Many working in "social impact" are not sure what problem they are trying to solve. How do we get more problem-solvers? Invest in quality infrastructure.
Will impact investment empower millions of people worldwide, or just replicate the same challenges of the aid industry and other anti-poverty approaches?
Despite progress, there is still a financing gap for early stage opportunities—the 'missing middle' or 'seed gap'. Capria Accelerator wants to fix that.
Revenue-based investments are a lower cost of capital than traditional equity. They also better align the incentives of the investor with the entrepreneur.
Part one of a five-part series: declaring a victory for impact investing would be premature because the amount of actual impact capital flowing into mainstream markets is lagging far behind.