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Blue Haven Initiative

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Blue Haven Initiative
Company typePrivate
IndustryVenture Capital, Impact Investing
Founded2012
FounderLiesel Pritzker Simmons
Ian Simmons
Headquarters,
Area served
United States
Sub-Saharan Africa
Key people
Liesel Pritzker Simmons (Principal)
Ian Simmons (Principal)
Websitebluehaveninitiative.com

Blue Haven Initiative (BHI) is an impact investment organization[1] based in the United States and is one of the largest investment funds in the world dedicated solely to impact investing.[2] Blue Haven's venture capital fund invests in early-stage, innovative businesses that improve standards of living, create economic opportunity and deliver products and services cleanly and efficiently to underserved communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Structure

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Public markets

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Blue Haven invests in both public equities and fixed income investments. The firm seeks to increase the impact of these asset classes through a combination of quantitative scoring and a qualitative assessment of the use of proceeds for underlying issuers.

Direct investments

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Blue Haven's venture capital fund enables early-stage, innovative businesses that improve standards of living, create economic opportunity and deliver products and services cleanly and efficiently to underserved communities in sub-Saharan Africa. It sources direct investments that are off the radar for most U.S.-based venture capital investors by finding and engaging entrepreneurs and growing its financial commitment over time. A key area of focus is sub-Saharan Africa, a region that it believes provides opportunities for impact and financial returns.[3]

Notable investments include:

Key people

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Blue Haven was founded by Liesel Pritzker Simmons and her husband Ian Simmons in 2012.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "funds used for impact". Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Pritzker networth". Retrieved 7 January 2005.
  3. ^ "BHI direct investments". Forbes. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  4. ^ "cross boundary investment". 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. ^ "PEG investment". Retrieved 8 March 2017.
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