Diverse and Viable Impact Investment Opportunities

 

Explore important values-based impact investment models and equity in supporting new entrepreneurs. How can impact investing reach BIPOC and under-represented groups? How can an impact investor assess offerings for impact and equity? How can impact investors avoid “equity-washing”?

 
 
 

Resources

 

 

Expert Conversations

Hear from impact leaders Victor Beausoleil, SETSI, and Lise Birikundavyi, BKR Capital, as they share their experiences, expertise, tools, and resources to mean more with your money.

 

  • Victor is currently on the board of directors for the Toronto Community Benefits Network, a board member of CCEDnet – The Canadian Community Economic Development Network, and REAC – the Regional Ethno-Advisory Council for Corrections Services Canada. The Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, National Post, Share Newspaper and The Caribbean Camera, have all highlighted Victor Beausoleil’s work in communities across Canada. Victor Beausoleil is currently the President + CEO of Intuit Consulting and the founder of SETSI – The Social Economy Through Social Inclusion Coalition. Victor has written eleven books and currently resides in Toronto with his wife and four children.

 
 

  • Lise Birikundavyi is the co-founder and managing partner for BKR Capital, the first institutionally-backed black-led VC fund in Canada. Lise is an innovative finance specialist who has worked with several international institutions, most notably the Jacobs Foundation for whom she managed an edtech impact investment strategy. Lise also mentors and supports highly promising and impactful start-ups in emerging markets. Lise began her career in the hedge fund industry in Montreal and her interest in mixing attractive financial returns with long term societal impact is what inspired her to transition to the impact finance sector. She has experience across the investment spectrum: from funds of funds and VCs, to being the transition CEO of a tech start-up.