Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Welcome to the course

    • Meet the Efiko Community

    • Let's get started
  2. 2

    • Impact ventures defined

    • Meet Wietse from Sea Rangers Services

    • Meet Joost from Healthy Entrepreneurs
  3. 3

    • Introduction

    • Downloadables

    • Why is the middle still missing?

    • Wietse's perspective on the missing middle

    • Joost's perspective on the missing middle

    • Why finance as usual doesn't work?

    • Engage with your peers

    • Innovations to transform finance

    • Additional Resources

    • Summary

    • Exercises

    • Lisa Jean-Mairet: investor's perspective on the missing middle challenge

    • Your Feedback Matters

    • Take a break
  4. 4

    • Introduction

    • Downloadables

    • Who provides impact capital, how and to whom?

    • Additional Resources

    • Lisa Jean-Mairet: the need for an impact finance continuum

    • Meet Aglae from Raise Impact

    • Why impact finance isn't binary but a continuum

    • Additional Resources

    • Spotlight on European "investors for impact"

    • Riddle

    • Additional Resources

    • Exercises

    • Summary

    • Your Feedback Matters
  5. 5

    • Introduction

    • Downloadables

    • Impact entrepreneurs: the pros & cons of equity

    • Equity for impact ventures: happy marriage?

    • Wietse on choosing the right financing instrument

    • Impact entrepreneurs: the pros & cons of debt and mezzanine

    • Martina on matching ventures with financing instruments

    • Additional Resources

    • Downloadable material for exercises

    • Exercises

    • Summary

    • Your Feedback Matters

    • Take a break
  6. 6

    • Chapter Outro