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Access Ventures is an innovative impact multiplier that leverages catalytic capital to drive economic prosperity, social equity, and environmental sustainability in communities. They operate as dreamers, doers, and risk-takers who use blended finance approaches to create lasting transformative change, guided by the belief that people are at the heart of any true community transformation. Their mission is to revolutionize the global investment landscape through a blended finance approach and a "one-pocket mindset," proving that financial return and social impact can coexist while improving access and agency for all. They meet complex challenges with creativity, high tolerance for risk, and willingness to be catalytic with capital, emphasizing the development of the next generation of change-makers. Access Ventures serves as a catalyst for change in the impact investing ecosystem, bridging gaps between traditional finance and social impact through their deep understanding of catalytic and blended finance strategies. With 10 years of experience empowering change, they have established themselves as community-focused impact multipliers who teach, advise, and invest in ways that yield both high financial returns and significant community impact, fostering a resilient and dynamic economy where every person can thrive.

Acumen is a venture philanthropy organization that invests in visionary entrepreneurs building transformational companies from seed to scale. They focus on funding bold entrepreneurs who are creating inclusive solutions across sectors like sustainable agriculture, quality education, renewable energy, healthy communities, dignified jobs, and gender equality. Their mission is to break the cycle of poverty through patient capital investments in high-innovation, high-impact enterprises. They operate by deploying philanthropic capital to shape markets and support entrepreneurs who are addressing the world's toughest poverty-related challenges, investing where traditional funders won't. Acumen Ventures has established itself as a significant force in the impact investing ecosystem since 2001, with an A to Z directory of portfolio companies spanning over two decades. They matter because they've reinvented the rules of return, prioritizing impact alongside financial sustainability and helping to demonstrate that venture philanthropy can drive meaningful systemic change in underserved communities globally.

AirMiners is a leading platform advancing the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) industry through community, education, and early-stage venture support. Founded in 2017, the organization brings together scientists, founders, investors, and operators to accelerate the development and deployment of carbon removal solutions. Through its Launchpad accelerator and Kiloton Fund, AirMiners supports early-stage startups building technologies to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. The platform also operates one of the largest communities in the CDR space, helping talent, capital, and ideas converge to scale the industry.

Alante Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in climate tech, deep tech, AI and enterprise software companies focused on modernizing the fashion, home and outdoor industries. They back innovation that reduces carbon emissions and brings circularity to these consumer industries that collectively represent a $4 trillion market. Founded by Karla and Leslie, Alante was created to enable investors, entrepreneurs and business leaders to come together and reimagine the future of industry while finding solutions to pressing global problems and addressing climate change. They work across the entire value chain with a diversified approach, investing in technologies that transform how products are designed, made, sold, used and recovered. Alante addresses critical challenges in often-overlooked yet ubiquitous industries where overconsumption has resulted in staggering waste, opaque supply chains have enabled forced labor and hazardous conditions, and record-low prices have increased environmental and social costs exponentially. They believe in achieving transformative impact without compromising returns, helping companies integrate solutions that make industry lifecycles safer, cleaner, more efficient and more sustainable.

Aligned Climate Capital is a U.S.-based investment firm focused on accelerating the clean energy transition through investments in renewable energy and climate solutions. The firm backs both companies and infrastructure projects that reduce emissions, expand access to clean power, and support long-term decarbonization. Operating with a “doing good by doing good” philosophy, Aligned Climate Capital integrates rigorous impact measurement into its investment strategy. The firm also commits a portion of its carried interest to leading climate nonprofits, reinforcing its role as both an investor and ecosystem contributor.

Ashoka is one of the world’s leading organizations supporting social entrepreneurs. Founded in 1980, Ashoka pioneered the concept of social entrepreneurship and has built a global network of changemakers working to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Through its flagship Ashoka Fellows program, the organization identifies and supports high-impact entrepreneurs with funding, mentorship, and a powerful global network. Ashoka’s broader mission is to create a world where everyone is a changemaker, embedding social innovation across education, business, and civil society.

Beartooth Group specializes in making ranch properties more valuable both financially and ecologically across the American West. They work with landowners through various financial solutions including full or partial sales, adding investment partners to fund operations and acquisitions, restructuring existing partnerships, and other personalized approaches. Their mission centers on preserving the American West's vast open landscapes, wildlife, family ranches, and supportive communities in the face of rapid change. They operate by working closely with landowners to achieve their desired outcomes while navigating complex legal challenges, neighbor relationships, and family needs that often accompany ranch transactions. Beartooth Group positions itself as bringing new financial tools to address the challenges facing the changing American West. They serve as a critical bridge in the ecosystem, helping preserve ranch properties and rural communities by providing innovative investment capital solutions that traditional financial tools cannot adequately address.

Better Ventures is an early-stage impact venture capital firm investing in founders building solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. The firm backs companies across climate, health, circular economy, PropTech, and sustainable consumer sectors, with a focus on scalable technologies that deliver measurable impact. Operating with an “impact + return” philosophy, Better Ventures supports entrepreneurs not just with capital, but with access to a curated network of operators, angels, and advisors. The firm positions founders as the drivers of change, helping them scale companies that generate both financial returns and meaningful environmental and social outcomes.