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Structure early-stage investments for impact

Learn how to fund ventures with tailored financial instruments and deal structures that unlock the potential to create high impact alongside sustainable financial returns.

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Course preview

Fast-track your impact investment structuring skills to scale early-stage ventures. This course provides you with practical guidance, insightful examples and case studies to confidently structure equity, mezzanine and grant-based investments. Developed together with the FASE (Financing Agency for Social Entrepreneurship), we distil over 10 years of experience at the forefront of impact investing to help you be creative and move beyond mainstream investing and philanthropy to achieve your impact and financial return objectives.
LEARNERS

Who is this course for

This course is designed for impact finance professionals (analysts, managers) and entrepreneurs eager to enhance their deal structuring skills. The contents will be relevant for professionals active within impact investment funds, foundations, ventures or advisory teams. Basic financial and accounting knowledge is sufficient to take the course.

Learning Goals

What you will learn

  • c. 10 hours of learning over 1 month

  • Exam & certificate of completion

  • Beginner to intermediate level learners

  • 40+ videos and 20+ exercises

  • 10+ practitioner insights and case studies

  • Exclusively for social learners: Role-playing exercise during the live interactive session

Structure high-impact investments

Course modules

The course is structured around four modules that will introduce the purpose of tailored financing and creative approaches to fund impact ventures

Delivery modes

Choose the delivery that works best for you

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Autonomous package

*€249

The learning experience that fits your busy working schedule and allows you to learn at your own pace from wherever you are. Access a neat online course structured around bite-sized videos and a wealth of resources that guide you in structuring impact investments.

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Social package

*€479

Spice up your learning journey by blending the online course with a set of three interactive sessions. The sessions offer you an opportunity to meet and share experiences with like-minded peers, ask burning questions to the trainer and dive deeper into specific issues.


Next cohort: starting from Jun 6th
Registration closes on May 19th
(only 6 seats left)

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Team of Trainers

Get to know your trainers

Dr. Markus Freiburg
Founder & Managing Director of FASE

Dr. Markus Freiburg is recognized as a thought leader for social finance, with an active presence in public discourses e.g. as member of the Expert Group on Social Entrepreneurship (GECES) of the EU Commission. He has a wealth of experience delivering training courses in the field of impact investing in academics as well as through EU’s EaSI technical assistance platform.

Laura Catana

European Investor Relations Manager at FASE

Laura Catana has been active in the field of social entrepreneurship and impact investing for nearly 10 years. At FASE she manages the community of investors, offers exchanges and learning opportunities, hosts events and conducts analyses on the state of the ecosystem. Laura is a member of EBAN's Impact Investment committee and has extensive experience in providing training to impact practitioners.
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Did you know that 92% of our course takers are satisfied? That’s why we boldly guarantee that our courses will not let you down. Didn’t get what you expected from the course? Let us know and get a full reimbursement up to 15 days as an Autonomous Learner, or up to 5 days as a Social Learner.
FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Can't find the answer to your question? Contact us on hello@efiko.academy.

This course is mainly designed to train analysts and investment managers of capital providers that aim to create positive societal impact (i.e. impact funds, foundations, philanthropists, ESG funds focussing on SDGs and social/environmental responsible investors). The complexity of the content increases with every chapter but many examples, exercises and case studies will help you build self-confidence and deep understanding in each dimension of the curriculum.  If you are a consultant or advisor supporting capital providers, this course will help you set up hybrid financial instruments and to convince investors to accept impact-linked finance mandates. It will allow you to join live sessions with the experts and get tailored feedback on your cases or questions.

Yes, a certificate, signed by FASE and Efiko Academy, is provided upon completion of the course.

In all packages, you’re invited to join the community platform where you can ask your burning questions. 

If you’re enrolled in the blended learning option, you will be invited to attend one live case solving session with the lead trainers and a group of peers where you will also have the opportunity to ask questions.

In other cases, support@efiko.academy is always open for questions.

For now, the course is only available in English.

The content will soon be subtitled in various languages.

FASE, the Financing Agency for Social Entrepreneurship, holds years of experience in supporting funders with expertise in innovative financing solutions. They contribute to the development of a thriving market for social innovation across Europe

Yes, we offer the option to pay with credit card (Mastercard, VISA) or PayPal. If you would like to pay with your debit card, we advise you to create a free prepaid PayPal account here and use it to make your payment.

Every transaction on Efiko is performed and secured by Stripe, a reliable payment processor.

Yes, you can secure several tickets at once by contacting us at hello@efiko.academy. Include the number of people you would like to enroll and your preferred course delivery mode (autonomous vs social package).

We offer also B2B/group offers. If you’re interested, please have a look at our team page and request a demo.

Yes, Stripe processes payments in 130+ currencies. PayPal also allows you to convert money to a different currency.

Yes, we can provide an invoice or proof of purchase so you can get reimbursed by your employer or company. Simply reach out to us at hello@efiko.academy stating the course name and package you'd like to take and for how many people. 

Yes, we do offer reimbursement on the course in case you’re not satisfied with it. The reimbursement applies following these conditions:
 
a) Up to 15 calendar days after you enrolled to the course or up until 5 days after the introductory session if you register as Social Learner;
b) The guarantee applies up until you consume 20% of the course content;
 
Contact support@efiko.academy to ask for a reimbursement. We will review your request and in case your demand complies with the above conditions we will transfer the amount you paid, minus transaction costs.

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Rated 4 out of 5
2 months ago

The social learning was a good experience. After the course, I am now thinking of setting out a structured approach to social value engagement with internal and external stakeholders.

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Francis S.
Rated 5 out of 5
2 months ago

My cohort trainer, Filippo, was very knowledgeable and helpful!

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Simone T.
Rated 4 out of 5
3 months ago

The training with Efiko academy was informative and relevant. I enjoyed networking with other social value professionals and experiencing more of the social impact landscape, helping me to recognise where I am on my journey and where I need to go!

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Lulu H.
Rated 4 out of 5
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Flore B.
Rated 5 out of 5
3 months ago

Efiko’s self-directed course offers a solid platform for engaging in impact management. Previous reading only got me so far – I valued the fresh insights this training offered.

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