Unitus Impact

Unitus Impact
Private
Industry Venture capital
Founded 2011
Headquarters San Francisco, California, USA
Website www.unitusimpact.com

Unitus Impact is a social venture capital firm headquartered in San Francisco, California, with regional offices in India and Cambodia.[1]

Investments

Unitus Impact engages in impact investing within Asia. According to Unitus Impact, its investments are intended to improve the livelihoods of the working poor while achieving market-rate commercial returns for its investors.[2] To this end, Unitus primarily invests in companies engaging in supply chain or distribution platforms which aim to provide increase value to the poor.[3]

The following companies make up the Unitus Impact investment portfolio as of July 16, 2013:[4]

Affiliation

Unitus Impact is a member of the Unitus Group, a federation of enterprises aiming to reduce poverty through market-based solutions, which includes Unitus Labs (formerly Unitus, Inc.), Unitus Equity Fund (now managed by Elevar Equity[8]), Unitus Capital, and Unitus Seed Fund.[9][10]

Unitus Impact, itself, is a member of Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs,[11] Asian Venture Philanthropy Network,[12] and the The Global Impact Investing Network.[13]

References

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  2. ↑ "The New Social Scene" (PDF). Dividend Magazine. Un. of Michigan Ross School of Business.
  3. ↑ "Our Strategy – Unitus Impact". Unitusimpact.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  4. ↑ "Unitas Impact Executive Summary : Overview and Investment Strategy" (PDF). Unitasimpact.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  5. ↑ "Small Is Beautiful". Outlook Business. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  6. ↑ "Moksha Yug Access of India creates a packaged milk brand called Milk Route". Dairy Foods Magazine.
  7. ↑ "Mobivi is Ready To Pump $20 Million Into Getting Vietnam On Online Payments". TechInAsia.
  8. ↑ "MFI-focused Elevar Equity raises $70M fund". Reuters. Mar 12, 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Unitus Group – Unitus". Unitus.com. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  10. ↑ Holtzman, Clay (May 9, 2011). "Unitus launches investment arm: Unitus Impact". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Current Members". The Aspen Institute. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  12. ↑ "Asian Venture Philanthropy Network". Avpn.asia. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  13. ↑ "Global Impact Investing Network". Thegiin.org. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

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