Commonwealth Impact Investing was launched by Sagamore Institute in 2017 as a bold experiment—a venture capital vehicle operated by a think tank. Why would we bring these two industries together?
Simply put, the impact investing world needed to be shaped by more rigorous thinking, and Sagamore’s best-in-class ventures needed to scale through purposeful capital.
For more on how Sagamore brings ideas, innovations and investments together, please read about our three business platforms:
Sagamore Institute, where research and policy insights are generated to address society’s toughest challenges
Sagamore Ventures, where we support entrepreneurs and enterprises who are applying those insights to real-world problems
Sagamore Network, a growing community of partners and changemakers who bring these solutions to life in their cities and sectors
Commonwealth successfully raised $20M+ to fuel the expansion of COhatch in 15 cities to accelerate private sector and nonprofit entrepreneurship. We are now growing an impact investing network in each of those cities to fund venture philanthropy and VC/PE deals aimed at community renewal.
Commonwealth sponsors select private offerings for companies advancing market solutions to the world’s biggest problems.
Special Purpose Vehicles – Rather than raising money in a single fund, we operate a series of special purpose investment LLCs, allowing customization in economic and impact strategies.
Blended Finance – Commonwealth has built systems to accommodate the full spectrum of capital: donations, charitable capital as investment, government grants, family office and institutional capital.
Commonwealth is an uncommon investment company. We deploy capital and talent to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems.
And while we seek alpha for our investors, we measure our success in how our investments benefit others.
Please read our 5 Year Report below to see how we’re attempting to push the highest arc of commercial excellence toward the highest point of mission impact.
The world has never experienced so much prosperity nor faced so many massive challenges. Commonwealth harnesses the same entrepreneurial talent that creates wealth to create more opportunity for everyone to flourish.
Dan and Marsha Coats established the Foundation for American Renewal in 1999 to increase the understanding and practice of effective compassion in America. The foundation’s chief focus was bringing business techniques to America’s generous story of giving and serving.
Commonwealth Impact Investing operates with three big goals in two lanes of action with two investment strategies.
Commonwealth hosted pitch competitions in Indianapolis, Tampa and Raleigh to demonstrate that investing at the local level is a premium strategy to achieve both impact and strong returns for investors.
It’s the purpose of business to solve problems and the power of an entrepreneur to imagine a better future. To accelerate business as a force for good, Commonwealth has created a community of investors and entrepreneurs like Jaylon Smith.
Commonwealth is a equity or debt investor in companies achieving impact across seven domains and collectively manages $40 million.
Commonwealth harnesses entrepreneurial talent to create more opportunities for everyone to flourish.
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