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What is impact investing 2.0? How are the next generation of founders balancing mission with commercial drive? Cameron McLain, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Giant, explores all this and more with Neil Benjelloun from Bedrock Group. They discuss whether oil companies will ever disrupt themselves, the future of the exit market, whether there is value in impact investing frameworks for early stage founders, and lots more. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gWmM-rc5

I’ve started over 30 companies in 3 different continents in my lifetime– and here I go again! Because if you’re going serial - you may as well go serial entrepreneur 🌱 Systematic thinking and biomimicry principles have guided me throughout my career and are the backbone of our work at Born Global (BG). When Adarsh Ghosh, MBA and I were exploring the impact investing space, we realized that there was a lot of incremental change, but no exponential growth based on systems– people were not going after the roots of the problems. This is why I am thrilled to launch our latest venture in conjunction with BG, Artemis Carbon Futures: a boutique financing company focused on regenerative impact projects. By applying this blended financing model, we aim to create exponential economic, social, and environmental returns. Our first projects focus on distressed industrial sites, transforming them into hard tech incubators that drive innovation and sustainability. Stay tuned for more updates on Artemis Carbon Futures on our LinkedIn page to see how we are leveraging our expertise to trigger systemic changes that drive sustainable growth.

Rubio Impact Ventures defies commonly held beliefs and demonstrates how with their innovative approach financial and impact goals CAN align. This model and these pioneers should be included in every educational opportunity about problem-solving/innovation entrepreneurship and funding. Education is so key when it comes to this topic, and also for developing a more diverse group of people to continue to build and drive this model and mindset forward. The link to the Forbes article is the comments. #entrepreneurship #impactentrepreneurship #educatewithpurpose

Super cool that Forbes zoomed in on our vision to change the purpose of venture capital! Thank you Geri Stengel for sharing our impact investing journey and our learnings along the way. This is obviously a great team effort and very happy to have such an amazing team to continuously fight for positive change Machtelt Groothuis, Helmer Schukken Warner Philips Ilonka Jankovich Tijl Hoefnagels and the rest of the Rubio Impact Ventures crew. We all truly believe the most valuable companies of the future are the ones solving humanity’s biggest challenges, and that we urgently need to change the investment industry to focus on true value for people & planet 🌎 “Since the early days, Rubio has been a pioneer with a strong vision for impact investing and driving change, they didn’t just set the standard—they created it, inspiring others and convincing institutional investors to enter this space.” Read the full article in the comments. #impactinvesting #championsofchange #impact #forbes

How can family offices set up with an 'impact by design' intention? Our Executive Director Sarah Teacher speaks to Jasper Smith, first-generation wealth creator and tech entrepreneur to get some answers. Jasper founded Vala Capital 🌱, a sustainable venture capital firm that operates under a ‘planet-fit’ commitment. He spoke to us about his own personal journey to impact investing and how he believes that all capital needs to focus on sustainability as an investment strategy that will deliver both impact and good financial returns. Watch the full interview here: https://bit.ly/3SW1iwy #impactinvesting #familyoffices #sustainability

“We fundamentally need a structural mindset change in how we treat the planet and define 'enough.' From a tech pro perspective, coming from a venture fund, it’s frustrating” In a panel about Impact Investment in last year’s Future Horizon event, Nick de la Forge emphasized the need to challenge our current economic models. We must reconsider our relentless pursuit of growth if we believe our current path is sustainable. It's not just about investment returns, it's about securing a sustainable future for our planet. Nick de la Forge is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Planet A Ventures. They support early-stage impact start-ups with funding, mentoring and impact forecasting to advance an economy that serves the people and the planet. How can we balance growth with sustainability and make the uninvestable, investable? #FutureHorizon #ImpactInvesting #SustainableGrowth

Will that impact actually happen?" Is the team you’ve invested in moving the needle as they said they would? When you’re investing in an early-stage, purpose-driven company, how do they—and you—measure progress and impact? #impactinvestment #esg MAP2VENTURES Vynn Capital Gabriella Crescini

Venture capital is synonymous with high stakes and rapid innovation, but at Serena, it’s also about making a meaningful impact. 🌍 Join me in this episode as I chat with co-founder Xavier Lorphelin, who shares how Serena integrates impact into every investment decision, redefining the traditional VC model. With €1 billion in assets under management, Serena is driving significant advances in climate tech, AI, and sustainability, proving that financial ambition and a dedication to a better world can coexist. Serena’s unique approach to impact investing includes their use of climate dividends and innovative technologies to tackle environmental challenges. 🎧 Tune in to learn more about how Serena is transforming venture capital into a powerful tool for good, addressing some of the most pressing global issues with smart, sustainable solutions. 👉: https://lnkd.in/ey_XsfXE #SRI360 #ImpactInvesting #Sustainability #VentureCapital #NatureTech #SerenaCapital #XavierLorphelin

🧩 Sharing of best practices in impact assessments and KPIs is the best way to learn from each other and move forward quickly. At the moment everybody is developing their own proprietary approach which might work well internally but does not allow us to compare impact across funds. We need to get better at quantifying impact and make it comparable. In this session we will share how, as investment funds, we assess impact and define impact KPIs. Join Clara Deniau (Citizen Capital), me (Planet A Ventures), Maite Fibla Gasparin, PhD (Ship2B Ventures) & Silke Horakova (Tilia Impact Ventures) at #impactweek by Impact Europe in Bilbao next week! #UnitedforImpact

Palico and Mantra Investment Partners founder Antoine Drean’s 10 outrageous predictions – which of them are most likely? Also – two predictions of my own I love the sort of big thinking that goes into these wild predictions – most won’t happen, but some of them aren’t too crazy. My pick of the predictions: “Coller Capital launches dedicated small secondaries fund to unlock $500 billion opportunity” I like this one, and per my post on Monday I’ve been generally in favour of GPs expanding their strategies to better serve a market. I wouldn’t be surprised if Coller did this to better own their market ecosystem. “Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s real time valuation tool changes the game” The idea of using big data gathered by large asset managers to offer a more up-to-date interim valuation to LPs will likely come, whether this year or not. The data exists – the question is of how to gather and provide it. Two predictions of my own: “AI solutions begin to automate firm and fund formation, including marketing, legal and diligence processes” “Most large funds now offer tokenized sleeves” Link to article below: https://lnkd.in/egX3MapW #emergingmanagers #privatemarkets #privateequity #pe #alternatives