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December 10, 2020

Meet the startup bringing hard data to impact investing

Net Purpose has raised $2.5m to accelerate its solution in helping impact investors. Its secret weapon? Impact data. And lots of it.


Connor Bilboe

3 min read

Sam Duncan, founder and CEO of Net Purpose. Credit: Net Purpose

There has never been more interest in sustainable investing, with a whopping $90tn worth of capital signed up to the UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment.

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