July 2025: How impact funds and founders can unlock family office capital

Naava Mashiah and Tenke Zoltani wrote a piece featured on Impact Alpha, helping family offices and entrepreneurs connect.

With the sharp contraction in public and donor-backed funding—most recently the dramatic pullback from USAID—entrepreneurs in emerging and underserved markets are facing a tougher road to scale. At the same time, traditional impact funders are shifting priorities or consolidating portfolios, leaving early-stage ventures with fewer catalytic anchors. Development finance institutions remain important—but their mandates, timelines, and risk appetites often exclude bold, unproven models.

https://impactalpha.com/how-impact-funds-and-founders-can-unlock-family-office-capital/