Australian investors are increasingly backing 'impact' startups, report finds
Australian investors are increasingly backing ‘impact’ startups, report finds Giant Leap Fund managing partner Will Richardson. Source: supplied. The social and environmental impact of a business is becoming more of a contributing factor in the decisions of investors, as they shift in line with consumer — and employee — demand. That’s according to the Giant Leap Ventures’ Impact Startup Benchmark Report 2021, which has analysed investments made into Australian startups over the past five years. Giant Leap remains Australia’s first and only VC firm dedicated solely to impact sta...