030: Is Impact Investing a Win-Win? Positive for Your Portfolio and Society, too? with Michael Pierce

<p><strong>Dine And Design Series Part VI</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“As a venture capitalist, you can't just keep paying lip service to these problems, you have to actively do something.”</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">-Michael Pierce</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Episode Description: </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Post-seed investment is the most underrated stage of investing. Post-seed investment is a venture capital investment that comes after a startup's initial "seed" round. New startups often raise a seed round after launching their product to gather the funding they need to grow their operations and help their companies grow fast enough to make them valuable. The seed funding stage that preceded it was good at getting companies started but not very good at helping them thereafter, which explains why most startups never get past the early stage. They’re at a point where they need a large amount of money to get past key milestones necessary to attract later-stage growth capital or a buyer. Wherever possible, growth needs to be funded with equity rather than debt. This way companies can benefit not just from the money, but from a new way of life. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this week’s episode,</span> <a href="https://www.digi.vc/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Digi Ventures</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">founder, Michael Pierce, answers how investors decide which companies to invest in. Michael started Digi Ventures to provide assistance to companies that are focused on developing solutions and products that are meaningful, sustainable, and create repeatable revenue. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen as Justine, Bridget, and Michael explain the world of impact investing to a broader audience and explain why impact investing should be so enticing for venture capitalists and angel investors looking to affect change. The trio also talks about why the organic food space is a good c