Gaia fills a space in the impact world that truly allows sustainable business ideas to materialise. They have the ability to come in very early, make decisions fast, be flexible to changing circumstances and back it up with the skill and competence to get an investment done, thereby helping to crowd in additional sources of capital with their leadership. It's fair to say that candi would not be where it is today without the support of this exceptional group of people.

Gaia Impact Fund team brings the much-needed financial expertise to Canopy Power. We very much appreciate their hands-on approach towards supporting us, and their robust experience and expertise in the energy industry. This has created an environment of trust to work with each other. We look forward to continuing this collaboration as the company grows, enters new markets and launches new services.

Gaia Impact Fund has been a critical investment partner that has been able to bridge a sector financing gap between the early stage and growth stage. Gaia’s support has been flexible to the key needs of our company, and has worked as a strategic and financial advisor providing pragmatic and hands-on support. As an impact fund, Gaia has also been focused on defining and measuring the underlying company impacts from the outset and has worked with Solaris Offgrid to analyse and report such impact.

There is currently a lack of players to finance startups in the seed stage, especially when it comes to social impact with an international scope. During upOwa’s first years of operations, we’ve found very few interlocutors able to support us at our stage of maturity. Gaia Impact Fund has catalyzed funding and has brought his great knowledge of the energy access sector.

Entrepreneurs search for investors who encourage and challenge them. To me, Gaia succeeds on both fronts. Their passion for building impact companies shines through in our frequent conversations, but they also understand the need to ask hard questions, iterate constantly, and to question assumptions. Their strategic analysis has helped us to build a better company with a greater impact. I’ve learned a lot in one year of working together, and I’m excited to continue the journey!