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Interview with Betty Francisco; CEO of Boston Impact Initiative Fund II (BII Fund II)
Jen: How was the Boston Impact Initiative Fund II Created? Betty: BII (founded by Deborah Frieze) launched BII Fund II to continue addressing the racial wealth divide in Massachusetts and the Northeast. Black and Latino entrepreneurs in Massachusetts have an...
Interview with Francesco Piazzesi; Founder and CEO of CIMENTAFIN
Jen: How was CIMENTAFIN Created? Francesco: Cimentafin was started by Francesco Piazzesi, who in 1997 also founded ÉCHALE, a green affordable housing developer. Francesco observed that despite ÉCHALE’s affordability, their customers were still forced to deal...
Interview with Erin Davis; COO and Co-Founder of Enduring Planet
Jen: How was Enduring Planet Created? Erin: There are not enough financing options for climate startups that are non-dilutive and help them keep more of their company as they grow. Dimitry Gershenson, co-founder and CEO (ex-Facebook, 10+ years of climate and...
Interview with Rekia Foudel; Managing Partner of Barka Fund
Jen: How was the Barka Fund Created? Rekia: Rekia started the fund to solve the problem of how to move public and private capital directly to thousands of ecopreneurs, in the missing middle of the financial spectrum in Africa, working to create value for the...
Interview with Liz Gamboa, Co-Director of IndigiDAO Fund
Jen: How was IndigiDao Created?Liz: I think we recognized that new blockchain and Web3 technologies offer their users a chance to take sovereignty over their data technologically. This tech also provided an opportunity to exchange goods and services in ways...
Interview with Christy Finsel, Executive Director of ONAC Fund
Jen: How was ONAC Fund Created? Christy: ONAC started the ONAC Fund with an anonymous donation. The ONAC Fund is managed by ONAC and the funds are held with J.A. Glynn Investments in Missouri. Jen: How are your investment funds catalytic in a way that is different...
Interview with Brett Isaac, Fund Founder and Executive Chair of Navajo Power
How was Navajo Power Created? Brett: Navajo Power is a majority native owned company that was founded to help address the catastrophic economic impact of the decline of the coal-based economy on the Navajo Nation by developing utility-scale renewable energy...
Interview with Michelle Vassel, Tribal Administrator of Gouts Lakawoulh Hiwechk Fund
How was “Fund” Created? Michelle: Dishgamu Humboldt CLT and the Gouts Lakawoulh Hiwechk (money that makes us well) were both created by the Wiyot Tribal Council. The goal with the Gouts Lakawoulh Hiwechk Fund was to develop a source of funding to be used by the...
Interview with Justin Schwartz, Managing Partner of IMPAQTO Capital
How was IMPAQTO Capital Created? Justin: IMPAQTO Capital was created by Michelle Arévalo-Carpenter and Justin Schwartz as a spin off of IMPAQTO, an ecosystem builder based in Ecuador that has been a key player in the development of the social...
Interview with Carolina Lobo-Guerrero, Chief Financial Officer of Viwala
Jen: How was “Fund” Created? Carolina: In late 2018 Rodrigo Villar and Armando Laborde, founding partners of New Ventures realized the need for an investment vehicle that could help bridge the financing gap for missing middle entrepreneurs. With a grant...
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