Climate Change… Buildings and Climate Change 1 Mar 2023 According to the United Nations Environment Program, buildings and construction account for 36 percent of global energy consumption and 39 percent of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions annually. Globally, building operations…
impinv… Kibus: robot cooking for pets 27 Jul 20226 Aug 2022 Kibus Petcare (*) is an automated pet food feeder that supplies healthy food. An automatic, convenient device that cooks healthy, natural, and minimally processed dog food. What prompted you to…
impinv… Real-Life Heroes: Lina and Ted 23 Mar 202222 Mar 2022 Hi, Gaston here. When I chose to invest in Carmachain's pre-seed round almost a year ago, I just envisioned helping the unbanked in emerging markets (starting with Kenya and Nigeria).…
Basics… Average “ticket size” 14 Jul 202013 Jul 2020 I could start with, “it depends”, but I will try to give you a more straightforward answer. If you are a founder and have landed on this page, why are…
First Order Principles… From Impact First to 100% impact portfolio 19 Nov 20195 Feb 2020 Why don't you have a 100% impact portfolio in which all your asset classes are deployed in impact investments? When I started investing I didn't care a lot whether my…
First Order Principles Exactly what is social impact? 21 Oct 20192 Oct 2019 Social enterprise is the use of business to solve social problems. The companies in my impact portfolio provide some clear examples: Solaris Offgrid is in the business of selling solar…
First Order Principles… Portftolio approach 7 Oct 20192 Oct 2019 This is my current impact investment portfolio. I have invested several times in some of these companies, at different stages of their life cycle. Similarly to any other risk allocation…
First Order Principles My investment criteria 23 Sep 201918 Sep 2019 I try to follow certain ”rules” both for the selection of the startups and for the allocation of funds within my startup investment portfolio. These rules are not written in…