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My Pick of the Week: Green Compass

Every Friday, I pick an investment opportunity from the list of offerings that my colleague Chandan prepares and publishes on Monday. I’ll look for both social impact and investment profit potential.

This week’s pick is Green Compass, LLC, a pioneering climate tech enterprise that retrofits commercial and multifamily buildings to fight climate change, focusing largely on stormwater infrastructure. Led by a strong woman founder, the company is raising capital on Raise Green.

Here’s what I like most about this offering:

• Social Impact: Green Compass has broad, urban environmental benefits. The climate impacts, of course, extend to everyone on the planet.

• Deal Terms: The company is offering an 8 percent interest rate on an 18-month loan with repayment all made in a ballon at maturity. The loan is not personally guarante…

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Devin Thorpe Champion of Social Good

Devin is the CEO of The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation helping diverse founders and social entrepreneurs raise capital via impact crowdfunding. He is also a bestselling author who calls himself a champion of social good. His most recent book, How to Make Money with Impact Crowdfunding, is an investment guide for everyone. He has produced about 1,500 episodes of his show featuring luminary change agents, including Bill Gates. His books—read over 1 million times—help people do more good. He has helped nonprofits raise millions of dollars via crowdfunding. He draws on his experience as an investment banker, CFO, treasurer and U.S. Senate staffer. He earned an MBA at Cornell. Frequently finding himself on airplanes, Devin is grateful to be middle-seat-sized.