“Charity and benefaction only maintain the status quo (…), they don’t drive change.”
Nic Frances in The End of Charity
Typical investors of the Social Venture Fund are wealthy individuals and families, family offices, foundations, asset managers, as well as church and development banks.
Our investors appreciate the Social Venture Fund, as it clearly distinguishes itself in many ways with its work ethic from many of the traditional philanthropic organizations:
Investing instead of donating
The Social Venture Fund believes in the power of capital for social change and in a success orientated approach. As a consequence, social ventures have to undergo a comprehensive selection and verification process (Due Diligence), which is comparable to the traditional Venture Capital approach. Additionally we commit ourselves to the specific characteristics of social ventures (e.g. measurement of the social impact). The distribution as well as the repayment of capital is jointly agreed with the target companies.
The Social Venture Fund‘s goal: to preserve and recycle invested capital for future investments. By doing so, the intrinsic power of the capital is mobilised for positive change while the capital itself is preserved.
The predominant principle is transparency and clear performance measures for the investors which will be monitored through regular and detailed reporting as well as through investor trips to the supported portfolio companies. Additionally investors can put themselves forward as “ambassadors” for portfolio companies to support them further with network and consultancy services.
For investors, the Social Venture Fund is a unique way to enable and participate in successful, as well as sustainable social change, by investing in carefully selected companies.
If you would like to become an investor, we would very much like to hear from you!
