Wharton Social Venture Fund

The Wharton Social Venture Fund (WSVF), housed in The Wharton School, seeks to co-invest and partner with angel and venture capital investors focusing on a triple bottom line (people, planet, and profits) investment philosophy.

This year, Wharton Social Venture Fund (WSVF) is participating in an exciting initiative sponsored by a new domestic impact investing fund that Brian Trelstad, former Chief Investment Officer of Acumen Fund, is launching in the coming months. As part of this initiative WSVF is working with other top MBA programs to find the most promising and innovative social enterprise startups in the country. Companies selected through this process will be presented to an investment committee of leading impact investors, and the top company will be considered for a $50,000 investment as part of an existing fundraising round.
You may remember that WSVF was involved in a similar initiative last year, and we are delighted that the investment WSVF had identified was chosen for an investment by Acumen Fund in the summer of 2012! We are hoping to continue our success by having Wharton’s investment selected again this year.

Companies that enter the WSVF screening and due diligence process will:
• Potentially receive feedback on the business plan from WSVF members and our investment committee made up of Wharton professors and outside investment professionals
• If advanced in the process, the opportunity to interact with and get feedback from Brian Trelstad, former Chief Investment Officer of Acumen Fund, and other professionals in the impact investing space
• Become eligible to receive $50,000 in funding from the new domestic fund this April 2013

If you know anyone who would be interested in working with us, please ask them to complete a short questionnaire on our website by December 1st, 2012 at http://whartonsocialventurefund.org/get-involved/entrepreneurs/. Or, have them contact the investment team below.
We appreciate all your help as we expand our footprint in the impact investing space!

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