Direct Investing in Startup Companies for Environmental and Social Impact
Ken Vaughn, VertueLab
There is a persistent capital gap for early stage investment in the environmental innovations that address our pressing global challenges. New models for harnessing philanthropic and mission-oriented capital are needed to fill the gap between government grants and conventional investors. A panel with extensive experience in entrepreneurship and impact investing will discuss lessons learned from their investing and fund raising experience. They will contrast the direct and quantifiable impact that can be derived by investing in startup companies vs. indirect investing by means of public equities, ESG-oriented mutual funds, and green bonds. They will focus on new financial strategies that can attract capital from foundations, institutions, family offices and economic developers.
cleantech investing, direct impact investing, Investing for impact, philanthropic capital, program-related-investing
Panel
Intermediate
Ken Vaughn, Director of Impact Investments, VertueLab
Lars Johanssen, E8 Angels
Sarah Cleveland, Sarah Cleveland Consulting and Board Member of Russell Family Foundation
Angela Jackson, Portland Seed Fund
Dexter Turner, CEO, OpConnect
https://d2l8rne3sx3c3l.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Winter_2018_the_investment_gap_that_threatens_the_planet.pdf?x57461
https://vertuelab.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVuU2cV8_70
https://www.e8angels.com/
http://portlandseedfund.com/
https://www.brookings.edu/research/cleantech-venture-capital-continued-declines-and-narrow-geography-limit-prospects/
2018 Important Dates
- May 1 - June 15
Period for submitting ideas. - June 16 - 29
Commenting and voting period. All sessions open for voting. - June 30 - July 13
Judging panel and final selection by SOCAP18 Content Team. - July 16
Winning sessions announced to session organizers.