by Pique Ventures | May 21, 2019 | Big Ideas, Impact investing, Impact investment, Innovation, Integrated Investing, Leadership, Pique Fund, Vision, Women Investing in Women, Women Investors
When Bonnie Foley-Wong named her firm, she chose Pique Ventures because she wanted people to be curious about the unknown, rather than be afraid of it. Seven years on, she has come to realize that we need more than just curiosity about the unfamiliar – we need...
by Pique Ventures | Apr 22, 2019 | Big Ideas, Climate Solutions, Decision-Making, Impact investing, Impact investment, Investing Ideas, Leadership, Trends, Vision
April 22 is Earth Day, a day to build environmental awareness and to remind us to work year-round to solve climate change, to end plastic pollution, to protect endangered species, and to get educated about sustaining the environment. Rarely a day goes by that I don’t...
by Pique Ventures | Apr 16, 2019 | Fund Your Business, Impact investing, Impact investment, Pique Fund, Tools
Pique Ventures invests in a community of diverse leaders creating technologies with long-term utility and companies that care, connect, and protect. Our Impact Lens We invest in ventures that improve access to essential resources. To us, impact investing is about...
by Pique Ventures | Apr 2, 2019 | Impact assessment and measurement, Impact investing, Impact investment, Pique Fund, Trends
The venture capital model of unbridled capital-fuelled growth has faced some backlash recently (paywall). The conventional model of venture capital gained a reputation for a focus on short-term gains for the few. Harvard Business Review described it this way: “ One...
by Pique Ventures | Mar 26, 2019 | Big Ideas, Events, Impact investing, Impact investment, News, Trends, Vision, Women Investing in Women
“There are trends and then there is the future. At some of the investor events we see advertised, they are focusing on cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and cannabis – these areas are trendy right now, but at Pique Ventures, we notice other technologies that...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Mar 13, 2017 | Impact investment, Investing Ideas, Leadership
Bonds backed by solar, clean energy, and other environmentally conscious projects are on the rise. Green bonds have typically been available to institutional investors such as funds, banks, and high-net worth investors. But there’s a new impact investment in...
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