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2020-21 Annual Report
As we continue to learn, we are excited to share the insights we have gained about using investment capital to address supply chain labor rights. The Working Capital Innovation Fund (WCIF) released its second Annual Report, focused on activities undertaken and lessons learned during 2020. The report presents the Fund’s approach to managing...
There’s a Market for Social Change, So Why Not Invest In It?
A Response to openDemocracy's 'The blindness of using venture capital to fight human trafficking' WORKING CAPITAL FUND TAKES ON THE PROBLEM OF FORCED LABOR AND EXPLOITATION IN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS WITH VENTURE CAPITAL.openDemocracy published an article titled ‘The blindness of using venture capital to fight human trafficking.’ As the only...
Annual Report
In this report, we seek to present Impact Management and Measurement (IMM) activities undertaken and lessons learned from a Fund portfolio perspective and with reference to individual investees.
Annual Report Press Release
As we continue to learn, we are excited to share the insights we have gained about using investment capital to address supply chain labor rights risks
Annual Report Email Blast
SAN FRANCISCO, August 6, 2021 — The Working Capital Innovation Fund (WCIF) today released its second annual Impact Management and Measurement Report, focused on activities undertaken and lessons learned during 2020. The report presents: the Fund’s approach to managing for impact, portfolio level achievements and learning, and impact highlights from the Fund’s 8 portfolio companies.
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2020-21 Annual Report
As we continue to learn, we are excited to share the insights we have gained about using...
The Fund’s 2021 Annual Meeting
-- 5TH Annual Working Capital Virtual Event SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2021 In late September we hosted our...
Working Capital Innovation Investment Fund (WCIF) makes pioneering Investment in Honest Job Holdings LTD
-- Partnership Seeks to Disrupt Exploitative Labor Recruitment And Reduce Risks of Forced Labor in...
Portfolio Spotlight: Quizrr
Portfolio Spotlight WCIF sat down with Quizrr Co-Founder Sophie Nordstrom, and Head of Product...
This is the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor
In the webinar linked below, Working Capital Innovation Fund is introducing ‘cool, innovative and...
Reflections on Investee Impact Management and Measurement Journeys
Over the last year, the developmental evaluation (DE) team worked with four investees – Provenance, QuizRR, Ulula, and OpenSC – to support their impact measurement and management (IMM) activities. All investees have been forced to confront the challenges of the pandemic context, which has presented both opportunities and constraints to IMM. In this article, we are sharing selected insights and implications related to their IMM approaches, journeys, and learning along the way.