Social Capital Markets
Global Microfinance
The enormous success of the Grameen Bank and a growing diversity and number of microfinance institutions globally demonstrates the power of this social impact investment model. Mission Markets connects microfinance institutions to new capital sources and we provide investors with access to new investment opportunities as well as a secondary market for microfinance debt securities.
Sustainable Agriculture
The agriculture community holds the key to many of the resource and climate change challenges that face our world. Small and midsized farmers often struggle to survive against industrial farms. Innovative government driven and private sector developments are creating opportunities supporting local farms. Mission Markets will support fund raising and trading ability for a wide range of investment opportunities in this sector.
Cooperatives
The Cooperative approach has been used for a variety of businesses and organizations. Instead of equity, owners receive cooperative shares that give them the rights to a percentage of profits or services provided by the organization. A number of Co-ops have developed significant social and environmentally focused businesses. Mission Markets supports Co-ops in their efforts to raise capital and to provide easier secondary liquidity for Co-op shareholders.
Community Investment
The world of community investing encompasses a wide range of participants such as microloan funds, community development financial institutions, affordable housing developers and community development corporations. Mission Markets provides these participants with a wide range of financing opportunities, capital sources and exposure to new impact investors. For investors seeking opportunities in this area, we provide access to deal flow, impact metrics, ratings and targeted news content.
Social Enterprises
Participants in the diverse world of social enterprise are tackling some of society’s most challenging issues. Mission Markets will provide entrepreneurial and seasoned social businesses with access to mission-aligned capital. For investors interested in this space, we provide a range of investment opportunities, impact metrics and news.
Social Investment Funds
There are a growing number of professional money managers who are exclusively focused on investments that generate double and triple bottom line returns. Their portfolio holdings can range from microfinance debt to equity in an organic food company. Mission Markets provides capital raising services to these funds as well as a new source dealflow for fund managers.