Est. 2012 as Big Society Capital with £600m initial fund, renamed Better Society Capital in April 2024. By 2024, invested £925m via reinvestment, leveraged nearly £3bn co-investment. 3,750+ orgs funded since 2012. Social investment wholesaler: invests in intermediaries, not frontline orgs. Portfolio: Eka Fund I (£68m, tech for good), Bethnal Green Ventures II (£33m+, 100 startups), Savills Simply Affordable Homes, SASH II, Bridges Social Outcomes Fund II.
Investment Focus
Investment Thesis
Social impact wholesaler invests via intermediaries: fund managers, community banks, CDFIs. Stages: early-stage to mature social enterprises, charities. Check sizes £1m-£20m typical. Sectors: affordable/social housing (54% portfolio), homelessness, health, education, financial inclusion, outcomes contracts, impact ventures, community energy. Geography: UK-wide, reg. focus on deprived areas. Differentiator: market-building mandate, dormant asset funding, £3bn co-invested capital leverage. Avoids: direct frontline investment.
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