One year later: the creators behind one of the world’s largest impact funds reflect on lessons learned
Why It Matters
As corporations invest in social ventures, their investment dollars — sometimes to the tune of $100 million, as with the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good — determine which enterprises will scale and how, thereby influencing the ecosystem and catalyzing lasting positive change.
This story is in partnership with the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good.
At the height of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, TELUS made a bold decision. They launched one of Canada’s largest corporate impact funds, the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good, which plans to invest $100 million in social ventures.
One year later, the fund has now invested in 10 companies — for-profit, purpose-driven businesses across four key pillars: health, agriculture, education, and the environment — that are creating big waves, from providing microloans to newcomers and refugees to help them restart promising careers in Canada, to accelerating the Indigenous economy in Canada.
On the anniversary of the Pollinator Fund’s launch, we caught up with the fund’s managing partner, Blair Miller, and investment director, Leah Nguyen and asked them to reflect on their key learni
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