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African Prisons Project

Uganda

African Prisons Project (APP) is a young charity founded to bring dignity and hope to men women and children in prisons in Africa through healthcare education access to justice and community reintegration. It is their vision that time spent in prison is a period of positive transformation.

Type: Other Capital Providers

Geography: Africa

Impact: Access to Education

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Apposite Capital

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela

Apposite Capital is an independent investment firm focused exclusively on Healthcare. The firm operates at the small end of the private equity market providing both capital and expertise to those businesses offering disruptive models that aim to improve or reduce the cost of care provision and which have the potential of becoming market leaders. Apposite has an in depth sector knowledge covering key aspects of the healthcare industry internationally coupled with local insights an exceptional network and an entrepreneurial mindset which it applies to drive the growth of its portfolio companies.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Benevolent

United States of America

The mission of Benevolent is to bring dignity and self determination to both sides of the giving equation illuminating the realities of life on the edge of sustainability.Benevolent makes it possible for everyday donors to give to help one low income individual over one hurdle at one moment in time. We work exclusively in partnership with local nonprofits and public agencies so that every person's story presented on the Benevolent platform is validated and managed professionally and locally.Donors contribute to help with things like uniforms for someone to accept a job laptops for school and security deposits and furniture for people exiting homelessness or domestic violence. At Benevolent we know that the opportunities and challenges that pop up in the lives of striving low income families are as unique as the families themselves. We believe in helping people follow the paths and reach the goals they ve set for themselves.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Americas

Impact: Equality & Empowerment/Minorities/Previously Excluded Populations

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Bessemer Venture Partners Emerging Markets Profoli

United States of America

Bessemer Venture Partners is a leading venture capital firm that invests in breakthrough consumer enterprise and healthcare technology founders from our six offices around the globe Silicon Valley San Francisco New York Boston Israel and India. Founded in 1911 with $4.5 billion under management Bessemer Venture Partners enjoys the longest running record of success in venture capital tracing the roots back to the Carnegie Steel Empire.

Type: Corporate

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Beyond Capital Fund

United States of America

Beyond Capital Fund supports high potential entrepreneurs with innovative business models helping to fight poverty. Their investments address critical human needs providing basic services which are not currently available through traditional markets.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Eastern Africa

Impact: Access to Education

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D3Jubilee

Republic of Korea

With an aim to build a fair and sustainable world for the next generation D3 invests in and supports startups improving lives of a neglected class of people.We discover technology based companies with innovative business ideas to address significant social issues and narrow socio economic gaps. We particularly pay attention to entrepreneurs who create excellent user experiences and build business models of high growth potential in the following impact areas

Type: Individual Investor

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Eight Roads Ventures

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela

Eight Roads partners with ambitious entrepreneurs to build bold and meaningful businesses. We are active in Ventures Principal Investments and Real Estate. We have teams in Asia and in Europe and work alongside associated funds around the world providing substantial global scale expertise and market reach.

Type: Corporate

Geography: Asia

Impact: Community Development

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Emerald Peak Private Equity

Nicaragua

At Emerald Peak we believe that Impact Private Equity has the power to transform at scale and speed creating both positive impact and financial value in the underserved markets of Latin America & the Caribbean.Our hybrid SDG aligned investment model combines the best of traditional private equity and impact investment practices to ensure that growing businesses have access to the innovative capital they need to create a sustainable equitable and inclusive prosperity.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Central America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Finance for Good

Canada

Finance for Good is the first built for purpose Social Impact Bond (SIB) intermediary in Canada. We advise governments on SIB design and procurement help non profits utilize social finance tools and become SIB Ready and structure investments to direct capital into SIBs.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Northern America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Golden Lane Housing

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela

Golden Lane Housing works with people with a learning disability to provide supported housing around which they can build their lives. We were established as an independent registered charity by Mencap in 1998 to help tackle the immense challenges that people with a learning disability face in finding a home.Since our inception we have invested 102.4 million transforming the lives of over 1700 people with a wide range of needs in more than 750 properties across England Wales and Northern Ireland. Each year we house over 100 people and continually find innovate ways to provide suitable housing solutions in this ever changing society.

Type: Other Capital Providers

Geography: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela

Impact: Affordable Housing

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Hands With Hands

This Hands-with-Hands initiative has emerged since 2001 from the collaboration of several friends, primarily Kira Kay, Dipendra KC., Sharada Basnet, Shila Pandey, Ram KC, Riya & Saroja Thapa, Neel Shahi, Bikash Shahi, Rafael Ebner, Coen Völker, Nina Cejnar and more recently, Elizabeth Smith. All their team and supporters are pro bono workers for HandswithHands and also cover their extra expenses (e.g. for traveling) themselves. All funds go directly to the people of Nepal who are most in need, not to big organisations or government bodies which have potential for corruption. With this, 100% of donations arrive where they are most needed.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Nepal

Impact: Capacity Building

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Impact Foundation

Impact Foundation exists to bring impact investors to donors desiring to change the world through business while also earning a return on their charitable capital through an Impact Account a special kind of donor advised fund. Purpose built for impact investing we provide a streamlined way to fund transformational businesses make loans to charity and grow the amount you have to give away. As of January 1 2019 Impact Foundation has placed $55 Million in 160 impact companies.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Global

Impact: Access to Education

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Kalaari Capital

India

Kalaari Capital is a $160 million venture capital fund with a strong advisory team in Bangalore investing in early-stage, technology-oriented companies in India. They are passionate about investing in entrepreneurs who are poised to be tomorrow's global leaders. They seek companies that are capturing new markets, providing innovative solutions, and creating new wealth for India and beyond.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: India

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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MainStreet Partners

