EDHEC Launches €40 Million Investment Fund To Support Startups With Impact
Poets & Quants 14/11/2023
"Earlier this year, in an interview with Poets&Quants, EDHEC Business School dean Emmanuel Métais asserted a clear claim on the future it wants.
“We want to be the school that, thanks to its research, thanks to its educational program, and thanks to its graduates, puts the power of business at the service of future generations,” Métais said in February.
EDHEC just took an oversized step toward that goal. This month, it announced a new €40 million investment fund for socially and environmentally responsible startups. GENERATIONS Powered by EDHEC will be co-managed by Ring Capital, a private equity firm dedicated to supporting companies that have positive impact in their communities and the world, and will focus on seed and pre-seed startups. (...)"
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About EDHEC
Operating from campuses in Lille, Nice, Paris, London and Singapore, EDHEC is one of the world’s top 15 business schools. Fully international and directly connected to the business world, EDHEC commands a strong reputation for research excellence and the ability to train entrepreneurs and managers capable of breaking new ground. EDHEC functions as a genuine laboratory of ideas and produces innovative solutions valued by businesses. The School’s teaching is inspired by its research work and a focus on “learning by doing”, all with the aim of equipping people with the skills to succeed in business.
