Blue Haven Initiative
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| Private | |
| Industry | Venture Capital, Impact Investing |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder |
Liesel Pritzker Simmons Ian Simmons |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, MA, United States |
Area served |
USA Sub-Saharan Africa |
Key people |
Liesel Pritzker Simmons (Principle) Ian Simmons (Principle) Lauren Cochran (Head of Private Investments) |
| Website | bluehaveninitiative.com |
Blue Haven Initiative (BHI) is an impact investment organization [1] based in the US and is one of the largest investment funds in the world dedicated solely to impact investing.[2][3]
Structure
Public Markets
Blue Haven invests in both public equities and fixed income investments. The firm seeks to increase the impact of these asset classes through a combination of quantitative scoring and a qualitative assessment of the use of proceeds for underlying issuers.
Direct Investments
Blue Haven funds early-stage, innovative businesses that improve standards of living, create economic opportunity and deliver products and services cleanly and efficiently to underserved communities. It sources direct investments that are off the radar for most U.S.-based VC investors by finding and engaging talented entrepreneurs and growing its financial commitment over time. A key area of focus is sub-Saharan Africa, a region that it believes provides opportunities for impact and financial returns.[4]
Notable investments include:
People
Blue Haven was founded by Liesel Pritzker Simmons and her husband Ian Simmons in 2012.
Similar resources
- ACCION International
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See also
References
- ↑ "funds used for impact". Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "Pritzker networth". Retrieved 7 January 2005.
- ↑ "BHI crunch". Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ↑ "BHI direct investments". Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ↑ "cross boundary investment". Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "PEG investment". Retrieved 8 March 2017.