Welcome to Our Knowledge Center
At ALIVE, a core part of our mission is to share with the broader ecosystem what we are learning as we invest and work with our companies to improve impact, gender, diversity, and climate outcomes. On this page, we invite you to explore some of these learnings, results, case studies, and much more.
The Potential of HRTechs & EdTechs for Promoting Women's Professional Education and Employment
This first of its kind study focused on Latin America explores gender dynamics in EdTech and HRTech value chains in the region and provide actionable strategies for such companies to improve women's access to professional education and quality employment.
The Potential of HRTechs & EdTechs for Promoting Women's Retention and Professional Growth
This first of its kind study focused on Latin America explores gender dynamics in EdTech and HRTech value chains in the region and provides actionable strategies for such companies to improve women's experience in the workplace and their professional development.
Facilitating Access to Financing for MSMEs Led by Women in Latin America: The Role of Fintechs
Based on research conducted across 15 countries in Latin America, this study provides recommendations for FinTechs in the region to capture a unique business opportunity by improving access to financing for women-led MSMEs.
The Ins and Outs of Impact Investing in Latam
We are an investment advisory firm focused on managing impact investment funds targeting the early growth stage market in Latin America. In this podcast we explore what it means to be a new type of Latin American fund manager, one that makes social and environmental impact a priority.
Episode 1: From Idea to Reality
In Latin America, as in the rest of the world, we need to get beyond the dualism of investment and profits on one hand, and philanthropy and impact on the other. We need a new type of capital, one that not only look at financial returns but also cares about all stakeholders.
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Episode 2: Investing with a Gender Lens
As a fund we are cognizant that women are disproportionally affected by poverty. Unfortunately, we live in a world with very important gender inequalities and Latin America is not the exception. Listen to our podcast which explores ALIVE’s gender lens strategy in greater depth and stay tuned as we will be sharing our journey and learnings along the way.
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Episode 3: Measuring Impact at ALIVE: A Partnership with 60_decibels
On this episode we turn our focus to the idea of impact, specifically we will look how ALIVE is incorporating innovative tools and frameworks related to impact into its operations from day one and take a closer look at the way we understand social impact and how we measure it. We describe our unique partnership with 60_decibels, a leading impact measurement consultancy.
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Episode 4: Investing in Education
In this podcast, we describe ALIVE’s strategy of investing in companies that are leveraging technology to provide high quality affordable workforce training that allows young people and adults to improve their livelihoods and speak with HolonIQ CEO Patrick Brothers to get his perspective on the trends observed globally, as well as with Juan Pablo Mena, CEO and Co-founder of Uplanner, ALIVE’s latest investment.
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Episode 5: Complementing Capital: Adding Value Beyond Money to Investees
ALIVE takes a hands-on approach to support its investees beyond the initial capital investment. From financial modeling and access to our network, to implementing impact measurement and gender equity projects, ALIVE's accompaniment seeks to drive both business and impact performance. Learn more about how we approach post-investment support and hear from our investees in this edition of our podcast.
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