Our Role
Connecting angels, venture capitalists, foundations...
The IC Network is comprised of angel investors,
professional venture capitalists, foundations, family offices and
others who are using private capital to promote the transition to a
sustainable economy. Since 1992, Investors' Circle has facilitated the
flow of over $120 million into 190 companies and small funds addressing
social and environmental issues.
We
started out as an angel network, at a time when the term “angel” had
yet to be bandied about. During the 1990s, we became one of the largest
angel groups in the country, expanding to incorporate many constituents
and services that make IC more than just an angel network.
At our core are the wonderful individual stories, woven throughout the fabric of this undertaking: nurturing
one of the nation's leading producers of organic cotton; linking a
small venture fund in Vermont with a community development venture fund
in Philadelphia; financing breakthrough hearing
aid technology; helping the nation's leading importer of organic cocoa
secure a program-related investment from a major foundation everything from stewarding a grain storage company in Africa, to providing non-traditional financing for a Vermont diner that sources food locally, to taking the management reins of a developer of submersible turbines.
Our members invest in the following categories:
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Energy & Environment
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Food & Organics
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Education & Media
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Health & Wellness
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Community & International Development
See Member Investments for a breakdown of investments in these sectors.
Please visit the Members section of our website to learn more about membership.
