Last month we hosted a Sharing the Passion event at our brand new office in Brussels. Shareholders, investors, social entrepreneurs and the SI² Fund team participated in round tables about several topics that are crucial to any business, and a social enterprise in particular. The Sharing the Passion was kicked off by Pieter Oostlander, our fund manager. Pieter explained how important the Sharing the Passion events are in allowing our shareholders to engage with the SI² Fund portfolio companies.  Our shareholders and social entrepreneurs meeting and exchanging ideas, experiences and ...

Before looking forward to an exciting year ahead, we would like to highlight SI² Fund’s accomplishments and celebrate some of our portfolio companies’ achievements from 2017. In 2017 we invested in Justice42, a social business based in the Netherlands that works towards the 16th Sustainable Development Goal of the UN (peace, justice & strong institutions). Justice42 develops dispute resolution services. The company recently launched an online tool (www.uitelkaar.nl) to help (ex-)partners in the resolution of their divorce. Justice42 helps to find the best solution for both the couple and their ...

We are pleased to announce our newest investment in Active Minds, a UK-based company that develops human-centred activity products and games for people living with dementia. The funding by SI² Fund will be used to accelerate international growth, expand its product offering and achieve social impact at scale. Founded in 2008, Active Minds is a social business with a mission to create positive, well-made and evidence-based activity products and games, offering people living with dementia a better quality of life. Active Minds’ award-winning products are tested in partnership with care ...