{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/656f2e151ce7dc001266e2af/65f193112d60f0001627f166?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ellinor Schweyer of FASE on Social Venture Capital, how to attract impact finance and social entrepreneur success stories","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/656f2e151ce7dc001266e2af/1710343792002-7d0e312a36c29bbe2f0dd76672d4dffc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><br></p><p><strong><em>\"The relationship between entrepreneurs and investors is like a marriage. You really have to be certain that on the human side of things you are also aligned\".</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>In the world of impact finance it’s easy to focus a lot of attention on the myriad challenges: How to source and support the most impactful enterprises; how to find like-minded investors with skillsets aligned to the entrepreneur business; how to design innovative, smart and patient capital models; how to assess the impact of enterprises; how to help enterprise growth and valuation in parallel with impact; etc.....</p><p><br></p><p>But how often do we also step back to <strong>celebrate the impact</strong> of social enterprises that are going from strength to strength as a result?</p><p><br></p><p>Ellinor Schweyer, Co-Founder and MD of Munich based impact finance advisors <a href=\"https://fa-se.de/en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FASE</a>, which was born out of the original social entrepreneurship funding organisation <a href=\"https://www.ashoka.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ashoka</a>, tells of their success stories ranging from a triple-win solution to detecting breast cancer, to insuring the health of previously uninsurable field workers in developing nations, and making civic sports clubs sustainable to reliably provide a priceless framework that so many teenagers benefit from.</p><p><br></p><p>Ellinor also delves deep into the best approaches to bootstrapping a social enterprise to be sure of attracting impact funding- and on the importance of choosing wisely when it comes to committing to the right investor 'marriage'. As well as her thoughts on:</p><p><br></p><p>- The corporate saturation that led her to jump into impact and careers advice for those looking to switch to impact finance</p><p>- Impact finance vs VC start up failure rates</p><p>- The challenges thrown up by the positive reality of Impact investing becoming trendy and attracting an increase in venture funds</p><p>- Using Ashoka Impact metrics to measure Impact</p><p>- The FASE approach to structuring debt, mezzanine financing, social bonds and impact ROI</p><p>- How to stay healthy in an age of climate anxiety</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>\"Impact is not equally defined and often in impact investments you still see that the brain rules over the heart\"</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://fa-se.de/en/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://fa-se.de/en/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.ashoka.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ashoka.org/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.discovering-hands.de/international/page-international\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.discovering-hands.de/international/page-international</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.elucid.social/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.elucid.social/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://klubtalent.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://klubtalent.org/</a></p><p><br></p><p>#SocialVentureCapital #matchmaking #impactsuccessstories #impactfinance #ashoka #SocialEntrepreneurs</p>","author_name":"Investing for Purpose / Richard Mullane"}