| Date | Title | Description |
| - | Cirkle : 10 years of home-delivered artisanat and organic production | In 2017 it became clear that an independent future for Cirkle was not feasible. Cirkle’s societal impact stood at 2.9, meaning that the company’s activities returned a value to society at almost 3 times the inputs. Nevertheless, without a p... |
| - | Impact Now tour reaches its peak in Brussels | This week the Impact Now roadshow topped off its tour throughout Belgium with a last event in Brussels in the presence of His Majesty the King of Belgium. |
| - | SI2 Fund invests in digital inclusion training provider We Are Digital | SI2 Fund is proud to announce its investment in We Are Digital, a UK-based company that works to tackle digital and financial exclusion by upskilling poor and vulnerable people with limited technological skills. The investment serves to sca... |
| - | Moving into 2018… | Before looking forward to an exciting year ahead, we would like to highlight SI² Fund’s accomplishments and celebrate some of our portfolio companies’ achievements from 2017. |
| - | Impact House – Open Doors Day | We invite you to discover Impact House, our brand new office building, dedicated to Social Entrepreneurs & Impact Investors.
– visit our co-working, meetingrooms and event spaces
– meet the tenant organisations in the house : Ashoka, Li... |
| - | Justice42 declared one of the winners of the Start-up in Residence Program | Our portfolio company Justice42 recently won of one of the categories of the Start-up in Residence Program of the Dutch ministry responsible for justice and security. |
| - | SI2 Fund Impact Report 2020-2021 | |
| - | Bluesquare company visit | As part of the ‘Sharing the Passion’ program, Bluesquare welcomed curious entrepreneurs, investors and sympathizers in its new offices for an afternoon presentation by the CEO and its team on past, present and future developments of the com... |
| - | Impact Now – A new event series dedicated to positive societal impact | In February 2019 Impact Now, a new initiative counting SI2 Fund among its partners, is kicking off. |
| - | ‘Sharing the passion’ on the future of home assistance | On the 20th of November, Shaerpa and SI2 Fund welcomed a diverse group of professionals to share insights on the pressing question that gave rise to SI2 Fund’s portfolio company Helpper: “How to address the growing demand for home assistanc... |
| - | Meet Solifin, the first Belgian platform for sustainable finance | We proudly announce the launch of Solifin, a Belgian network of sustainable finance providers. Together with six actors in the field, SI2 Fund initiated the Solifin platform to strengthen collaboration and facilitate the access to informati... |
| - | MoveSmart Company and FitzMe join forces | MoveSmart Company, which has been part of the SI2 Fund portfolio since 2015, merged with FitzMe. The companies will continue their activities under the FitzMe brand. |
| - | Sharing the Passion April 19th | Last month we hosted a Sharing the Passion event at our brand new office in Brussels. Shareholders, investors, social entrepreneurs and the SI² Fund team participated in round tables about several topics that are crucial to any business, an... |
| - | Bubble Post acquired by Bpost | |
| - | Belgian King visits the SI2 Fund main office ‘Impact House’ | On the 28th of February His Majesty the King of Belgium visited the Impact House, the main office of SI2 Fund and several other actors in the social entrepreneurship and impact investing scene. |
| - | Sharing the Passion: Justice 42 company visit | On October 26th, our Sharing the Passion program took us to The Hague at the HiiL Foundation to learn more about our newest portfolio company: Justice42. Investors and shareholders of SI² Fund gathered there with some entrepreneurs and of c... |
| - | SI2 Fund’s main office ‘the Impact House’ celebrates its first anniversary | On the 30th of August the Impact House, the hub for societal impact where SI2 Fund has its main office, marked its first anniversary with a festive open doors event. |
| - | Justice42: new investment of SI² Fund | We are proud to announce the SI² Fund’s recent investment in Justice42 (“J42”, justice for two). J42 is a system changer in dispute resolution offering guided mediation via an online platform with expert and case managers available to help ... |
| - | New investment in Active Minds | We are pleased to announce our newest investment in Active Minds, a UK-based company that develops human-centred activity products and games for people living with dementia. The funding by SI² Fund will be used to accelerate international g... |
| - | SI2 Fund invests in digital home assistance platform Helpper | SI2 fund proudly announces the newest addition to its portfolio: Helpper. Through a digital matchmaking platform, Helpper connects vulnerable people in need of home assistance with helpful neighbours. The investment and expertise of SI2 Fun... |
| - | The first SI2 Fund impact report is out! | The drive to change society for the better is at the very heart of SI2 Fund. Since the very start in 2012, we have been bringing our A-game to support ventures offering solutions for the societal challenges of our time. In this report, we s... |
| - | ‘Sharing the Passion’ about scaling impact enterprises | On the 11th of June, we welcomed the SI2 Fund and Shaerpa Foundation community at the ‘Sharing the Passion’ event in the Impact House in Brussels. |
| - | SI2 Fund joins forces with other impact funders in the newly launched Integrated Capital Network | SI2 Fund is proud to be one of the first members of the newly created Integrated Capital Network, bringing together impact-oriented finance providers in the Netherlands. The network focuses on supporting social entrepreneurs with funding an... |
| - | Uitelkaar.nl officially recognized by the Raad voor Rechtsbijstand | On September 8th, Justice42 launched its first online platform: uitelkaar.nl. Today, they are proud to announce that the platform fulfilled all the requirements needed to be officially recognized by the Raad voor Rechtsbijstand (Legal Aid B... |
| - | SI2 Fund invests in fair collection together with the ING Netherlands Foundation | Together with the ING Netherlands Foundation, SI2 Fund invests in Faircasso. Faircasso, a Rotterdam-based collection agency, is focusing on sustainable change in the debt collection industry. |
| - | Blue Square to co-direct family planning pilot project in Benin and Senegal | On September 21st Alexander de Croo announced that Belgium will cooperate with Benin and Senegal, its partner countries, to improve access to family planning services through the use of big data and satellite imagery. In 2016 1.3 billion do... |
| - | Sharing the Passion ❤ September 26th – Active Minds visit | For World Alzheimer’s Month, we gathered up in Antwerp to deepen our insight in a traditional “Sharing the Passion”, this time with SI² Fund’s portfolio company Active Minds and Professor Rik Vandenberghe of KULeuven. |
| - | Boobs ‘n’ Burps – Seven years of impact | After seven years of service Boobs ‘n’ Burps societal adventure is over. The venture, that has reached the size of 5 shops in Belgium plus a web shop brought a social return of 3,07 ; a societal impact more than 3 times as high as the input... |
