LUNAR Fund Interview with Sabrina Wu and Yichen Feng, Co-Directors and Co-Founders of LUNAR Fund Jen: How was the Lunar Fund created? Yichen and Sabrina: We created LUNAR as a community building and investment vehicle for Asian American solidarity and participation in the movement for Black and...
The Reciprocity Fund Interview with Maria Luisa Chavez; Latin America Manager of The Reciprocity Fund Jen: How was The Reciprocity Fund Created? Maria Luisa: Despite the critical importance of indigenous communities and their stewardship of land and society, indigenous communities throughout the world are disproportionately affected by extractive...
Equitable Economy Fund Interview with Greg Brodsky; Managing Member of the Equitable Economy Fund Jen: How was the Equitable Economy Fund Created? Greg: The fund was spun out from Start.coop, the nation's premier cooperative accelerator because we saw that the lack of outside equity was limited cooperative growth....
REDF Impact Investing Fund Interview with Carrie McKellogg; Chief Executive Officer of the REDF Impact Investing Fund Jen: How was the REDF Impact Investing Fund Created? Carrie: REDF is a 25 year-old venture philanthropy investing exclusively in businesses that exist to help drive participation, equity, and growth --...
Sunwealth Solar Impact Fund Interview with Omar Blayton; Chief Financial Officer of the Sunwealth Solar Impact Fund Jen: How was the Sunwealth Solar Impact Fund Created? Omar: Sunwealth was created by recognizing a blind spot in the approach of traditional capital in the solar industry. The blind spot...
Black Farmer Fund Interview with Olivia Watkins; Co-Founder & Executive Director of Black Farmer Fund Jen: How was the Black Farmer Fund Created? Olivia: In 2017, my co-founder Karen Washington and I came together at a farmers conference and talked about the lack of access to capital for...
Walden Mutual Bank Interview with Charley; President & CEO of Walden Mutual Bank Jen: How was Walden Mutual Bank Created? Charley: Back in 2013 I started Walden Local, a brand of local, sustainable meat. We had grown to be a really amazing and impactful company, but in building...
Invest Appalachia Interview with Andrew Crosson; CEO of Invest Appalachia Jen: How was Invest Appalachia Created? Andrew: Invest Appalachia was started in response to the identified need for more flexible capital and capacity to plug gaps in the region's investment system. A 5-year collaborative research, planning, and design...
Akiptan, Inc Interview with Skya Ducheneaux; Executive Director of Akiptan, Inc Jen: How was Akiptan, Inc Created? Skya: Akiptan was founded by Native ag professionals from the Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) in 2017 and as of January 1st, 2019, Akiptan has begun operating and lending as an independent...
Infinity Point CDFI & Local Ownership Catalyst Fund (LOCF) Interview with Marc Tognotti, President & Founder of Infinity Point CDFI and the Local Ownership Catalyst Fund (LOCF) Jen: How was Infinity Point CDFI and the Local Ownership Catalyst Fund (LOCF) Created? Marc: The fund was started by Marc...
