Our Investment Approach
We believe business has a vital role to play in solving the world’s most pressing problems, from inequality to climate change. To help more businesses realize that potential, we invest in companies that share our commitment to achieving impact as well as business success – to doing good and doing well.
We Focus On
Founders on a Mission
We seek entrepreneurs who combine exceptional leadership and business capabilities with unique perspectives and approaches, grounded in their lived experience and expressed in their venture’s purpose.
Relationships
We build meaningful relationships grounded in a shared purpose, honest conversations and shoulder-to-shoulder collaboration. We relish opportunities to roll up our sleeves in the tough moments and celebrate successes.
Catalytic Impact
We seek businesses with the potential for scalable change that shifts systems, fuels growth, and changes the landscape. We look for opportunities to drive change that might not happen otherwise.
Patience
We invest with a long-term perspective both of individual businesses and the business of social change. We want entrepreneurs to be able to focus on building sustainably without pressure to compromise to deliver short-term gains.
Rigour
We work closely with the companies we invest in to track and scale the success of both their financial results and their social or environmental impact.
Community
We’re relationship people, and our portfolio is a community. We facilitate connections – both formally and informally – among the companies we invest in because it accelerates learning, enjoyment and success for everyone.
