AVPN Creates Philanthropic Digital Transformation Fund to Help Underserved and Impacted Communities in Korea, With a USD1 Million Grant From Google.org
This fund will go towards supporting digital transformation projects at scale, in partnership with local nonprofits, as part of post COVID-19 recovery Supported by Google.org, Google’s philanthropy, AVPN, and MYSC (acting as AVPN’s representative in Korea) have come together to launch philanthropic digital transformation funds of $1,000,000 USD. Announced today at the AVPN Northeast Asia […]
AVPN Launches ImpactCollab to Make Good Philanthropy Easier, Safer and Scalable
From left to right: Steve Loh, Executive Director, Lien Centre for Social Innovation, Singapore Management University, Achal Agarwal, Incoming Chair, AVPN Board, Anupama Anand, Program Officer Asia, Philanthropic Partnerships, Gates Foundation, Teo Kai Xiang, Deputy Director and Head (Banking Development Division), Monetary Authority of Singapore and Kevin Teo, Chief Technology Officer, Head of ImpactCollab, AVPN […]
AVPN Northeast Asia Summit 2025
With the theme “Transforming Northeast Asia, Transforming the World: Collaborative Solutions for a Sustainable Future”, the AVPN Northeast Asia Summit aims to foster impactful collaborations.
AVPN Webinar: Impact Measurement, Management & Exit
Increasingly, investors are moving capital towards value creation for “all stakeholders, not just shareholders”, seeking positive returns that are not only financial but also environmental and social. Against this backdrop, various impact measurement metrics have been developed and adopted, allowing investors to monitor and report their impact under standardized frameworks.
AVPN Webinar: Revolutionising Education Systems in a Post COVID-19 Future
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended routines we once considered normal. Overnight, education systems around the world are forced to digitise education as students move towards home-based learning. It is a historic moment in education as we are being made to confront difficult questions and challenge the traditional methods used in the formal schooling experience.
AVPN Webinar: Shifts in Chinese Private Sector Giving: Pandemic Philanthropy, China, and Technology
Since the start of the pandemic, Chinese philanthropists have donated over $250 million towards COVID-19 R&D-related initiatives. This includes funding for R&D around diagnostics, therapeutics as well as the coveted COVID-19 vaccine both within China and abroad. This wave of private donations to health R&D represents a new trend, which has the potential to reshape China’s philanthropic sector and contribute positively to collaborative international efforts.
AVPN x Circulate Capital: Catalyzing Capital to Advance the Circular Economy and Fight Climate Change in Asia
The circular economy presents a specific and unique opportunity for corporate, private and development finance investors to capture the value of plastic waste as well as to meaningfully mitigate the climate impacts of plastic pollution, especially in Asia. According to Circulate Capital, we could eliminate almost 150 million tonnes of GHG from the environment if […]
AVPN’s 12th Global Conference in Hong Kong to Tackle Climate Risks
B Current Impact Investment
B Current Impact Investment is the first impact fund in Taiwan, launched in 2014 through a club funding approach – by invitation only with an equal amount per investor per capital call. It aims to invest in early-stage impact-driven businesses that focus on sustainability, healthcare, education, and regional revitalization, aligning with the SDGs. It serves as a bridge between social entrepreneurs and HNWI/ESG investors and a platform to fill the impact investing ecosystem gap by connecting financial, human, intellectual, and social capital.
In 2021, B Current managed 4 impact funds by nearly 90 investors and invested in over 15 start-ups, and co-hosted 2 accelerator programs for impact-driven businesses and nonprofits, respectively. Every dollar invested by B Current was matched by three more dollars from other co-investors at the same run in average.
