We provide fast, flexible, short-term debt to keep growth and impact on track during critical ‘step-up’ moments for impact-first companies.

Joined September 2013
We've been selected to the @ImpactAssets 50 2023 as an Emerging Impact Manager! We're proud to be among a diverse group of impact fund managers recognized for our demonstrated potential to create positive impact: bit.ly/IA502023 #IA50 #IA50EIM #Impactinvesting
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The impact investing market has crossed $1.5 trillion, but capital actually deployed into impact deals dropped 30% in a single year. That is growth in name, not in conviction. This according to @CaroBressan of @openroadtweets in a recent Pioneers Post article. Her argument is that impact should be the starting point, not a filter applied after the return math is done. pioneerspost.com/news-views/…
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New research: The UK impact investing market grows to £76.8bn - marking a 10.1% compound annual growth rate from our inaugural report. Great to see this growth despite challenging market conditions! bit.ly/4giYZyk
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This week, we're highlighting speakers from the #CatalyticPhilanthropy track, which will explore collaborative models, risk mitigation strategies, and the role of technology in advancing blended finance: hubs.la/Q02MZKzz0
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Join us at #SOCAP24 for our interactive workshop as we dive into innovative financing tools designed to close the $1.1 trillion funding gap for social enterprises. @OpenRoadTweets @HalcyonInspires @BeGirlOrg @helmshart
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The Paris Olympic Village is powered by the world's largest floating solar power plant, providing 78 kW of renewable energy from the Seine. This innovative project sets a powerful example of embracing sustainable solutions. Read more: pv-magazine.com/2024/08/06/m…
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🌱How can landscape design drive sustainability? 🌍 Read the full article by Susan Chaffin on Impact Entrepreneur: impactentrepreneur.com/trans…
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Yale Climate Connections: 'Turning point in energy history' as solar, wind start pushing fossil fuels off the grid » Yale Climate Connections yaleclimateconnections.org/2…
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Missed our Energy Awards Webinar? Take a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be ranked top of the Energy Impact Index, as told by some of our 2024 Off-Grid Energy Awardees. 60decibels.com/insights/four…
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.@Accion raises $152.5 million to give emerging market financial institutions a digital upgrade. Backers include @CNTR4growth, @BIDInvest, @IFC_org and the development finance institutions of the U.K., Netherlands, Austria and Sweden. hubs.li/Q02xd9000
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We partnered with @60_decibels to study how @agrosupplyug is building climate resilience among smallholder farmers in Uganda Key 🚀 ✨. Our takeaways in photos: Congratulations to Joseph Ogwal and the entire team for their amazing work 🙌.
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🏆 Boom! Today, @FastCompany named Husk the #1 most innovative #energy company in the world in its 2024 list of top 50 innovators. We were #24 overall. More here: fastcompany.com/91030426/ene… #FCMostInnovative #minigrids #solar #climateaction #BETD24 #Africa #India #rural
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Impact Investing And Philanthropy. What's Hampering Meaningful Deployment Of Capital? via @forbes forbes.com/sites/francoisbot…
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Since our founding, Open Road has disbursed over $80M to 300+ impact companies, including $60 million in loans, keeping more than $800M of impact and follow-on financing on track. #impinv Read our story: openroadalliance.org/about/
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