Adasina calls itself “a bridge between financial markets & social justice”, and the latest investment from Realize Impact. They are a Black-owned and women-operated investment company. Adasina Social Capital is a company dedicated to serving as a bridge between social justice movements and financial markets and the new home of our social justice investing strategy. Their approach...
ImpactAlpha, March 7 – There’s a huge gender gap in medical and disease research funding. On this month’s Liist of impact funds that are currently raising capital, two fund managers have their sights set on the investment opportunity in women’s healthcare and services. Mexico City-based New Ventures is rolling out a $20 million fund to offer revenue-based financing to women’s health...
Realize Impact invested in WF Northaven, to help address the affordable housing issue in Seattle. WF Northaven is an 89-unit, multi-generational, workforce affordable apartment building for residents making between 60% and 80% of area median income (AMI). The ground floor of the project will hold a seven-classroom early learning center operated by Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA). It is situated...
For over a decade, the Builders’ team has consistently helped scale companies to generate significant alpha for all of our stakeholders. We have raised capital from similarly operational and values-aligned partners who also serve as operating partners (“Builders”) to the fund. That bench of experience – matching that of billion dollar private equity platforms – is highly...
ImpactAlpha, February 7 – Impact fund managers from India to Ecuador to the U.S. recognize that there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to plugging persistent capital gaps for inclusive, sustainable economies. Creative and catalytic capital is the theme of this month’s Liist, in partnership with Realize Impact. In Latin America, two funds are leaning into alternative-finance to support high...
Realize Impact’s latest investment is in Climate Robotics, which builds advanced robotics and artificial intelligence to fight climate change. The first of these machines creates biochar in situ, in the fields of farmers, from the stalks of the harvested crops.
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Grapevine gathers like-minded people to donate to a common cause. Join us to find your community and make an impact. Together. Realize Impact invested $100,000 to help scale up Grapevine’s business and their impact. What if you made a commitment to give back regularly and intentionally? What if you brought friends, colleagues, coworkers and others along with you? Your commitment could help...
The Decarbon8 fund, managed by Realize Impact has invested in Clean Crop Technologies, a startup that aims to lower food waste by removing contaminants from food surfaces (without leaving any residue behind) and enhancing seed performance. In 1862 Louis Pasteur pioneered an effective method for removing pathogens in milk and wine. This process, which bears his name, revolutionized food safety and...
Realize Impact launched the philanthropic investment grants service in February 2020 and through the end of 2022 has received over 400 donations, totaling over $22 million, resulting in 137 investments into impact funds and mission-driven companies. See our blog for details on many of these investments… and if you are looking for ideas on where you can make an impact investment (either with...
RevHubOC is building a like-minded community of social investors and entrepreneurs in Orange County, California (the south end of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area) in order to accelerate scalable and sustainable solutions to the world’s greatest challenges. Four donors from the Orange County Community Foundation recommended that Realize Impact invest in this important piece of local...