Startup/Scale-up

Rubio Impact Ventures closed its second fund last week at €110mn, almost 40% over target. It added a new seed facility to invest in earlier-stage companies.

A growing number of social enterprises sees crowdfunding as an alternative to seed capital. We talked to three small investors about how they choose their impact investments.

Crowdfunding has emerged as an interesting tool for impact businesses to find venture capital. According to some Dutch crowdfunding platforms, more investors are willing to invest even without interest.