💪📈 Maya, a pioneer in impact investing and one of Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance, shares insights on leveraging TPG’s resources to drive growth and impact in climate, education, financial inclusion, healthcare, and much more. 🎧 Tune in to learn more about how they're creating sustainable change and impact: https://lnkd.in/g9S7hJm5 #SRI360 #ImpactInvesting #GrowthInvesting #TheRiseFund #TPG #PrivateEquity

What happens when Bono reimagines capitalism for a new generation? The Rise Fund: an impact investing fund co-founded by Bono & TPG.! 🎸 Join me as I chat with Maya Chorengel, Co-Managing Partner of The Rise Fund — the world’s largest global impact platform. 🌍✨ Discover how The Rise Fund, founded by TPG with $9B AUM and launched in partnership with U2’s Bono and Jeff Skoll, is investing in companies that can change the world while securing strong financial returns. 💪📈 Maya, a pioneer in impact investing and one of Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance, shares insights on leveraging TPG’s resources to drive growth and impact in climate, education, financial inclusion, healthcare, and much more. 🎧 Tune in to learn more about how they're creating sustainable change and impact: https://lnkd.in/g9S7hJm5 #SRI360 #ImpactInvesting #GrowthInvesting #TheRiseFund #TPG #PrivateEquity

How can impact investing kick-off a European affordable housing boom? Our Director Rolf Bastiaanssen will moderate an expert panel on affordable housing at Europe's leading impact investment conference this week. At Impact Europe's Impact Week in Bilbao, the panel - hosted by Erste Social Finance - will discuss how impact investment funds can speed up the building of high-quality affordable housing. Affordable and social housing remain existential challenges to Europe. 1 in 10 city-based Europeans live in a household spending more than 40% of income on housing costs. Around 900,000 people are experiencing homelessness. More affordable housing is needed, and quickly. Learn more about Impact Week ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ewUkUiq3 #ImpactWeek