How can you start your journey into impact investing?

While the world has been shifting, albeit slowly, towards creating sustainable and regenerative solutions, the advent of COVID-19 and the compounding climate crisis calls for the urgent need to disrupt and reshape behaviours and systems—including the flow of capital.

However, to many, making a positive social and environmental impact through investing can feel like stepping into uncharted territories. So, where to start?

In this online session, the Spring team will walk you through what impact investing is and the effect it has on the broader Canadian startup ecosystem.

You will also hear from impact investors in various phases along their journey and have the opportunity to ask questions about how they got started, where they are now, and how they plan to amplify their impact going forward.

Finally, you’ll find out how you too can get involved and join this movement by learning key details about Spring Activator’s Impact Investor Challenge Program.

You're interested in helping startups that align with your values

You want to get involved in impact investing but aren't sure where to start

You're looking to learn more about the Canadian impact and startup ecosystem

You're excited to hear from and engage with experienced and emerging impact investors

You've never heard of 'impact investing' and are curious to simply learn more!

Keith Ippel, Co-Founder & CEO of Spring Activator

Graham Day, Investment Program Director at Spring Activator

Jodi Fichtner, CMO at Sunshine Coast Credit Union and emerging impact investor

Anna Chan, Founder & CEO of myMomentum and Impact Investor Challenge Alumna

A certified B Corporation®, Spring is a global incubator, accelerator and advisory firm that empowers investors, entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurial ecosystem builders to build better businesses and change the world through innovation. Through our global advisory services, we have helped more than 70 different incubators, accelerators, foundations, and governments on 5 continents enhance their capacity to maximize impact both in their local communities and globally. With our impact programs, we have helped more than 700 entrepreneurs create 350 companies and raise more than $24M in funding.

Impact Investor Challenge: How to Begin Your Journey into Impact Investing