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The Impact Enterprise Fund (IEF) is New Zealand’s first domestically-focused committed impact venture fund, established to provide growth capital to businesses that deliver social and environmental impact. Launched during a period of rapid growth in impact investing, IEF aims for market-rate financial returns while creating tangible societal outcomes. The fund focuses on sectors such as clean energy, agriculture technology, and healthcare.
IEF invests in businesses within clean energy, agriculture technology, sustainable food production, education, and healthcare. The fund targets expansion opportunities in these sectors, with a minimum internal rate of return (IRR) hurdle of 15% on investments. This focus reflects a commitment to supporting mission-driven businesses that can drive disruptive innovations.
Notable portfolio companies include CarbonCrop, which uses AI to make carbon credits accessible; Cropsy, an AgriTech firm focused on automated crop inspection; CertusBio, providing monitoring systems for dairy processing; Tether, offering insights for building performance; Zincovery, recycling steel manufacturing waste; LearnCoach, an online learning platform; ZeroJet, transitioning marine energy to electric propulsion; Grounded, supplying sustainable packaging; and Waikaitu, producing organic fertilizers from invasive seaweed.
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