37: Florian Kemmerich of Bamboo Capital Partners: Leveraging Capital As A Force For Good

<div>Florian Kemmerich is Managing Partner of Bamboo Capital Partners, Founder of Ryan-Kay and Board Member of numerous organisations. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Florian leverages his extensive background on start-ups, fundraising, and transactions in healthcare and life science to invest in, build, and (re-)position organisations in the competitive global marketplace.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>In particular, his passion is around impact investment and effective personal development methodologies to create high-performance teams, whereby many members have become successful executives and entrepreneurs themselves. In addition, Florian founded a medical education foundation in Mexico while supporting many NGOs, patient advocacy groups, and extramural surgery programs in Central-America’s most remote locations. As an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization he is Chair of the Impact Networks Council.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Florian previously held C-level positions at Parter Capital, Olympus, SBi (Stryker), and B|Braun. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Highlights:</div> <ul> <li>Jean-Philippe de Schrevel founding Blue Orchard and pioneering microfinance</li> <li>Bamboo Capital funds include:<ul> <li>Oasis Fund - high risk first generation energy access fund - open ended</li> <li>BEAM - closed Off grid energy in Sub-saharan Africa and Asia</li> <li>World Bank mandate energy access solutions in Haiti and Madagascar</li> </ul> </li> <li>“As we move from baby boomers to millennials, the quest for purpose is a big theme.”</li> <li>“Big asset managers are doing sustainability, further ESG and impact investing. This shouldn’t be just storytelling, we make sure that the money resolves issues around the world.”</li> <li>SDG500, the impact investing partnership platform:<ul> <li>6 Impact Funds</li> <li>Targeting $500m</li> <li>Missing middle finance - beyond microfinance and below where banks would lend, areas with no angel investors. </li> <li>First loss catalytic capital from non-profit. </li> <li>Adjust ris