Insights
News and Insights
Supporting Social Finance in Atlantic Canada
Q2 2026: An update on our work to grow of the social finance market in Atlantic Canada.
Salish Soils is Our First Direct Investment
Q2 2026: Salish Soils demonstrates how mission-driven businesses can be a growing force in the economy.
Building an Investable Future for the Arts
Q1 2026: Laying the groundwork for a new chapter in how arts and culture is financed in Canada.
A Year of Progress in our Investment Portfolio
Q4 2025: Reflections from Lars Boggild, Portfolio Manager, Realize Fund I
Impact Overview
Q4 2025: Our investment activities and market-building activities are helping to generate positive, lasting social and environmental impacts.
Beyond the Pitch
Q4 2025: Reflections on The Nature Pitch, which we co-convened with the Nature Investment Hub.
Supporting New Blended Finance Offerings
Q4 2025: We have granted funding to three organizations developing blended-finance solutions.
Private Capital Fundraising Update
Q3 2025: Recent private capital investments into Realize Fund 1 reflect growing institutional interest in Canada-first impact investing
Meet the Change
Q3 2025: Explore the real-world impact of our investees and grantees and how they help build a more inclusive and sustainable Canadian economy.
Social Finance Fund Helps BKR Capital to Prepare the Next Generation of Black Leaders in Social Finance
Q2 2025: BKR Capital has secured grants from Realize Capital Partners and Boann Social Impact to run its Launch Readiness Program through its nonprofit, the BKR Catalyst Institute.
Growing the Natural Capital Investment Market
Q2 2025: We have granted funding to two organizations developing investable nature-based solutions.
IMM Programming Announcement
Q1 2025: We’re extending our suite of IMM programming.
Cohort Reflections
Q1 2025: A discussion with the Cohort 1 co-facilitators about designing IMM for the SFF.
Library
Resources for the sector
Natural Capital RFP Reflections
Reflections from our RFP to fund natural capital strategies.
(Ad)Ventures in Impact
Reflections on an Impact Training Program for VC Funds
Unlocking Impact
Read about our suite of IMM programming
Equity Cubed Analysis
We supported Equity Cubed to examine how early-stage impact ventures are commonly supported and whether different approaches could be helpful.