Organizations Filed Purposes:
WE ARE A SOCIAL IMPACT FUND THAT INVESTS IN FOR-PROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISES THROUGHOUT INDIA AND EAST AFRICA THAT IS DEDICATED TO (A) FILLING THE CAPITAL GAP AS THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL IN A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, IN ADDITION TO (B) PROVIDING MANAGEMENT ADVISORY, PRO BONO RESOURCES AND MENTORING TO ENSURE THE ENTERPRISE'S SUCCESS AND TO (C) BEING A LONG-TERM PARTNER TO HELP THEM MAINTAIN FIDELITY TO SHARED GOALS FOR THEIR SOCIAL MISSION.
WHAT DO WE DO? WE ARE A SOCIAL IMPACT FUND THAT INVESTS IN FOR-PROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISES THROUGHOUT INDIA AND EAST AFRICA. THOUGH WE SEEK MARKET RATE FINANCIAL RETURNS, BEYOND CAPITAL IS STRUCTURED AS A NONPROFIT,AND WE CAN REMAIN PATIENT AND NOT PRESSURED BY ARBITRARY FUND HORIZONS, WHICH PERMITS US TO EMPHASIZE FIDELITY TO OUR SOCIAL MISSION ALONGSIDE OUR FINANCIAL MANDATE.FOR WHOM DO WE DO IT? WE INVEST IN BUSINESSES FOCUSED ON GREATER ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, WATER, SANITATION AND ENERGY, AS WELL AS FOOD SECURITY AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION, WHICH CAN INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND STANDARD OF LIVING FOR CONSUMERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID.WHEN DO WE DO IT? OFTEN, WE ARE THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL AND CAN BE DEPLOYED IN CONJUNCTION WITH FOUNDATION GRANTS OR REPAYABLE DEVELOPMENT GRANT CAPITAL. WE EXIST IN A CAPITAL GAP PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY BECAUSE SOCIAL ENTERPRISES APPEAR HIGHER RISK IN DEVELOPING MARKETS. OUR EXPERTISE AND FAMILIARITY WITH THESE MARKETS, MITIGATES THE CHALLENGES OF INVESTING IN WHAT ARE PERCEIVED HIGH-RISK INVESTMENTS FOR OTHERS.HOW DO WE DO IT? WE TACKLE THE LACK OF CAPITAL FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES BY PROVIDING SEED STAGE INVESTMENT, MANAGEMENT ADVISORY, PRO BONO RESOURCES AND MENTORING.(1) WE MAKE "SEED" INVESTMENTS IN EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES. AT THE TIME WE INVEST, OUR COMPANIES HAVE DEFINED THEIR BUSINESS CHALLENGES AND OPERATIONS AND MEETING THE MARKET WORKING TO VALIDATE THEIR BUSINESS MODEL.(2) IT'S INHERENT IN OUR NAME. IN ADDITION TO CAPITAL, WE PROVIDE "BEYOND CAPITAL" RESOURCES TO SOCIAL ENTERPRISES BOTH IN AND OUT OF OUR CAPITAL PORTFOLIO IT'S A CRUCIAL PART OF OUR EARLY STAGE INVESTINGSTRATEGY. OUR "BEYOND CAPITAL" OFFERINGS INCLUDE PROVISION OF PRO- OR LOW- BONO LEGAL AND FINANCIAL ADVISORY ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS CONNECTION TO OUR NETWORK OF ADVISORS AND IN SOME INSTANCES, INVOLVEMENT IN OUR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM.(3) WE BRING LIKE-MINDED INVESTORS, EXPERTS AND OTHER PARTNER RESOURCES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVERSATION AND TO BROADEN THE SCOPE AND REACH OF IMPACT INVESTING AS A DISCIPLINE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Thomas Wenk | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Rama Kannan | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Marty Kuehne | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| John Mckenna | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Gabriel Eckenstein | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Eric Deltour | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Nicholas Java | CHIEF OF STAFF | 40 | $0 |
| Brian Axelrad | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | 40 | $0 |
| Eva Yazhari | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 50 | $0 |
| Hooman Yazhari | BOARD CHAIRMAN | 20 | $0 |
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