02.24.08
Xigi.net Launches First Social Capital Index
Realizing that the Social Capital Market has reached a point its own index is needed - the folks at xigi.net have just launched the Social Capital Index which will track investments in the social capital market - including social enterprise, (health, education and workforce development) fair trade, digital inclusion, and some of the clean tech and microfinance investments. The index will help investors and entrepreneurs keep up-to-date on what is happening in this market - and it will create a place where both buyers and sellers can access research on competition and comparable investments. As the xigi team states - these emerging markets need a research hub to help people get smarter faster. The SoCap Index has three parts, including an asset class fan that ranges from debt to equity to strategic grants - and a fund matrix which describes some of the funds in the Social Capital Market. Over time the goal is that the SoCap Index will create context so investors can discover potential co-investors - and entrepreneurs can find investors and partners. Another goals is that the SoCap Index will reach enough of a critical mass of investment information that it will become a reliable, objective, third party validator of the social capital market’s growth, trajectory, variety and market size. Kudos to the xigi folks (one of whom is Kevin Jones - our collaborator on the xchangexchange) for this important next step
kevindjones said,
February 24, 2008 at 9:46 pm
thanks for the post andrea. it’s really started to take off; a young serial entrepreneur has agreed to look at the business plans that we will post next month when we add in enterprises seeking funding to our current roster of enterprises which have gotten funding. i think a community of people commenting on deals, vetted people with different expertise, not a free for all, could be really neat. it will be a neat trick involving a lot of volunteer management if we pull it off.
xigi.net » Blog Archive » Social Capital Index gets noticed said,
February 29, 2008 at 4:45 am
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