58 REAL-LEADERS.COM / WINTER 2022 CLIMATE ACTION BUOYANT VENTURES EMERGING IMPACT FUND MANAGER Buoyant Ventures is a female-owned and founded venture fund that invests in early-stage software and data-driven companies providing solutions to climate issues. These solutions include adaptation, protecting lives and livelihoods, and mitigation, preventing the worst impacts of climate change. By investing in digital solutions, it is looking to increase speed to market and rapidly scale solutions to meet the enormity of the climate change challenge we face. "We are a financial first investment fund and believe that the most sustainable companies are profitable ones," says cofounder Amy Francetic. "In the long run, we view Buoyant as saving time for deploying hard tech solutions or breakthrough technologies still in the lab," adds cofounder Allison Myers." Buoyant.vc ENVISIONING PARTNERS EMERGING IMPACT FUND MANAGER The largest impact investor in Seoul, Korea, with 100% of its portfolio dedicated to impact. Envisioning focuses on four impact domains: climate change, health and wellness, education, and the future of work. In recognition of the magnitude and urgency of climate change issues, Envisioning is accelerating investment into scalable climate solutions by leveraging a $64 million fund dedicated to climate tech. “A company’s commercial results and social impact can grow hand in hand when the theory of change-triggering impact is integrally interlinked with the company’s business model," says Hyunjoo Je, managing partner. "That’s what we believe and why we invest in startups that demonstrate high collinearity between business growth potential and social impact.” Envisioning.partners EMERGING IMPACT FUND MANAGER CAROLINE CHEPKWONY, CFO Okavango Capital is an African firm that invests in companies with positive impact on nature, rural livelihoods, and climate. Its professionals have a unique mix of private equity and conservation investment. “We do not believe a company can deliver sustainable impact unless it is sustainable itself; thus, we look for firms that deliver both profits and impact,” says Caroline Chepkwony, investment director and CFO. Its firms protect over 3.5 million acres of key species' habitats (e.g. elephants, lions, etc.) and benefit over 250,000 people. It protects over 500 million trees and has helped avoid over 8 million tons of CO2 emissions. The firm is backed by senior advisors (including from top development finance institutions), and partners with organizations such as the African Wildlife Foundation. “While all people agree that nature is valuable, markets consistently misprice natural capital," says Chepkwony. "Market inefficiencies hurt everyone, but also create opportunities for clever investors to show the path forward. We want to shine that light when it comes to backing firms with positive impact on nature.” Okavango-capital.com OKAVANGO CAPITAL PARTNERS THIN LINE CAPITAL EMERGING IMPACT FUND MANAGER Aims to support technology companies that are ushering in a new global economy – one where we can push rapidly to zero greenhouse gas emissions. Thin Line Capital looks to support technology companies that are ushering in a new global economy — one where we can push rapidly to zero greenhouse gas emissions. “I have been active in the development of electric vehicles and solar energy technology, going all the way back to the mid-90s,” says engineer and entrepreneur Aaron Fyke, founder of six clean energy companies. “I saw the huge boom and bust in clean energy companies from 2005 to 2009, however, after a 10-year period, many things have changed, and we were facing a second wave of cleantech investment.” ThinLineCapital.com DEETKEN IMPACT A Canadian registered investment fund manager with a 10-year track record of delivering risk-adjusted returns to investors. Latin America and the Caribbean are among the regions hardest-hit by the pandemic, with more than 20 million people pushed into poverty, 4.5 million jobs yet to be recovered, and stark gender disparities. Despite being a resource-rich region, the energy matrix is still fuel reliant and leaves 19 million people without electricity access and 65 million underserved. “Climate change and gender inequality are two of the most pressing issues of our time, and nowhere is change more urgent than in emerging markets," says managing partner Alexa Blain. "And yet, businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean that are driving sustainable and inclusive growth still face huge barriers to raising capital. Our job as impact investors is to offer these businesses the flexible, creative, and comprehensive solutions that they need to grow.” DeetkenImpact.com INNOVATIVE IMPACT FUND MANAGERS 2022 IN COLLABORATION WITH
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