ClearlySo provides corporate finance and financial advisory services to social businesses, social enterprises and impact investment funds to raise capital
ClearlySo helps
social entrepreneurs raise capital. Our
goal is to grow the social investment marketplace and help build a more social
economy.
Working directly with the most promising social enterprises and businesses to structure their offering and translate the opportunity to investors, ClearlySo is unique in its ability to speak both ways – to bridge the language gap between social entrepreneur and investor.
ClearlySo strives to become the most successful and valued financial advisory partner for social businesses and social investors internationally. By moving capital into businesses that generate positive social and environmental change, we aim to make the global economy more ‘social’.
Our vision is:
ClearlySo was officially founded in 2008 but its social investment roots go back to 1999 when its affiliate, Catalyst Fund Management & Research, sought to launch an organic food fund.
Shortly after, the organisation began working on a consultancy basis for dozens of social businesses and enterprises (such as Belu, JustGiving,Riders for Health). This led to the first Social Business Conference being held in 2006. The event is now in its seventh year and has become a flagship conference for the sector.
In 2007 the company launched the website socialinvestments.com, which aimed to showcase social businesses and enterprises that were looking for capital, whilst still providing business consultancy on a membership basis.
On 15 September 2008, the day Lehmans Brothers collapsed, socialinvestments.com became ClearlySo. Since then, ClearlySo has focused on helping social entrepreneurs to find investment.
