CDVCA’s Kerwin Tesdell and Julian Wood attended the CDFI Institute, the annual conference of the CDFI Coalition, in Washington, DC on March 15 & 16, 2023. The Coalition is the advocacy organization for the CDFI industry, including community development venture…
On October 29th 2015, two Innovate fund investments were named winners of the World’s Largest Business Idea Competition, “43North“, in which $5mm is awarded to 11 businesses as $250K-$1M investments along with business support. The business support ranges from mentoring…
On Tuesday October 6th, Pacific Community Ventures sent out an introductory letter from their new CEO. Mary Jo Cook joins Pacific Joint Ventures from Fair Trade USA. A Mission driven leader with 25 years of experience in strategy development for…
DC Community Ventures (DCCV), a member CDVC fund based in Washington DC, announced that it has provided $400,000 in revenue-based financing to support the growth of JRINK. JRINK is a leading cold pressed drink company offering a wide selection of healthy drinks…
Member CDVC fund Bridges Ventures has been awarded the highest rating of A+ for its overall approach to responsible investment and its ESG practices in private equity. The PRI’s annual assessment process plays an important role in promoting best practice and transparency…
Three early UK social impact bonds have been successful in paying back investors ahead of schedule. Two of the three SIBs, Career Connect and Teens & Toddlers, were backed by member CDVC fund Bridges Ventures and have been recommissioned for a…
CDVCA member fund Bridges Ventures has released a few short films of four of their portfolio companies: The Gym Group (Sustainable Growth Fund II) WholeBake (Sustainable Growth Fund III) Edmund Street (Bridges Sustainable Property Fund) The Old Vinyl Factory (Bridges Property Alternatives…
Bridges Ventures, which manages several community development venture capital funds that are members of CDVCA, has closed on a real estate investment fund, Bridges Property Alternatives Fund III, with equity commitments of £212m – ahead of its original £200m target.…
SJF Ventures has announced its investment in California-based Raise.me, a company that empowers students to earn “micro-scholarships” throughout high school for their individual achievements. For higher-education professionals in admissions, financial aid or enrollment, Raise.me is a new way to get the word…