Sprinkled in the thousand subtropical hills and mountains of Rwanda are freshwater wells that spring mythically from the ground. These naturally occurring iriba are rare as they are valuable: a life source for surrounding communities.
So it is with businesses that produce positive social outcomes that positively correlate with business outcomes. We at Iriba Capital identify and support the work of those exceptional business models that align what is good for the community, the employee, and the shareholder in positively correlated symbiosis. While they require patience and skill to identify, businesses that have achieved this correlation are invaluable because they are a powerful and sustainable source of positive social impact and strong, resilient financial return.
Wright Steenrod
“I care about using data to help people seek their yet untapped potential. I’m excited about the opportunities to augment service workers w/ tech to increase productivity, wages, and build a thriving 21st-century economy.”
Charlie Crawford
“Unprecedented demographic change is creating new challenges across the developed world. We can work to solve these problems with technology and innovative business models.”
Moses Icyishaka
“Ours is a fund through which businesses grow by delivering, not extracting, value from overlooked populations.”