CGB Green Liberty Notes Featured Among New Impact Offerings – July 15, 2024
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Each week, Superpowers for Good shares a list of new impact-related offerings added to FINRA-Registered crowdfunding portals and by broker-dealers. We’ll share four separate lists:
Impact offerings determined by our proprietary analysis.
Offerings with minority founders.
Deals with women founders.
Those with LGBTQ founders.
Sometimes, it takes weeks for our source to determine that a company has a social impact, a woman, minority or LGBTQ founder. When we discover an offering qualifies for our list, even if it is no longer new, we will include it. See the lists below.
Devin’s Impact Pick of the Week
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SuperCrowd Social Impact Offerings of the Week:
CGB Green Liberty Notes is raising funds on Raise Green. This innovative offering is the FIRST 1-year, designated Green Bond crowdfunded debt note. The Green Liberty Notes support zero-interest energy efficiency loans for small businesses, reducing energy costs and strengthening communities.
Founded in October 2021, the Company is a subsidiary of the Connecticut Green Bank, the nation’s first state-level green bank. The current crowdfunding campaign has a minimum target of $50,000 and a maximum target of $350,000. Proceeds will be used to support the Small Business Energy Advantage (SBEA) program, including energy efficiency upgrades, marketing, and operational costs.
SuperCrowd Minority Founders Offerings of the Week:
Africa Eats, with a valuation of $1.7 million, is raising funds on Wefunder. It is a for-profit organization tackling hunger and poverty in Africa. Africa Eats platform has 21 vetted and trained companies across eight countries that are processors, aggregators, and distributors of food and help provide food and food-related services to the poor in Africa. The portfolio companies of Africa Eats generated aggregate revenues of $36 million in 2023, growing by more than 50% per year over the past decade. Luni Libes and Jumaane Tafawa founded Africa Eats in November 2021. The current crowdfunding campaign has a minimum target of $50,001 and a maximum target of $123,999. The campaign proceeds will be used to help three companies list on the stock market. (Courtesy of KingsCrowd.)
SuperCrowd Women Founders Offerings of the Week:
IRL Social Skills is raising funds on SMBX. The company is dedicated to improving communication and social skills for autistic and other neurodivergent individuals. IRL Social Skills provides a safe and supportive environment for teens, young adults, and adults to learn, practice, and refine their social skills. The company’s approach emphasizes the strengths, talents, and interests of neurodivergent individuals, promoting the idea that they are not “broken” and do not need to be “fixed.”
Through direct instruction, Coaching, and peer interactions, IRL Social Skills helps neurodivergent people initiate, cultivate, and maintain Relationships in every area of life and at any age. Throughout the year, the company offers webinars and workshops that explore various topics related to conversation and relationship skills. These skill-building courses aim to increase self-confidence, decrease Anxiety, and take a proactive approach to mental health. The programs are open to autistic, neurodivergent, and neurotypical teens, young adults, parents, and professionals.
Mara McLoughlin founded IRL Social Skills and currently serves as the Founder and Director. The campaign proceeds will be used for working capital, website migration, video production, marketing, and operating expenses.
SuperCrowd LGBTQ Founders Offerings of the Week:
No New LGBTQ Founders Offerings This Week
Upcoming SuperCrowd Event Calendar
If a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.
SuperCrowdHour, July 17, 2024, at 1:00 Eastern. Each month, we host a value-laden webinar for aspiring impact investors or social entrepreneurs. At this month’s webinar, Pooja Mehta, crowdfund investor and advisor to entrepreneurs, will join us to share her dual perspectives.
Impact Cherub Club Meeting hosted by The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, on July 16, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern. Each month, the Club meets to review new offerings for investment consideration and to conduct due diligence on previously screened deals. To join the Impact Cherub Club, become an Impact Member of the SuperCrowd.
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SuperCrowd Community Event Calendar
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NetCapital Demo Day with Katsh Digital ID, Power Hero, Absinthia; July 11 at 7 PM ET.
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Community Capital Live: Lisa Nutter of Community Impact Investments – Virtual Event: July 17, at 2 pm ET
Community Capital Live: Betty Francisco and Aliana Piñeiro of Boston Impact Initiative – Virtual Event: July 31, at 2 pm ET
Crowdfunding Professional Association, Summit in DC, October 22-23
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