Foundations in Blended Finance

Learn the fundamentals of blending risk-tolerant and market-rate capital to tackle major social and environmental challenges.

Supported by Coast Capital Savings.

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What You’ll Learn

This program is designed to equip you with the essential methodology, terms, approaches, and tools to explore and step into blended finance investing education while you connect with a community of like-minded investors, asset owners and allocators. The program takes place weekly on Wednesdays starting September 24 to November 5 from 12PM PDT/3PM EDT to 2PM PDT/5PM EDT.

In this comprehensive, easy-to-follow course, you’ll gain a foundational understanding of blended finance structuring approaches, portfolio construction, and the steps to begin the journey. We’ll break down complex financial concepts into clear, actionable insights, making it easier than ever to start incorporating blended finance projects that align with your thesis and values into your portfolio.  

Together we’ll cover:

  1. Introduction to Blended Finance – Understanding and demystifying blended finance definitions, history, and its place in your investment thesis and portfolio construction.
  2. Your Role in Blended Finance – Understanding the spectrum of blended finance investments. How to differentiate blended finance investing from other investment types and from philanthropic spending, highlighting the unique aspects and benefits of each approach to align your risk, return, and impact objectives to the right types of blended finance deals.
  3. Approaches & Structures – A deeper dive into the different funding approaches, spanning conservative to innovative, and the range of concessionary & catalytic to market rate returns.
  4. Collaboration & Co-Investing – Learn the different roles in blended finance deals and how to connect with like-minded investors. Using a specific example, we’ll explore how co-investing and collaboration come to life in blended finance deals. 
  5. Lessons Learned – Case Studies – Review case studies to unpack what worked, what didn’t, best practices, and how you can apply them into your own blended finance work.
  6. Identifying Your First or Next Investment – Multiple current blended finance opportunities will be presented with a mentor-supported review to unpack your questions, ideas, and concerns and to create a map of potential next steps.
  7. Finale & What’s Next – Panel presentation + program wrap up.

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WHO + WHEN

This program is open to family offices, private and family foundations, community and corporate foundations, financial institutions, and government organizations who have the vision and capacity to invest in blended finance opportunities.

The program takes place weekly on Wednesdays starting September 24 to November 5 from 12PM PDT/3PM EDT to 2PM PDT/5PM EDT.

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Meet Your Instructor

Keith Ippel, a man wearing glasses and green button-down shirt, smiles with arms crossed.

Keith Ippel is a Managing Partner of Spring Impact Capital and the Co-Founder + Co-CEO of Spring. With over 25 years of experience as a leader in technology & impact businesses and as an angel investor, he trained and consulted thousands of entrepreneurs + investors, including Hootsuite (first three rounds), StoryTap, SocialNature, Foodee ($200m exit), ehsAI (acquired), Brightkit (acquired; 3x in 2 years), Careteam, FoodMesh and the Ministry of Programming.

Keith will be joined by a diverse mix of instructors, guest speakers, and mentors spanning the blended finance ecosystem to ensure an empowering, high impact experience.

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Step Into Blended Finance with Confidence.

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