Maximpact: Bringing the Impact Sector Together
At Maximpact,we pride ourselves on our inclusive approach to impact investing. An important part of our mission is to strengthen the sector by providing a place where a wide range of impact players can come together and make impact deals. To make this happen more effectively, we’ve adopted a very broad definition of impact investing, creating a “big tent” that invites a diverse range of players under the same roof. The chart above shows how different types of impact actors are able to come together on Maximpact.
Our strategy seems to be working. Today, Maximpact welcomes funders, intermediaries and entrepreneurs from every part of the world and every corner of the impact sector. Some are veteran funders and intermediaries who have supported the idea of impact since the beginning. Others are new to impact and just discovering its potential. The chart also shows some of the new types of players that are entering the field, notably from the corporate social responsibility (CSR), eco and green technology, and the philanthropy sectors.
For Maximpact, this is good news. We believe that a greater variety of players in the impact arena will lead to better deal flow and a faster pace of innovation. In the meantime, we do our best to maintain the “big tent”, making sure all our users are discovering a world of new impact possibilities on our ever-expanding global platform.
The Maximpact Collaborative Approach – How it works
At the time of registration, users will be asked to identify them selves with a sector group (impact, philanthropy, CSR or eco; green) then select a user group(entrepreneur, intermediary or fund). Different types of users have different rights and levels of access to the Maximpact platform.
Definitions
- Entrepreneurs:Entrepreneurs and companies
- Intermediaries: Angel investors, social enterprise accelerators,incubators, venture capital groups, social venture networks and others
- Funds: Investment funds, family offices,foundations,organizations, NGOs, companies, asset managers and others
Every registrant is vetted by Maximpact and best efforts are made to certify and qualify each applicant before access is permitted.Password access enables registered users to list and search for deals and ventures according to their access rights.When a deal or venture is listed, the listing party has an opportunity to identify the kind of funders they wish to attract (impact, philanthropy, CSR and/or eco & green). This allows users to filter and find like-minded funding matches more easily. However, it does not exclude deals from being searched by other types of funders that were not selected.
The hope of Maximpact is that all users will at some point reach out beyond their group and seek collaborative opportunities with others to create the biggest impact for us all.