Global challenges will not be solved by governments and philanthropists alone; the combination of fear of failure and lacking funds must be resolved with a third sector: venture capital.
According to one of the pioneers and great champions of impact investing, Sir Ronald Cohen, now is the time for global challenges to be solved by ‘social entrepreneurs’ and investors ‘doing good by doing well’.
Listen to the story of how Sir Ronald helped establish this powerful new paradigm and learn how both investors and startup entrepreneurs can join the Impact Revolution.
The New Investment Paradigm:
Doing Good While Doing Well
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In this 12-minute TEK Talk, discover:
- Why it is inevitable that the investment paradigm will shift within 1-2 decades
- How social entrepreneurs are creating “profit with purpose” businesses
- How doing good for the world can also mean doing well in an investment portfolio
The impact revolution will mark the 21st century in the way that the tech revolution did.
About OurCrowd
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About Sir Ronald Cohen
Sir Ronald Cohen is Chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and The Portland Trust. He is a co-founder director of Social Finance UK, USA, and Israel, and co-founder Chair of Bridges Fund Management and Big Society Capital.
For nearly two decades, Sir Ronald’s pioneering initiatives in driving impact investment have catalyzed a number of global efforts, each focused on driving private capital to serve social and environmental good. These efforts are leading the global impact investment movement towards an Impact Revolution.
He chaired the Social Impact Investment Taskforce established under the UK’s presidency of the G8 (2013-2015), the Social Investment Task Force (2000-2010) and the Commission on Unclaimed Assets (2005-2007). In 2012 he received the Rockefeller Foundation’s Innovation Award for innovation in social finance.
He co-founded and was Executive Chairman of Apax Partners Worldwide LLP (1972-2005). He was a founder director and Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association and a founder director of the European Venture Capital Association.
Note that Sir Ronald is not directly affiliated with OurCrowd. He gave a TEK Talk at the 2018 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit in Jerusalem titled “The New Investment Paradigm: Doing Good While Doing Well.” In addition, Social Finance Israel, the impact advisory firm he founded in 2013, partnered with OurCrowd on the recently launched OurCrowd Impact Fund, which provides investors a dedicated, diversified vehicle of VC-backed impact businesses tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges.
– Sir Ronald Cohen