Impact Investing Fund

Driving Sustainability Innovation through Impact Investing

The UNC Student-Managed Impact Fund is a hands-on opportunity for undergraduate students to invest in impact-driven entrepreneurial ventures creating profitable solutions. By supporting this fund, you help cultivate the next generation of profitable and responsible investors and innovators. Whether you’re a student looking to gain experience or a professional eager to contribute, you can make a difference.

Be a Catalyst for Experiential Learning

• Help bridge the gap between academics and real-world application
• Offer mentorship, case studies and hands-on investment challenges
• Support student-led initiatives that drive real sustainability impact

Who should get involved?

Industry Professionals: Share expertise and guide investment decisions.

UNC Alumni: Bring experience from various sectors to mentor students.

Undergraduate Students: Join the Impact Investing Club and register for BUSI 490-142: Early Stage Impact Investing.

Investment Firms & Angel Networks: Collaborate with us to identify and invest in innovative ventures.

Key Components

Year-Round Deal Flow & Due Diligence: Students engage with cutting-edge startups and entrepreneurs tackling sustainability challenges worldwide.

Evergreen Fund: All funds will funnel back into the fund for future investments and to maximize student learning and opportunities.

Fall and Spring Courses: Investment decisions are made during two one-mod (seven-week) courses, one in the fall and one in the spring. The courses are taught by Impact Investors-in-Residence, Logan Yonavjak and Shruti Shah

Investment Committee

• A network of experienced professionals, faculty and investors.
• Provides feedback and guidance for student investment decisions.
• Ensures investments align with impact goals

Impact Investors In Residence

• Professionals with successful experience in impact investing and working with impact entrepreneurial ventures.
• Teach the spring and fall one-mod courses with support from the Ackerman Center for Excellence in Sustainability (ACES).
• Existing network with impact investing institutions locally and globally.

Why Choose Us?

For Students

• Gain real-world investment experience and decision-making skills.
• Learn to thrive under productive pressure in fast-paced environments.
• Drive positive impact by funding innovative impact-driven ventures.
• Help impact entrepreneurs succeed, measure and grow positive impact.

For Donors

• Develop experiential learning opportunities that will enhance the skills and experience of the business leaders we develop at UNC-Chapel Hill.
• Support innovation in sustainability through real investments made by students.
• Create an educational program that will grow and pay for itself over time.

For Investors

• Engage with driven UNC students in impact investing.
• Mentor future leaders in impact investment and management.
• When our fund co-invests, it will create opportunities for our students to intern with portfolio companies to help maximize success.