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Last month the World Health Organisation recognised World Mental Health Day. This happens every year as a way to raise awareness of mental health issues and reduce the stigma around them. Days like this serve as an important reminder of the resources and tools available to help anyone who is struggling, including mediation apps and mindfulness practices. However, for many, the language and culture surrounding meditation and mindfulness is alienating.

Female angel investors are, unfortunately, still somewhat of a rarity. According to recent research, they make up only 11% of Europe’s angel community. But with increased acknowledgement of this shortfall, and particularly the effect it has on female founders’ ability to raise early-stage capital, there are hopes this is changing.

We’re pleased to announce that we’re now a signatory to the Investing in Women Code, joining a league of financial services firms to improve access to resources and investment for female entrepreneurs.

The most challenging psychological aspect of impact investing is being positive about something negative. As tech for good investors we now find ourselves in a boom - interest in impact-driven tech companies has never been higher and the amount of capital allocated to tech for good ventures is growing every month.

Early 2019, we became (to our knowledge) the first VC globally to map and share the risks of our portfolio’s ‘unintended consequences’.

Tech for Good is the intentional use of technology to solve pressing social and environmental issues at scale. It has four key features – intentionality, scale, intrinsic impact, and inclusion.

We’ve complied a list of five ways individual investors can back purpose-driven startups that are pursuing a positive social or environmental impact.

One of the biggest challenges cited for impact investing is the measurement and management of impact. However, if you’re an early-stage venture investor, you’re in a great position.

We’ve curated a global list of the ‘impact influencers’ you should know. These people are leading the charge in the world of impact investing and tech for good.

As an individual, investing in early-stage companies means you can often benefit from SEIS and EIS tax reliefs.

In 2013 the Rana Plaza Disaster shed a tragic light on the negative social and environmental impacts of the fashion industry. For Aisling Byrne, founder of the Nuw wardrobe, it was a turning point in her relationship with fast fashion.

Charly Kleissner is a name that will ring a bell for most in the world of impact. He’s nothing short of a legend in the sector having began impact investing before it had a name and founding a number of touchstone organisations in the space.