Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020: Principal of FHI Ventures Urges Investors and Entrepreneurs to Embrace Gender and Minority Lens in Practices

By Kyra Felton,

In the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has already threatened to derail progress made on diversity, equity, and inclusion, the need for investors and entrepreneurs to increase their commitment to applying a gender and minority lens into their investing and business practices is even more urgent. Priyanka Rao, Principal of FHI Ventures, was featured by the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) where she urges investors and entrepreneurs everywhere to embrace a gender and minority lens into their practices.

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Unlocking Investment for Social Impact: A Guide to Impact Investing

By Kyra Felton,

FHI Ventures is featured as a key market builder in the impact investing ecosystem in this February 2020 report from Bond, the UK network for international development organizations.

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The Navigating Impact Project: Access to Quality Education

By Kyra Felton,

In collaboration with FHI 360, FHI Ventures led the development of six education-themed investment strategies as part of the Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) Navigating Impact Project.

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Duke Case Smart Impact Capital

By Kyra Felton,

This article from Duke University’s Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) describes how FHI Ventures leveraged CASE’s Smart Impact Capital toolkit in building the curriculum for our unique accelerator model.

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Amplify Impact Investing 2: The Next Mile of Impact Investing for INGOs

By Kyra Felton,

The FHI Ventures team contributed to the chapter titled “The Case for INGO-Run Accelerators” in this impact investing report published by Humentum and International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) Impact Investing Network. The chapter discusses how FHI Venture leveraged unique assets to create a distinctive approach to impact investing and the accelerator model.

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