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What is the best kind of capital for an impact venture? This course helps you answer that question by exploring the wide range of capital types available to impact-driven enterprises and how to choose the right fit based on your venture’s goals and stage of growth.
You’ll begin by learning how the impact investing marketplace has evolved to meet the unique needs of impact entrepreneurs, including the creation of innovative capital structures. Through short, accessible primers, you’ll explore 12 types of impact capital: each with its own benefits, trade-offs, and ideal use cases.
By the end of the course, you’ll not only understand the landscape of impact capital, but also gain the tools to evaluate which type best aligns with your venture’s mission, growth stage, and financial strategy.
This course is ideal for aspiring and current impact entrepreneurs, managers seeking capital, emerging impact investors, and anyone curious about the growing field of impact investing. No prior experience is required—we break down complex ideas into clear language and provide practical tools and templates to support your learning and application.
Explore the wide range of capital types available to impact-driven enterprises—and how to choose the right fit based on your venture’s goals and stage of growth. You will learn how the impact investing marketplace has evolved to meet the unique needs of impact entrepreneurs, including the creation of innovative capital structures. You will explore 12 types of impact capital—each with its own benefits, trade-offs, and ideal use cases—and gain the tools to evaluate which type best aligns with your venture’s mission, growth stage, and financial strategy.
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2 Videos23 Lektüren1 Aufgabe1 Diskussionsthema
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2 Videos•Insgesamt 16 Minuten
Why Type of Capital Matters•5 Minuten
Five Big Tips for Raising Impact Capital•11 Minuten
23 Lektüren•Insgesamt 202 Minuten
General Course Information•5 Minuten
Raising Impact Investment Capital Specialization•5 Minuten
Report a Problem with this Course•10 Minuten
Capital for Stages of Growth•5 Minuten
The Basic Three: Grants, Debt, Equity•5 Minuten
Grant Primer•10 Minuten
Loan Guarantee Primer•10 Minuten
Outcomes-Based Financing Primer•10 Minuten
Convertible Grant Primer•10 Minuten
Forgiveable Loan and Recoverable Grant Primer•10 Minuten
PRI Debt and Equity Primer•10 Minuten
Debt Primer•10 Minuten
Revenue-Based Financing Primer•10 Minuten
Convertible Debt Primer•10 Minuten
SAFE Simple Agreement for Future Equity Primer•10 Minuten
Redeemable Equity Primer•10 Minuten
Equity Primer•10 Minuten
Note on Crowdfunding•5 Minuten
Note on Blended Finance•5 Minuten
Types of Capital Comparison Tool•20 Minuten
Resource: Types of Capital Comparison Grid•10 Minuten
Additional Resources on Types of Capital•2 Minuten
Share your Learning Experience•10 Minuten
1 Aufgabe•Insgesamt 30 Minuten
Graded Quiz•30 Minuten
1 Diskussionsthema•Insgesamt 10 Minuten
Feedback on this Course•10 Minuten
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