Comments on: Top 5 Venture Capital Firms: Funding Social Missions http://www.sparxoo.com/2009/07/27/top-5-venture-capital-firms-funding-social-missions/ Branding Agency specializing in innovation and digital Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:15:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Top 5 Venture Capital Firms: Funding Social Missions « The Hub Brussels Blog http://www.sparxoo.com/2009/07/27/top-5-venture-capital-firms-funding-social-missions/#comment-4736 Top 5 Venture Capital Firms: Funding Social Missions « The Hub Brussels Blog Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:45:37 +0000 http://sparxoo.com/?p=2089#comment-4736 [...] Read more here [...] [...] Read more here [...]

]]> By: Fund Investing http://www.sparxoo.com/2009/07/27/top-5-venture-capital-firms-funding-social-missions/#comment-4633 Fund Investing Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:16:45 +0000 http://sparxoo.com/?p=2089#comment-4633 You can check the directory that's sold by the National Venture Capital Association. <a href="http://funds.blogtells.com/" rel="nofollow">Fund Investing</a> You can check the directory that’s sold by the National Venture Capital Association. Fund Investing

]]> By: Brent Grinna http://www.sparxoo.com/2009/07/27/top-5-venture-capital-firms-funding-social-missions/#comment-4629 Brent Grinna Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:41:48 +0000 http://sparxoo.com/?p=2089#comment-4629 IGNIA is an example of a non US-based fund that is trying to bring commercial capital to the base of the pyramid. We have raised in excess of $50 million of equity and are based in Monterrey, Mexico. Our goal is to close our fund at $75 million in December 2009. www.ignia.com.mx www.twitter.com/IGNIA_Fund www.twitter.com/brentgrinna IGNIA is an example of a non US-based fund that is trying to bring commercial capital to the base of the pyramid. We have raised in excess of $50 million of equity and are based in Monterrey, Mexico. Our goal is to close our fund at $75 million in December 2009.

http://www.ignia.com.mx
http://www.twitter.com/IGNIA_Fund
http://www.twitter.com/brentgrinna

]]> By: Anne Field http://www.sparxoo.com/2009/07/27/top-5-venture-capital-firms-funding-social-missions/#comment-4623 Anne Field Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:06:08 +0000 http://sparxoo.com/?p=2089#comment-4623 What about angels? Seems a shame not to mention Investors' Circle, a pioneer in social enterprise funding. It's a social venture angel group, not strictly venture capital. But, as someone who blogs about social enterprise and entrepreneurship and has covered small business for years, I would say that it's one of the most influential groups in social venture financing. What about angels? Seems a shame not to mention Investors’ Circle, a pioneer in social enterprise funding. It’s a social venture angel group, not strictly venture capital. But, as someone who blogs about social enterprise and entrepreneurship and has covered small business for years, I would say that it’s one of the most influential groups in social venture financing.

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