WELCOME TO SOCIAL INVESTMENT
Big Society Capital and Finance Matters
TODAY’S SESSION
• Introduction and market overview – Simon Rowell (10 mins)
• Social investment in practice – Case study with Candice Motran (20
mins)
• Social investment careers – Panel led by Sarah Davies (30 mins)
• Rebecca McCartney (BSC)
• IVUK
• Nick Matthews (Social Finance)
• Holly Piper (CAF Venturesome)
• Next steps and how to build your career – Madeleine Evans (Finance
Matters) (10 mins)
• Introducing the market & drinks
ABOUT SOCIAL INVESTMENT MARKET
Big Society Capital is an independent wholesale financial institution with a social mission, set up to
help grow the social investment market.
Young, dynamic and exciting!
WHAT FINANCE IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET
Secured Loans
Social Banks
Unsecured
Loans
Type of capital
Angel Investment
Blended capital
Funds
Social Investment Funds
Grant
Grant programmes from Charitable
Trusts and Foundations (>£2bn)
Restricted
Grant
Community Shares
Crowdfunding
BIG Potential
Breakthrough
20k – 75k
Start up
Early
BIG Potential
Advanced
50k – 150k
Growth
Stage of business growth
Impact
Readiness
25k – 100k
Established
Investmeq1nt from individuals?
Equity
WHAT ROLES EXIST IN THE MARKET?
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Fund manager/investor?
Foundation? (e.g. Esmee)
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Early stage innovation funds (e.g. NESTA)
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PE-style funds (e.g. Bridges Ventures)
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Social banks (e.g. Charity Bank)
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Tax venture (SITR) funds? (e.g. Resonance/UBS)
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Listed investments (e.g. Threadneedle)
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Advisor?
Capital raising advisor? (e.g. ClearlySo)
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Deal structuring/social enterprise? (e.g. Social Finance, Numbers4Good)
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Impact measurement advisor? (e.g. NPC)
Platform developer? (e.g. Ethex, crowfunding platforms)
Intrapraneur? (e.g. Barclays, UBS, RBS)
Policy making/advocacy? Membership bodies (e.g. SEUK) or Govt (e.g. Cabinet Office)
Confirmed hiring
this year…
PLAYERS IN THE MARKET
Some of the community here today …
Social investment organisation
Bridges Ventures
Millie Glennon
FSE Group
Mark Bickford
CAF Venturesome
Holly Piper
Impact Ventures UK
Jared Tausz
ClearlySo
Simon Evill
Social Finance
Nick Matthews
Big Society Capital
Many!
WWW.BIGSOCIETYCAPITAL.COM
Simon Rowell
Senior Strategy & Market Development Director
@simonrowell7