ABOUT
We energize the social finance ecosystem to sustainably develop Brazil.
Envisioning a prosperous Brazil with strong economic growth, decreased inequality, and a healthy environment.
“Like a windmill a healthy social finance ecosystem powers the vision of Brazil’s
We believe in a Brazil where a strong social finance ecosystem provides entrepreneurs the necessary capital and support to build and scale solutions to challenges such as inequality and climate change.
We build relationships
between US-based individuals
and Brazil’s ecosystem
using a strategic approach.
We allocate capital to high impact organizations, each a key component of the social finance value chain moving to sustainably energize the Brazilian economy.
WHY SOCIAL FINANCE?
SOCIAL FINANCE USES CAPITAL MARKETS TO ACHIEVE A FINANCIAL AND A SOCIAL RETURN.
- Global awareness of innovative financial solutions for social issues is growing rapidly
- Private Capital committed to impact as of 2017: $112B
- New public/private partnerships following unprecedented global consensus around Sustainable Development Goals
- Gap to meet Sustainable Development Goals by 2030: $2.5T
- Sector expected to grow along with track record of successful exits
- Impact-driven millennials receiving $30T+ in wealth transfer will be a source of capital, energizing the global social finance ecosystem
- Social Finance Intermediaries provide critical tools to mobilize entrepreneurs, and are often underfunded because they are intermediaries.
WHY BRAZIL?
- Strong entrepreneutrial culture, driven to create change
- Young, educated working class eager to make a difference
- Macro uncertainty & credit tightening within Brazil’s solid financial stystem translates to scarcer and more expensive capital
- Diminishing government coffers exist to fund public projects
- Large inequality gaps and valuable environmental resources create demand for social entrepreneurs eager to solve problems
- Gaps in young social finance sector imply social entrepreneurs have limited access to needed valuable resources to sustainability scale and create real impact
- Impact investment grows in Brazil: In 2015 $68.9 USD was invested in impact by 29 local firms