We believe positive change happens through invested capital combined with innovation. We are passionate about technologies that address a clear gap in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)s, either by transforming or enabling an industry’s impact at scale, where impact contribution can be proven and measured.
Venture capital will, in our view, play a vital role in the development of innovative solutions that address the world’s key challenges. That is why this investment strategy focuses on early-stage companies addressing the environmental and health challenges of tomorrow, while seeking real returns and lasting impact.
Technology companies within clean energy, smart mobility, circularity, advanced materials and sustainable industry that ensure our planet’s long-term sustainability by protecting its environment and increasing society’s resilience to climate change.
Therapeutics, vaccines, diagnostics, digital health, medical devices and food tech, also focusing on market segments and geographies historically overlooked or lacking access to innovative products, with the ultimate goal of contributing towards better health for all.
Disruptive technologies that enable impact at scale across all sectors, either through digitalization or industrial efficiencies that reduce emissions, resource consumption, waste or costs.
Identify growing start-ups’ potential to address societal challenges, and their contribution to the SDGs. Impact must be at the heart of the target companies’ business model and the investment must fit with our theory of change.
Perform an in-depth analysis of the company’s potential for scaling impact and ESG maturity, through Trill Impact’s proprietary Impact Rating Model. Investment thesis based on a company’s prospect of reaching its full scale-up potential.
Partner with founders, management teams, other venture capital investors to align on an indicative Value Creation Impact Plan. Trill Impact Ventures serves as one of the key ‘Impact voices’ at the table in any investment.
Active board work, tailored support, and expertise to support entrepreneurs accelerate impact performance and value creation. Providing support in accessing other private or public sector funded capital to accelerate the scale-up journey.
Contribute with competence, connections, capital and Trill Impact’s strong impact culture. Trill Impact Ventures to bring credibility and reliability to the management teams.
Consider how the impact mission can be further developed and accelerated with new ownership at exit assessing the impact progress against targeted impact outcomes.
The Theory of Change model is part of the IMPACT approach above and covers the Ideate phase. Before investing, we confirm the investment fit with our theory of change.
Below, learn more about how the Theory of Change is applied within Impact Ventures to test the investment's impact delivery process before investing:
This due diligence model is part of the IMPACT approach above and covers the Materialize phase, in which the investment’s impact potential is systematically assessed and measured.
The model is based on Impact Management Project's (IMP) five dimensions of impact, integrated with Trill Impact’s own rating approach. Through this assessment we can at a very early step categorize each investment according to the IMP’s impact classifications; benefit stakeholders or contribute to solutions.
All venture investments must meet the five dimensions of impact:
