Human development has made much progress in the last 25 years yet new challenges have emerged. Issues like climate change, religious extremism, epidemics and persistent geopolitical issues are the main drivers. Impact investment can be a tool to channel investments to solutions that promote more progress.
The new platform places increased importance on the sourcing of high-potential startups with Lelapa Fund conducting significant due diligence in advance; rather than pushing large volumes of lightly-vetted deals.