Big Society Capital

Pivotal Ventures (“Pivotal”) is an investment and incubation company created by Melinda French Gates. We partner, invest, and advocate to remove barriers that hold people back, concentrating on areas where progress and opportunity have stalled for millions of Americans. The pursuit of a more equal and equitable United States - not just for some of us, but for everyone - is what drives us forward. It's the why behind every problem we tackle. We approach partnership with big ambitions and open minds, embracing what’s already working and innovating beyond traditional philanthropy. Some areas we focus on: women in technology and innovation; Women in public office; women and girls of color; adolescent mental health; paid family and medical leave; and caregiving. Inspired by our founder, we reach across communities and sectors to bring together changemakers who can scale up proven ideas and catalyze new ones. We learn from their experiences, amplify their resources, then step back so they can lead. Our impatience with the status quo is fueled by an optimism that progress is always possible.

Beyond Ventures is an investment and philanthropy advisory serving family offices, endowments, and foundations. Our clients include Pivotal, a group of organizations founded by Melinda French Gates to accelerate social progress for women and young people in the U.S. and around the world.

Otium Capital is an evergreen investment company managing the assets of Pierre-Edouard Stérin, the founder of Smartbox. Our entrepeneurial DNA allows us to invest fast and to meet entrepreneurs' needs. We invest from €100k to €30m for majority or minority stakes and nothing excites us more than working closely with founders to build successful companies. Since Pierre-Edouard's first investment in La Fourchette, Otium has invested €400m in 100 companies. We have kept an entrepreneurial DNA throughout the years, and we are proud to work with founders to build the companies that will become the best players in their sector. Otium manages over €1bn in assets Launched in 2009, Otium Capital is an investment company supporting ambitious entrepreneurs. We are an evergreen investor as we believe that the investor's time should match the entrepreneur's objectives. We are very flexible and we invest at all stages of development, from Seed and Series A to Growth and LBO. The amounts invested range from €100k to €30m in various fields, from Venture Tech and Consumer to Industry and Real Estate. Supporting the action of the Fonds du Bien Commun Otium Capital is not an impact fund but we donate every year a growing part of our proceeds (€22m in 2022) to support the Fonds du Bien Commun. This Philanthropic Fund aims to create and support associative and entrepreneurial projects working for the Common Good in various fields: education, solidarity and fragility, cultural heritage...

We are a global network made up of 100+ Impact Hubs worldwide, with 25,000+ people driving change - in 60+ countries across 5 continents. At Impact Hub, we are enabling inclusive and sustainable innovation at scale by connecting entrepreneurs and innovators to large organizations, cultural and public institutions. Our world is facing complex challenges. Challenges that will only be tackled through collaboration. At Impact Hub, we make collaboration happen by designing impactful solutions, building business for good and (re)imagining the future. This is what our community of impact-driven entrepreneurs, creators, innovators and intrapreneurs does; taking action - today - to create a better tomorrow for people and planet. We’ve been a catalyst for entrepreneurial action for 15+ years. All big ideas start small. In our case, it was in 2005, with one community, in one city. It was a space for anyone who had an idea for a better world to meet and collaborate - a place where ideas turned into impact. Today, from Kigali to São Paulo and from Taipei to Berlin, we provide access to spaces, resources, connections, knowledge, talent and investments to turn ideas into action. We believe that the time to act is now. And the way to act is together!

Angel City Advisors facilitates the flow of capital and expertise to expand opportunity, elevate community-generated ideas, and achieve equity. We place a premium on market-oriented solutions to social challenges, and take pride in executing our vision at the highest levels with integrity and humility. We provide a broad portfolio of services that help family offices, fund managers, foundations, municipalities and other market participants connect to social enterprises and emerging community voices. We identify, cultivate, and organize pipelines of enterprises, places, initiatives, and projects that merit strategic and programmatic partnership. We develop strategies and ecosystems, but also manage intermediaries, and lead individual pilots and ventures. Our experience is deepest in the following areas: STRATEGIC FUND ADVISING & DEVELOPMENT: We conceive, structure, capitalize, and manage strategic investment funds that make the world a better place. We also develop pipeline for existing funds and conduct due diligence on specific strategic investment opportunities. ENTERPRISE CONSULTING & MENTORSHIP: We prepare startup companies and social enterprises for launch, growth, and capital attraction. We are subject matter experts in certain sectors (such as food) and segments (like low-income and multicultural populations). Our advising spans financial, operational, market access, community engagement, racial equity, and other strategic issues. REAL ESTATE ADVISING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT: We assert that the physical transformation of communities can translate to improved health, happiness, and opportunity. We provide real estate strategy, entitlements, stakeholder engagement, financial structuring, and project management for inspiring community developers. COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING & ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT: We help communities evolve and prepare themselves for greater levels of investment and innovation. We design and execute place-based initiatives, and develop more robust ecosystems, in order to attract and channel market forces for economic development. RESEARCH, STRATEGY & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: While we see ourselves as “doers” we understand that strategy fuels effective action and reflection drives innovation. We have been tapped to advise and publish across a number of subjects, including community banking, community development, diversity/equity/inclusion, food enterprise, food finance, placemaking, strategic investing, proximate leadership and mentoring, social enterprise, and more.

Lancé fin 2021 par PULSE, l’association de soutien à l’entrepreneuriat à impact du GROUPE SOS, Impact Business Angels est le premier réseau de business angels exclusivement dédié au soutien de l’entrepreneuriat à impact en France. En lien avec l’écosystème de l’impact, les membres d’Impact Business Angels soutiennent des projets entrepreneuriaux et accompagnent notamment des projets nativement à impact en phase d’amorçage qui déploient des innovations sociales afin de générer un impact positif, qu’il soit social, sociétal, environnemental et/ou territorial. Impact Business Angels est membre de France Angels, la Fédération Nationale des business angels.