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela

MainStreet Partners was created to provide any investor with a transparent and easy access to companies and funds that achieve consistent financial returns while improving people s lives and protecting our planet. Where and how capital is deployed has a strong influence in shaping our future world. For this reason we want our clients to know exactly where their capital is invested and what financial social and environmental results they are achieving.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Global

Impact: Access to Education

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Medtronic Foundation

United States of America

The Medtronic Foundation regularly makes grants to organizations around the world that prevent and treat non communicable diseases. The charitable arm of one of the world's largest medical technology companies the Medtronic Foundation devotes its global health efforts to preventing and treating non communicable diseases like cancer and diabetes. However it occasionally offers one off grants for communicable diseases as noted in its recent grantmaking to combat Ebola.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Global

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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New Enterprise Associates

United States of America

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) partners with entrepreneurs to build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and geographies. As one of the world's largest and most active venture capital firms with more than $13 billion in committed capital, the firm's long track record includes more than 190 portfolio company IPOs and more than 300 acquisitions. Among its historical investments are technology leaders like Data Domain, CareerBuilder, Diapers.com, Groupon, Juniper, Macromedia, Salesforce.com, Tableau Software, TiVo, WebEx and Workday.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Nexus India Capital Advisors

United States of America

We partner with exceptional entrepreneurs in the US and India. Our team comprises ex entrepreneurs who are strong bottom up thinkers and sleeves rolled up operators. With decades of experience in building and funding globally leading companies we manage USD 1.2 billion across funds. Our footprint in world s two leading markets positions us uniquely with global insights and ability to serve entrepreneurs.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Nexus Venture Partners

United States of America

They are the go to thought partners for our entrepreneurs. They operate as one team one firm. Their companies have access to the entire Nexus team in Silicon Valley and India for strategic guidance team building and opening doors to potential customers and partners.We partner with exceptional entrepreneurs in the US and India. Their team comprises ex entrepreneurs who are strong bottom up thinkers and sleeves rolled up operators. With decades of experience in building and funding globally leading companies we manage USD 1.2 billion across funds. Our footprint in world's two leading markets positions us uniquely with global insights and ability to serve entrepreneurs.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Oak Investment Partners

United States of America

Oak Investment Partners is a multi stage venture capital firm. The primary investment focus is on high growth opportunities in Clean Energy Financial Services Technology Healthcare Information Technology Internet and Consumer. Over a 34 year history Oak has achieved a strong track record as a stage independent investor funding more than 495 companies at key points in their life cycle. Oak has been involved in the formation of companies funded spin outs of operating divisions and technology assets and provided growth equity to mid and late stage private businesses and to public companies through PIPE investments. Oak has helped innovators exploit new business opportunities and anticipate trends through long term relationships that endure the changing economic landscape. Our accomplishments can be best recognized through the success of our companies and the ability to deliver consistent performance over time.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Energy

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Obviam

Switzerland

Obviam has been managing the Swiss DFI for almost 20 years and as part of its mandate been mobilizing private capital to invest alongside public institutions into Impact investments in developing countries. Over the years Obviam has raised private funds from large Swiss banks and is now launching a LSE Impact Investing fund to mobilize retail investment into these same markets. The LSE vehicle IMPACT INVESTMENT TRUST PLC will be the first emerging market listed Impact FoF providing retail clients diversification liquidity and commercial returns through one platform.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Africa

Impact: Income/Productivity Growth

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Pro Mujer Mexico

United States

Pro Mujer is a development and microfinance institution (MFI) that is dedicated to providing Latin America s low income women with the means to build their own livelihoods through the provision of microfinance business training and health services. Pro Mujer has several branches throughout the region Global Partnerships is currently partners with Pro Mujer branches in Bolivia Mexico Nicaragua and Peru.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Americas

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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RockHealth

United States of America

Rock Health supports innovators working at the intersection of healthcare and technology. Founded in 2010 Rock Health supports health entrepreneurs through a startup accelerator open source research and public events.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Northern America

Impact: Health Improvement

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Seven Seas Capital Management

Canada

For the costs of developing and piloting a social impact measurement system for the Africa Healthcare Fund which seeks to increase access to quality healthcare delivery to lower and middle income Africans improve economic development through job creation skills development and employee retention and attract capital to the healthcare delivery sector in Africa.

Type: Fund

Geography: Africa

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Tao Capital Partners

United States of America

Tao Invest, the direct investment entity affiliated with Tao Capital Partners, invests in technology, alternative energy and transportation, healthcare, education, sustainable food & agriculture, consumer, and real estate businesses that have a positive impact. Tao is an active investor with the ability to support companies through various stages of their life-cycle.

Type: Investor

Geography: Global

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Total Impact Advisors

United States of America

TOTAL Impact Capital (TOTAL) develops unique investments for investors who are searching for superior returns non correlated deal flow and a chance to positively affect the future of the world. Working with enterprises governments and non profits they use market mechanisms to create lasting sustainable and profitable solutions to challenges relating to agriculture (food security) healthcare cleantech (energy clean water recycling preservation) education and financial inclusion. Within Impact Investment TOTAL plays a critical crossover role between capital providers and entrepreneurs.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Wellcome Trust

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela

We re a global charitable foundation both politically and financially independent. We support scientists and researchers take on big problems fuel imaginations and spark debate. We remain true to the vision and values of our founder Sir Henry Wellcome a medical entrepreneur collector and philanthropist. Our work today reflects the amazing breadth of Henry's interests and his belief that science and research expand knowledge by testing and investigating ideas. Our governance is based on an updated version of his will.Our funding supports over 14000 people in more than 70 countries. In the next five years we aim to spend up to 5 billion helping thousands of curious passionate people all over the world explore ideas in science population health medical innovation the humanities and social sciences and public engagement.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Global

Impact: Disease Specific Prevention and Mitigation