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Open Road Impact Fund disburses first $50 million in loans, keeping over $0.5 billion of follow-up financing on track.

Today, the fund announced that it reached the successful disbursement of $50+ million in loans ...

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We're Hiring: Open Road Seeking Investment Officer

We're hiring an Investment Officer to source, underwrite, recommend, and manage loans in Open R...

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Update on Open Road Grants

Starting on January 1, 2023, Open Road will conclude offering grants and exclusively focus on i...

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Impact Investing Veteran Caroline Bressan Promoted to Open Road's CEO to Drive Next Phase of Growth

Caroline Bressan, currently Managing Director and a veteran of impact investing with a specialt...

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Open Road and Climate Grants - A Letter from the CEO

In recognition of the dire threats posed by carbon emissions and climate change, effective Janu...

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Passing the Torch: Open Road & Risk Management

As we approach our 10-year anniversary in 2022, it is time for Open Road to pass the torch to o...

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Open Road Impact Fund Keeps $100 Million of Impact on Track in First Year

Open Road Impact Fund continues to support high-impact investments across multiple geographies ...

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Open Road Impact Fund Recognized in Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards

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WATT Renewable Corporation

WATT Renewable Corporation is an independent producer of clean energy solutions to telecom towe...

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Beam

Beam is an anti-poverty technology company focused on redesigning the safety net to provide cas...

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Numi Tea

Numi Tea is a quadruple-bottom-line social enterprise based in Oakland, California, and one of ...

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Husk Power Systems

Husk designs, builds, owns, and operates the lowest-cost minigrids, offering customers a flexib...

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Nuru

Nuru finances, deploys, and operates utility-scale, off-grid, solar-hybrid mini-grids in the DR...

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VIA Global Health

VIA Global Health is the leading global health purchasing platform. With a network of verified ...

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Simprints

Simprints is a nonprofit tech company committed to transforming the way the world fights povert...

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Splash

Splash is a nonprofit organization that designs child-focused water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH)...

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Sharing Our Reflections On 2020

To put it lightly, 2020 has been a hard year. As we take stock of the pandemic’s continued glob...

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Open Road's COVID-19 Response

In this time of uncertainty, nonprofits and social enterprises are being hit hard. ...

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Impact Investing: What Do Emerging Social Entrepreneurs Really Need?

This post was originally featured on Forbes....

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Accountability: The Golden Opportunity in Impact Investing

This post was originally featured on Stanford Social Innovation Review....

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The “Other” Investment Policy Statement

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How to Find Breakthrough Ideas

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