Giving Compass' Take:

• Nachson Mimran talks with Business Insider Africa about how his organization hones in on vital, high-impact ventures across Africa.

• How important is it to invest in high-impact ventures across Africa? What can you do to learn from the experience of investors like Mimran in order to help startups make an impact in global communities?

• Learn about the importance of investing in high-impact ventures across Africa to develop young leaders.

How do investors identify startups with high-growth potential? What should startups focus on to convince investors? What can we learn from investment experience in Africa’s business landscape?

All these and more are questions Business Insider Africa discussed with the co-founder of to.org, Nachson Mimran, in an exclusive interview.

to.org is committed to healing the world by accelerating Earth’s most vital ventures. Founded by Nachson and his brother, Arieh Mimran, the organization operates through a hybrid model of ventures and philanthropy, built around the fundamental belief that in order to heal the world we must take a creative approach.

Below are excerpts from the interview.

Nachson: To.org entered a growth phase in November 2015, when my brother Arieh and I started investing in young companies we believed could heal the world. It took us about two years to understand how much we had to offer, and from there to.org grew with the intention of accelerating Earth’s most vital ventures and facilitating permanent change not just in the short term.

To.org has evolved into a hybrid model of both ventures and philanthropy platforms, with our mission achieved in three distinct ways.

  1. Ventures – investing to accelerate Earth’s most vital ventures;
  2. Create – amplifying Earth’s most vital ideas;
  3. Foundation – supporting individuals and organizations working to heal people and the planet.

Our approach to investing in Africa is the same approach we take in choosing all of our partners. First and foremost we seek brilliant entrepreneurial teams using or building technology with an exceptional business model, working to make a difference by tackling social, environmental, or wider global problems in the most efficient and sustainable ways.

Read the full article about investing in high-impact ventures across Africa with Nachson Mimran at Business Insider Africa.