Investing with Impact: The New Rules of Making a Difference
iSelect was not conceived as an impact investment fund. When we started the idea was (and continues to be) to find the best and brightest entrepreneurs outside of Silicon Valley and make lots of small bets investing to support them in their new ventures. When the winners emerge, double down on those. This is investment strategy, not altruism at play.
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Corporate Venture Capital Is Reaching New Heights, and That’s a Good Thing
Is corporate venture capital (CVC) — the investment of corporate funds directly in external startup companies — the future of VC funding? The numbers don’t lie. Global CVC activity reached record highs in 2017: $31.2 billion in funding across 1,791 deals,... Read more
Why it Matters That Financial Advisors Are Becoming ‘Longevity Navigators’
The population is aging, that much we know. But it’s the implications of this for individuals that should really have the attention of financial advisors.
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Agrifood Conversations, a New Agriculture Innovation Webinar Series
iSelect Fund, The Van Trump Report and The Yield Lab Institute are pleased to announce the launch of a new weekly webinar series entitled Agrifood Conversations featuring the best in agricultural innovation. With in-depth presentations from some of the leading companies and entrepreneurs in the agtech space, Agrifood Conversations is all about driving agriculture innovation forward and sharing the stories, successes and developments in the industry.
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