Impact Trader
Using technology to help financial advisors & their clients to find + buy + engage with socially & environmentally beneficial investments - AKA Impact Investing
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Internet / Web Services
- Location Boulder, CO, US
- Currency USD
- Founded 2013
- Employees 2
- Website impacttrader.com
Company Summary
There simply isn't enough money in the non-profit sector to make a serious dent global poverty.
In fact, the only pool of money big enough to make significant difference is the $200T global capital markets.
There is a rapidly growing segment of investment opportunities that combine social and environmental impact with financial return, and Impact Trader's web application helps financial advisors find and buy these investments for their clients.
Team
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Co-Founder & CEO
John is a former Merrill Lynch financial advisor & B2B software sales professional. John's passion for social enterprise and impact investing was ignited on several trips to South America in college and further developed in his subsequent entrepreneurial ventures. John currently sets product strategy, designs and develops the UI, and runs sales cycles with early adopters of Impact Trader's transaction automation and impact reporting application.
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Co-Founder & CTOJohn is a veteran software engineer with 10+yrs experience running development teams at both startups and larger companies. His experience includes building enterprise SaaS apps, mobile apps, and consumer facing applications. John is passionate about using his coding skills to make a difference in the world by building apps that matter as well as investing time and energy mentoring his team and helping younger coders to develop their skill sets.
Advisors
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Principal, Principium | Former CEO of Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments
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