By David Van Seters, on November 20th, 2009%
A few days ago I travelled to Washington D.C. for a unique investment conference put on by a fabulous group called Investor’s Circle. It is a network of angel investors, venture capitalists and family foundations whose mission is to provide “patient capital for a sustainable future.” The group has been gathering twice a year since 1992 to hear social mission entrepreneurs make a pitch for new investment. Over the past 17 years their members have invested over $130 million in 200 different companies to advance social and environmental endeavors.
I had visited Washington, D.C. only once before in the early 1990′s and I had forgotten how beautiful and grand this city is. My flight arrived a few hours before the conference and so I put on my jogging shoes, grabbed my camera and went for a 3 hour combination running/trolley bus tour of the National Mall, from the Lincoln Memorial to Capital Hill.
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By David Van Seters, on October 2nd, 2009%
On September 15th in this blog, I wrote about a fabulous conference that I attended in Sante Fe put on by the Slow Money Institute, which brought together food entrepreneurs, NGO leaders, farmers, and investors committed to financing local food systems. I was one of 25 presenting entrepreneurs who gave a 3 minute pitch to raise . . . → Read More: Raising money with a little help from the Beatles
By David Van Seters, on September 16th, 2009%
Last week I travelled to Sante Fe, New Mexico to attend a very inspiring conference organized by a new non-profit called the Slow Money Alliance. The primary mission of Slow Money is to catalyse the flow of financial capital to local food systems and to promote new principles of responsible investing that support sustainable agriculture. The . . . → Read More: National gathering provides hope for a sustainable food system
I had visited Washington, D.C. only once before in the early 1990′s and I had forgotten how beautiful and grand this city is. My flight arrived a few hours before the conference and so I put on my jogging shoes, grabbed my camera and went for a 3 hour combination running/trolley bus tour of the National Mall, from the Lincoln Memorial to Capital Hill.
