Big Society Capital improves the lives of people in the UK by connecting social investment to charities and social enterprises.
We know that investment can help charities and social enterprises achieve more. We believe the greatest chance to improve lives comes when investors and enterprises are both motivated by social mission.
We engage with investors, fund managers, charities and social enterprises to make it easier to use social investment. With our co-investors, we have made over £1bn of new capital available to organisations with a social mission, through investments into fund managers and social banks. We have a special focus on: providing homes for people in need; supporting communities to improve lives; and early action to prevent problems.
We know that investment can help charities and social enterprises achieve more. We believe the greatest chance to improve lives comes when investors and enterprises are both motivated by social mission.
We engage with investors, fund managers, charities and social enterprises to make it easier to use social investment. With our co-investors, we have made over £1bn of new capital available to organisations with a social mission, through investments into fund managers and social banks. We have a special focus on: providing homes for people in need; supporting communities to improve lives; and early action to prevent problems.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 51-200
Founded date: 2012
Investment Stage: Grant
Persons 116
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| 19.12.2025 | В Великобритании запустили фонд социального инвестирования на 10 млн фунтов | - |
| 26.03.2024 | Ascension VC: Leading the Charge in Tech4Good Investments | Ascension VC, a London-based venture capital firm, has made waves in the tech investment world with the successful first close of its new Tech4Good pre-seed fund. With a focus on backing startups that leverage technology to create positive ... |
| 25.03.2024 | Ascension VC launches €19.8M institutional impact fund for Tech4Good startups | Early-stage investment fund Ascension VC announced a €19.8 million first close of its new institutional impact fund, which will back talented founders leveraging technology to build more resilient societies. A second close of the overall £5... |
| 25.03.2024 | UK’s Ascension VC announces €19.8M fund close of new Tech4Good pre-seed fund | Read this article in: London-based Ascension VC, an early-stage VC fund, announced that it has secured £17M (approximately €19.84M) first close for its institutional impact fund, aimed at supporting visionary founders who are using technolo... |
| 13.03.2024 | Inclusive Alpha: Ada Ventures Leading the Way | Ada Ventures has closed an oversubscribed £63 million second fund, attracting institutional LPs like The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, The University Of Edinburgh, Molten Ventures, and Legal & General Capital. The fund's commit... |
| 12.03.2024 | UK’s Ada Ventures closes €73.8M second fund to support “Inclusive Alpha” founders: Know more | Read this article in: London-based Ada Ventures, an inclusive venture firm, has announced the final close of a £63M (approximately €73.83M) fund, the second fund from the firm, to support a diverse group of early-stage founders. Institution... |
| 12.03.2024 | Inclusion in practice: Ada Ventures closes oversubscribed £63M Fund II | Today Ada Ventures closes an oversubscribed £63 million second fund from institutional LPs. New LPs in Fund II include The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO), The University Of Edinburgh, Molten Ventures, and Legal & General C... |
| 31.05.2022 | Zinc dusts off €33 million fund to back 500 entrepreneurs to address pressing societal issues | There has been a significant rise in ‘impact investing’ as a larger number of investors are looking to align their values with where they’re putting their money. And London seems to have taken centre stage when it comes to impact investors.... |
| 13.04.2022 | Wagestream, a financial super app for waged workers, raises $175M, passes 1M users and doubles down on the U.S. | Front-line workers and those paid in hourly wages rather than salaries have become a prime target in the world of business IT, with a wave of apps helping them find jobs, do their jobs, communicate with each other better. In the latest deve... |
| 13.04.2022 | Bringing financial wellbeing to frontline workers streams in $175 million for Wagestream | Historically, frontline workers have been excluded or forced to pay more for financial services than other workers. Research from the University of Bristol shows they pay a premium of £490 more for basic household and financial services eac... |
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