Here I am again, this time directly from Africa, so this newsletter is about news from the ventures: the first candidate from our new cohort is funded, and our first generation businesses are establishing themselves in the market. Things are moving! MORE SEEDS THROUGH...
I've been looking forward to writing this newsletter for months, because we can finally introduce our new cohort of green start-ups that we plan to fund this year. Actually, I wanted to do this already in December, but something took precedence - namely saying "thank...
I don't know if you feel the same way, but I am a bit tired of all those year-end-reviews. So this is the shortest newsletter ever, and I only have one thing to say: Thank you! Thank you - to our “angel investors” who believed in Impacc at a time when it was yet...
New cohort of social ventures soon to be announced When Jochen and I founded Impacc almost two years ago, we wanted to rethink development aid and use the tools of business for social change. We wanted to create a movement that not only combats poverty in Africa,...
The summer months have seen some exciting developments at Impacc. I am writing with fresh impressions from Ghana, where I have been blown away by our new investment candidate and am more convinced then ever by our approach.Our portfolio is growing: we are overwhelmed...
It is high time that I get you up to date again on all the latest developments at Impacc: I used a moment of calm in Covid-19 numbers to work in Africa where our team has grown, and funding is secured. And in Europe, spreading the word has brought first results.
28th May is International Menstrual Hygiene Day (MH Day), a day to globally promote good menstrual hygiene, for all women and girls. The day aims to break the silence, to raise awareness, and to change negative social norms around having your period.
Things are beginning to fall into place for us, but it hasn’t always been an easy ride. Today, I want to write about both successes and drawbacks.
We have been picking up speed in the last few months, so we’ll change the rhythm of our updates from quarterly to once every two months. Today you will read about our funding breakthrough that allows us to digitise our model, new additions to the team that strengthen our tech capacities, and new ventures on the horizon that see us “go West”.
Welcome everyone to our latest newsletter. Since August we have made great progress in creating green jobs for poor people in fragile states. For a start, Mirembe Nnaassuna, MakaPads CEO, has found an ingenious approach to increasing demand and building...