Reflections on the last decade of early stage impact investing
The Australian VC sector has come a long way from its capital constrained days, and it's forcing investors to reshape how they do business.
There can be no health (and no wealth) without environmental sustainability
That’s why at Alberts we believe, somewhat sadly, that the best way to achieve a sustainable planetary future is through the same mechanism that has imperilled it, business. Specifically, pioneering entrepreneurs unburdened by a legacy business to defend, working to delink progress and environmental impact.
Festive wishes from the Alberts team
As the year draws to a close we are grateful for all the wonderful people we’ve had the opportunity to work with and connect to over the last 12 months. There is much inspiration and hope to be found in looking to young ventures, non-profits and other pioneers to see the innovative solutions they’ve devised to address the problems we face.
Founder checklist
In the interest of helping founders better understand what we’re looking for we want to be as transparent as possible about our process and investment criteria. We seek to give founders open feedback at each point, and also wanted to share some of the questions we ask internally when evaluating your business.
The Alberts Process
Getting venture funding can be a daunting and opaque process. To help create some transparency and context, we thought we’d share our selection steps to help you understand what to expect. Screening – Once you reach out, we’ll ask for a pitch-deck on your business. We see >400 deals
CampdenFB write about the Alberts Impact Strategy
James Beech writes a detailed article for CampdenFB on the back of key findings of the Investing for Global Impact: A Power for Good 2021 report. James goes into detail on the Alberts strategy and how impact is embedded throughout our organisation.
AFR writes about Musos newest investors
We're proud to see the Muso founders making headlines in the AFR today, read more here. While COVID-19 lockdowns have been terrible for the live music industry, they have forced both artists and venues to become more tech-savvy in order to put on virtual events.
The new way to grow family offices
Jemima Whyte of the AFR writes about family office trends towards impact investing featuring Alberts Impact Ventures.
Alberts backs plastic substitute company ULUU
Alberts Impact Ventures is proud to be backing ULUU who are making a carbon-negative plastic replacement. Not only addressing global warming but simultaneously working on solving our plastic waste issues.
Lockdown tips for R U OK? Day
In the spirit of healthy mindful habits to get us all through lockdown as a community – the Alberts team wanted to share what we're reading and how we're looking after our minds in these times.
