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Revision as of 19:25, 25 March 2009
Social venture capital is a form of venture capital investing that provides capital to businesses deemed socially and environmentally responsible. These investments are intended to both provide attractive returns to investors and to provide market-based solutions to social and environmental issues.
Among the firms that deploy "social venture capital" are: Acumen Fund, Triodos Bank, Calvert Group, The New Economics Foundation, Social Venture Capital Fund, Venturesome Fund, Social Venture Partners, VenturEast BYST Growth Fund and Good Capital.[citation needed]
See also
References
- Glasner, Joanna. "Wholesome Investing." Venture Capital Journal, July 1, 2008.
- Tiku, Nitasha . "Do-Gooder Finance: How a new crop of investors is helping social entrepreneurs." Inc.com, February 2008.
External links
- Venture Philanthrophy is a GoogleTM Directory of prominent social venture capital funds or projects