It’s a wrap!
We’re delighted to announce that Shaping Impact Group has closed its 3rd fund SI3 with €20 million to invest in high-performing, impact-focused start-ups and scale-ups in Belgium and the Netherlands.
With the closing of our latest fund, our total capital under management now stands at €47 million. Our aim is to maximise social impact as well as financial returns.
Key investors include Piet Colruyt, VP Capital (the sustainable family office of the Van Puijenbroek family), Kalo Bagijn (Binck Bank and Brand New Day), Karel Cardoen (Cardoen Automotive Group), Bernard Meeûs (Alco Group) and Participatie Maatschappij Vlaanderen (PMV).
Since the launch of the fund in 2022, we are proud to say that we currently have 8 companies in our portfolio:
- Plinkr is working to solve debt problems
- Machine learning is made explainable by Deeploy
- Efiko is the learning platform for impact measurement
- With &Wider companies can monitor working conditions and detect abuses in their supply chain
- Integrating newcomers (former refugees) into their new community can be greatly improved by using WelcomeApp
- Minite/Her Future is the unbiased hiring platform and supports the promotion of women in tech jobs
- The problem of deepfake detection is tackled by DuckDuckGoose
- Reveal helps people reintegrate into the workforce
All of these companies are leading the way in their industries and making a huge impact. We are proud to be part of their journey and would like to thank all our investors for making it possible!