+ Companies

Aduna is a UK based social business whose mission is to create demand for under-utilised natural products from small-scale producers, mostly women, in Africa.

Advance Global Capital, a global impact investment management company, believes that private capital, when invested well, can be a force for good. Their flagship fund puts capital to work in underserved communities worldwide by financing small and medium businesses (SMEs), especially those owned by women, that lack sufficient access to credit and need it to thrive. The fund adheres to 5 impact objectives, including the economic empowerment of women.

Akasha restaurant in Los Angeles features New American cuisine offering comfort food with big flavors and sustainable ingredients, for carnivores and herbivores alike.

Apolitical.co is the first global peer-to-peer platform for government, helping public servants find the ideas, experts and partners they need to solve the hardest challenges facing our societies. Think: LinkedIn meets Udacity for public servants, on issues that matter.

BrightUp is a financial wellness app and more, in the US with a twist. Starting with tackling issues around employees access to credit. Created to help Americans - especially women of colour - grow their net-worth by improving their self-worth.

First Women's Bank is more than a commercial bank, it is a first-of-its-kind, women-led platform designed to connect small businesses with innovative capital solutions, provide individuals and corporations with opportunities to promote gender equality, and build a community that fosters strategic partnerships and inclusion. The mission is to grow the small business economy and advance the role of women within it.

Frontier Markets invests and enables digitally savvy rural women entrepreneurs in India to drive long-lasting social impact in their communities.

Kasha is the E-commerce solution for Women’s Health & Personal Care in East Africa. Built for urban and rural areas with or without internet access, empowering all women to confidentially and affordably purchase the products they need to live their best lives.

GreenBiz Group is a diversified media, events and services company that provides information to help companies of all sizes and sectors integrate environmental responsibility into their operations in a manner that supports profitable business practices.

Harry Specters is dedicated to creating the most delicious chocolates and employment for young people with autism.

IESO Digital Health (formerly PsychologyOnline) is the UK’s leading provider of expert, one-to-one psychotherapy over the internet that is helping transform the treatment of mental illness.

The Climate School by Kite Insights is a sustainability education programme that equips employees with the knowledge, motivation and tools to transform organisations for a climate-friendly future.

Landit is the personalized playbook for women seeking to move their career forward.

Playa Viva is an environmentally-conscious resort on the Pacific Coast in Mexico where guests can experience the bounty of the local ecosystem while actually helping it thrive.

r.Cup and r.Ware. r.Cup brings environmental solutions to the live events industry through their seamlessly integrated, end-to-end reusable cup systems for large-scale venues and events. r.Ware is an App-based reusable food container system.

Toya is a computer game studio for games for girls, based in Israel but operating globally.

+ Funds

Acumen is changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders and ideas. They invest patient capital in businesses whose products and services are enabling the poor to transform their lives.

AiiM Partners invests in technology-enabled companies addressing climate change and equity/access, targeting the $10 trillion industries in oceans/water, air/energy and land/agriculture. Women founders and CEOs form half of the AiiM Partners Fund assets while over half of the assets are with people of color.

Aqua-Spark is an innovative investment fund that addresses the planet's health and food security while generating a high economic return through investing in sustainable aquaculture.

Calvert Impact Capital's investment vehicles are created to lend to organizations working in areas like climate change, education, microfinance, affordable housing, and gender equity. I love that they are democratising access to being an investor.

Circulate Capital Ocean Fund is an emerging market investment management firm that finances innovations, companies, and infrastructure that scale solutions to the plastic waste and climate change crises. They have a strong gender lens as well as a very gender balanced senior team.

CNote/The Wisdom Fund makes it easy for individuals and institutions to invest in a more inclusive economy, funding small business loans, affordable housing, and community development in low-income areas.

Feed the Hunger Foundation provides critical loans to women led enterprises across Latin America, in partnership with Pro Mujer, in Asia, and in California.

Farmland LP was formed to demonstrate that sustainable agriculture at-scale is more economically viable than chemical-dependent commodity agriculture. We strive to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns to our investors using land management practices that align the interests of investors, the environment, farm managers, consumers, the communities in which we operate and future generations.

Grassroots Business Fund invests in businesses in emerging markets to drive economic development and improve local standards of living.

HIP Investor is an investment adviser and portfolio management firm that provides institutions, individuals, families, foundations – and their advisers – with HIP ratings which quantify the human, social, and environmental impact of each investment.

Next Wave Impact Fund strives to increase diversity in angel investing and high growth entrepreneurship and has built an outstanding portfolio of women led and diverse businesses with social/environmental impact.

Oikocredit does three simple things. Helps people create their own path out of poverty. Doing so in a way that leaves a positive impact on the planet. And delivering a financial return back to investors. Triple bottom line investing.

Patient Capital Collaborative (Now SustainVC) invests in US companies with strong social and environmental impact that have applied for financing through Investors’ Circle.

Root Capital is a nonprofit social investment fund that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training and strengthening market connections for agricultural small and growing businesses.

RSF Social Finance is a pioneering non-profit financial services organisation dedicated to transforming the way the world works with money. In partnership with a community of investors and donors, RSF provides capital to non-profit and for-profit social enterprises addressing key issues in the areas of Food & Agriculture, Education & the Arts, and Ecological Stewardship.

RSF Social Finance Women’s Capital Collaborative Initiative

SJF Ventures provides venture financing for and assists companies with innovative ideas in resource efficiency & sustainability and tech-enhanced services. Representative investment areas include asset recovery and reverse logistics, efficiency and infrastructure, sustainable agriculture and food safety, health and wellness, education, digital media, and technology-enhanced services.

Supply Change Capital is an early stage venture capital firm investing at the intersection of food, culture, and technology. They have strong gender, diversity, and sustainability lenses. They are a women-led fund, with a Latina GP, based in the US.

Water Equity is an asset manager with an exclusive focus on ending the most urgent issue of our time - the global water and climate crisis.