Big Issue Invest

🎤 Big shoutout to our Chief Operating Officer, Lars Hagelmann, who’s stepping into the spotlight as a guest speaker at #Founderfest2025. 📅 Planning to attend? Use Lars’ 25% discount code: FOUNDERFEST25LARS 🎟️ Tickets: lnkd.in/eQYTNE8M 📸: Chino Vantage Photography

With £250k from @BigIssueInvest and @UnLtd, we're backing @sociabilityapp mission to break down barriers and build a more inclusive environment, starting with AI-powered mapping of accessibility features across the UK Swipe to read what Matt Pierri, CEO, said about the investment

We have just invested £750,000 in two brilliant ventures led by underrepresented founders.💇🏽‍♀️ @rukahair (£500k) is revolutionising the Afro-hair care market.♿ @sociabilityapp (£250k) is mapping accessibility features to help disabled people. Learn more: blog.growthimpactfund.org.uk/gif-learnings-…

Support When It Matters (SWIM), recently funded by Big Issue Invest, is featured on Big Issue this week 🗞️ Peter Merrifield launched Support When It Matters (SWIM) to help Black and dual heritage people access support services at times of crisis. bigissue.com/opinion/suppor…

Last week, the government announced a new £500m Better Futures Fund, designed to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and families. Read more on @PioneersPost: pioneerspost.com/news-views/202…

Would £10k in grant funding help you deliver more impact? The Power Up London accelerator programme is back! It supports early-stage organisations that address social and/or environmental issues. If this sounds like you, learn more and apply here: bigissue.com/invest/power-u…

Rise of the good landlords - @BigIssue. @HomesForGood, an organisation we backed with a £3 million investment, is one of those. Read more about their work and hear from their founder, Susan Aktemel, below 👇 bigissue.com/news/housing/g…

Applications are open! 👐 Grow your income. Be more sustainable. Learn from mentors and peers. Access grant funding. Learn more and apply: bigissue.com/invest/power-u… Power Up London is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Hard work from a dedicated investment team. 6 organisations funded. Money delivering real impact. If you’d like to learn more about funding to grow your organisation’s impact, get in touch — we’d love to hear from you.

🏙️ Yesterday, the Big Issue Invest team, including Rebecca Moss, James Potter and Holger Westphely, joined the NACFB’s Commercial Finance Expo — the UK’s leading broker-led small business lending event. It was fantastic to connect with so many brokers and lenders.

💚 We've surpassed £100 million of investment in social impact organisations since 2005! Hundreds of inspiring social enterprises, charities and purpose-driven organisations. In 2024 alone, these organisations supported more than 1.8 million people across the country.

Family spends staggering 9,500 days in so-called temporary accommodation bigissue.com/news/housing/t…

We loved celebrating @SWIMEnterp at their 5th anniversary event at Hackney Town Hall last week! Glenn Arradon, Investment Director at Big Issue Invest, was proud to attend and hear directly from people whose lives have been transformed thanks to SWIM’s vital work 👏

Once a closed college @ushawdurham is now a thriving community hub in County Durham With a £100k loan from the Flexible Social Finance Fund -launched by @NorthEast_CA and managed by @BigIssueInvest- it’s building new parking to boost access cut cancellations & grow sustainably

Big Issue Recruit to help jobseekers in South Wales secure green jobs bigissue.com/behind-the-sce…

Please read - @BigIssue on how you can help homeless people during a UK heatwave bigissue.com/news/housing/h…

Helô! @BigIssue Group is bringing our Big Community Roadshow to Cardiff bigissue.com/news/cardiff-c…

Thank you @goodfinance for a superb day of connection, insight and impact at #GoodFinanceLive! Rebecca, Hana and Linda were proud to attend this brilliant event bringing together social investors with social enterprises and charities seeking investment.

Are you a #charity, #socialenterprise or social-purpose organisation considering financing to grow your impact? Learn more about social impact financing and whether it could be right for you in our latest article. 🔽🔽🔽 bigissue.com/behind-the-sce…

Nickyie Thomas and her highly dedicated and passionate team at Great Oaks College provide extended educational opportunities to young adults who have severe learning difficulties We're proud to have supported the college with a £3.2 million loan to help them secure new premises.