Our vision is to solve the problem that social enterprises face to raise capital, and of individuals to generate financial and social returns with their investments.
In 2011, impact investments amounted $400Mn; the Rockefeller Foundation estimates that $4.4Bn is waiting to be invested. However, there are few platforms that enable social enterprises to demonstrate their social impact and financial viability to individuals who are frustrated with donation-based charities, but that are willing to invest on enterprises that have quantifiable social impact and sustainable business models.
Social enterprises rely on donations because it is difficult to measure and track their non-financial impact. Furthermore, many worthy projects are not telling compelling stories that motivate individuals to get involved with their causes. As a result, investors are only compensated for their financial investments and are restricted to making donations to causes were they could have a much broader impact through a dual-bottom line investment.
In the last few years, impact measurement methodologies have made improvements in the way social impact is tracked, but there is still no clear way to monetize it, so that investing in social enterprises can become a true asset class for individual investors.
At WorldVest, we believe there is a better way to measure and track the impact of a dollar invested, attract investors, and reward them for the social and financial impact they create. WorldVest rises to this challenge by building an innovative crowdfunding platform that connects social enterprises and investors in a way never seen before.
In 2011, impact investments amounted $400Mn; the Rockefeller Foundation estimates that $4.4Bn is waiting to be invested. However, there are few platforms that enable social enterprises to demonstrate their social impact and financial viability to individuals who are frustrated with donation-based charities, but that are willing to invest on enterprises that have quantifiable social impact and sustainable business models.
Social enterprises rely on donations because it is difficult to measure and track their non-financial impact. Furthermore, many worthy projects are not telling compelling stories that motivate individuals to get involved with their causes. As a result, investors are only compensated for their financial investments and are restricted to making donations to causes were they could have a much broader impact through a dual-bottom line investment.
In the last few years, impact measurement methodologies have made improvements in the way social impact is tracked, but there is still no clear way to monetize it, so that investing in social enterprises can become a true asset class for individual investors.
At WorldVest, we believe there is a better way to measure and track the impact of a dollar invested, attract investors, and reward them for the social and financial impact they create. WorldVest rises to this challenge by building an innovative crowdfunding platform that connects social enterprises and investors in a way never seen before.