Impact Investing for VCs is designed to provide venture capital professionals with the knowledge and tools to integrate impact into their investment strategies. Participants will learn how to develop an impactful investment thesis, assess both financial and social returns, and understand how impact can serve as a competitive advantage.
The course also covers effective impact measurement, reporting practices, and strategies for engaging with LPs, ensuring that impact investments drive value and measurable outcomes across the investment lifecycle.
Key topics include
- Developing an impact investment thesis for high-impact, high-return business models
- Understanding how impact can drive commercial value and serve as a competitive advantage
- Assessing impact returns, risks, and related financial upside
- Designing and implementing strategic impact objectives
- Measuring and reporting impact in a meaningful and credible way
- Engaging with LPs on impact performance and expectations
Format
In-person, London
Course Director
Alexander Chikunov
Alex is the Founding & Managing Partner at Verb Ventures and has extensive hands-on experience as a venture capital investor, corporate finance professional and entrepreneur. Alex was part of the founding team of one of Europe’s biggest crowd investment platforms before moving into venture and amassing a track record of deals and exits involving companies such as SimplyCook, Airsorted (Houst), Hubble and Homewings.
Prior to founding Verb Ventures, Alex was the Managing Director of another marketplace focussed VC and built an impressive portfolio that Verb Ventures now manages today.
Alex is passionate about helping entrepreneurs with great ideas and taking their concepts to the next level. He is involved in a number of accelerator and mentoring programmes and is a passionate mountain skier.
Sustainability Series Package Offer
Purchase this short course and any others in the BVCA’s Sustainability Series* and save up to 20%.
Purchase any 2 courses and save 5%
Purchase any 3 courses and save 10%
Purchase all 4 courses and save 20%
For further information and to get the multi-buy savings, contact BVCA Training.
*The Sustainability Series comprises of the following four courses: ESG in Action, Decarbonisation Strategies, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy, and Impact Investing for VCs. The BVCA reserves the right to withdraw this offer at anytime.