Raise capital from investors who share your values for impact
Raising capital is hard. Raising it from investors who actually understand your mission shouldn’t be. SVX connects funds, ventures, and social purpose organizations with a network of investors seeking impact alongside return – and supports you through every step of the raise, from building investment readiness to structuring your offering to getting in front of the right capital.
Choose the path that fits you below.
I want to raise capital through an impact fund, product, or other investment offering
SVX works with investment fund managers, product issuers, networks, and intermediaries to bring impact offerings to market.
From fund design and product structuring to back-end fund management and investor connections, we provide the services and infrastructure to help you launch and grow successfully.
I am seeking impact investment capital for my social enterprise, or not-for-profit
SVX works with social enterprises, not-for-profits, charities, and mission-driven ventures to raise the capital you need to grow.
We help you assess investment readiness, structure your offering, and connect with investors who share your values – with hands-on support at every stage of the raise.
Find potential investors
List your impact investment offering on the SVX Impact Index – the largest and most comprehensive directory of impact investment offerings. Gain credibility, increase your exposure, and access a targeted community. All for free.
Qualifying offerings can also be featured in Impact Index+ and Collections: curated groups organized by impact theme that showcase vetted, high-quality impact products by theme, strategy, or structure.
Gain Credibility
Inclusion in Impact Index+ signals strong impact, governance, and financial practices.
Increase Visibility
Reach hundreds of investors and advisors exploring opportunities.
Get Featured in Collections
Be highlighted within curated thematic Collections.
A Trusted Market Platform
Join Canada’s most comprehensive impact investment directory.
No Cost to Submit
There is no fee to list products on the platform.
Get featured in Impact Index+ & Collections
SVX’s flagship collection. A qualified set of offerings that meet strict impact, financial, and governance standards. View selection criteria.
Offerings that integrate a gender lens into strategy, decision-making, or portfolio outcomes. View selection criteria.
Professionally structured funds that meet governance and transparency standards. View selection criteria.
Products that support the transition to sustainable, equitable, and resilient food systems. View selection criteria.
Offerings that support local economic development and access to capital in underserved regions. View selection criteria.
Investment products that finance the protection, restoration, and sustainable management of natural ecosystems. View selection criteria.
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I want to learn how to start a fund
Access networks, training, and resources on how to raise capital
Launching a fund or investment product takes more than a good idea. Our accelerator and learning programs give you the training, tools, and peer support to get there – alongside other organizations building impact offerings across Canada.
Network
A fund manager, the Catalyst: Community Finance in Canada Initiative aims to support the start-up and scale up of place-based community finance organizations in urban, rural, and Northern communities across Canada.Â
Training
The Towards Affordable Housing Finance Accelerator and Community Finance Development Accelerator helps community finance intermediaries build the skills to raise and deploy capital for affordable housing.Â
Online Resources
The Women and Nonbinary (W) Impact (I) Network (N) for Venture Capital (VC) offers a selection of programming and resources to support women and non-binary entrepreneurs and investors.
Already have a fund, or looking for one?
Two ways to get capital moving
I have an existing fund or product
List your investment fund or product for free on the SVX Impact Index – Canada’s largest database of private impact investment offerings, putting you in front of hundreds of asset owners and accredited investors actively seeking opportunities.
I’m seeking investment for my enterprise
Apply for investment into your social enterprise through one of the funds listed below. SVX manages a set of place-based impact funds and coordinates a network of impact investing funds across Canada, providing capital to organizations delivering real social, environmental, and community outcomes.
VERGE Capital
Our community finance fund offers affordable loans to social purpose organizations (including not-for-profits, for-profits, and sole proprietorships) in Southwestern Ontario.
Bloom Local Food Fund
Our regenerative food and agriculture fund offers debt and equity investments to social purpose organizations in Eastern Ontario and Southern Quebec.
First Bite Fund
A social impact fund that supports women and intersectional founders in scaling their food processing businesses and building strong, Canadian-owned companies.
Fund Operations Support (Coming Soon)
Leverage SVX’s back-office fund management infrastructure, so you can focus on finding the best opportunities for your fund and supporting your investees. We support investor relations and investee pipeline management and provide outsourced due diligence, fractional CFO, and regulatory filing services.
Not sure where to start?
Tell us about your fund or organization, and we’ll point you to the right support.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I raise capital from impact investors?
Raising impact capital typically starts with investment readiness: understanding what investors will look for, clarifying your impact thesis, and choosing the right structure for your raise (whether that’s a community bond, a fund, equity, or debt). From there, it’s about getting your offering documents in order and connecting with investors whose mandate aligns with your mission.
SVX supports you at every stage. We provide investment readiness assessments, and work one-on-one to develop your offering from feasibility through to close to facilitate the transaction. You can also get listed on the SVX Impact Index for free, putting your offering in front of hundreds of Canadian impact investors actively seeking opportunities.
How is investment capital different from grants?
Grants are non-repayable funding, usually awarded for a specific project or period, and often come with reporting requirements but no expectation of financial return. Investment capital is different: investors expect their money back, typically with a return, whether through interest, dividends, or an eventual exit. That comes with more obligation, but also more flexibility, larger amounts, and the ability to build a longer-term relationship with funders invested in your growth.
For many social purpose organizations, the two work together. SVX helps you understand which forms of capital fit your model, and how to structure an offering that’s both investable and true to your mission.
What do I need to launch and manage a fund or investment product?
Launching a fund requires a clear investment thesis, a defined structure and terms, a credible team and track record, regulatory compliance, and a plan for sourcing both capital and deals. Managing one adds ongoing needs: investor reporting, capital deployment, impact measurement, and back-office administration.
SVX provides fund design services to help you structure your fund, back-end fund management services to handle operations, and accelerator programs like WIN-VC, Towards, and Catalyst to build your capacity alongside a cohort of peers. Whether you’re launching your first product or scaling an existing one, we can meet you where you are.