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A letter from our Executive Director, Don Megrath

Greetings Friends,

The Investors Circle board and leadership team is pleased to send you this inaugural 2024 monthly newsletter for the Investors Circle community, providing a view of what is happening with IC and updates on selected recent companies our members and friends have invested in.

Investors Circle has a rich history and the investments made by IC members and friends will undoubtedly contribute to social and/or environmental impact in our world.  In this note to you, I aim to both honor the Investors Circle legacy and, most important, speak to IC’s present and future. 

On our website we state that the Investors Circle mission is rooted in connecting angels and other investors with early-stage with early-stage entrepreneurs leading companies that offer exceptional potential to benefit people and planet and deliver financial returns, fostering a community where profit meets purpose. I believe that this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to stating who we are and what we do. Investors Circle is a community-driven network championing innovative businesses that generate compelling financial returns and authentic enduring and equitable impact.  There are three key words that begin to penetrate the surface into the soul of what Investors Circle is and who its members and friends are. 

The first key word is community. The Investors Circle community convenes, educates, and inspires high-net-worth individuals, family offices, advisors, corporations, foundations and philanthropists who contribute their time, talent and treasure to our collective work to make the world a better place. Our extended community also includes early and later stage company founders, fund managers, and ecosystem partners who collaborate with us to build the impact investing ecosystem as well as helping Investors Circle members and friends place capital in some of the promising places that may generate compelling financial returns while also potentially bringing authentic enduring and equitable impact in the world. We thrive when we work together and enjoy the company of our other community members - learning, working and making the world an even better place amplified through community.

The second key word is transformation.  Investors Circle is a community where good people are elevated, respected and encouraged to personally and collectively excel, and bring hope to the world through their work. We are part of a movement to transform finance in a variety of ways, including climate-justice, anti-racism, elevating neglected minority groups, and scientific innovation for wellness for people and planet. We are committed to supporting innovative leaders who harness the power of business to drive positive social and environmental change. 

The third key word is impact. Investors Circle seeks entrepreneurs that are or will soon bring authentic and lasting impact to the community and world through their businesses. Our members and friends may define impact in different ways, but we generally agree that impact must be measurable. IC is a community where everyone that is seeking a “big tent” impact-focused community of investors and entrepreneurs can feel welcome. 

At Investors Circle we have an optimistic view of the present and future and we know that our community is part of the movement to make things better in multiple ways and bring hope to the world. We feel that opportunities abound to generate early-stage or later compelling investment financial returns while working with entrepreneurs and companies that are creating authentic enduring impact.

We welcome you to become part of the Investors Circle Community and join us in our collective and fulfilling work.

All the best,

Don Megrath

Executive Director, Investors Circle

Managing Director, VectorPoint Ventures, LLC

don[at]investors-circle[dot]org