Impact entrepreneurship is a pivotal force in harmonizing environmental, social, and
economic objectives, yet in the early stages of their ventures, entrepreneurs face complex …

Insufficiency of research and theory on the relationship between entrepreneurship and
grand challenges means that we know little about who engages and what repertoires of …

This article investigates ethnographically how early-stage impact investors evaluate the
credibility of the impact promises made by social entrepreneurs. Uncovering how investors …

Interest and activity around impact investment have increased significantly in recent years as
businesses, governments and communities seek new solutions to enable an inclusive and …

Purpose In this study, the authors dive into the assessment process of startups by impact
investors. In particular, the purpose of this study is to investigate the preferences impact …

Purpose The growing prevalence of social entrepreneurship has been coupled with an
increasing number of so-called “impact investors”. However, much remains to be learned …

Impact startups are innovative new ventures that diffuse solutions at scale that have a
sustainability net benefit. They play an important role in the sustainability transition as actors …

The opacity of the impact investment decision-making process is one of the main constraints
hampering further growth in the impact investing ecosystem. This paper takes a …

Within the entrepreneurship literature, there is a growing interest in understanding collective
entrepreneurial approaches to tackling societal challenges. In this study, we examine the …

In the last decade, a global interest in impact investing—whose goal is to generate social
and environmental benefits alongside economic returns—has rapidly grown. In this context …