Daring Capital bridges the gap between investors and extraordinary, underrepresented entrepreneurs committed to building profitable companies with a positive impact on the world. Many investors are keen to align their financial goals with their more progressive social and environmental values, but struggle to source the right kind of companies in which to allocate their capital.

For entrepreneurs, traditional avenues for social investment often demand an extensive track record and operate through high-interest, short-term loans, while venture capitalists seek a 10x return within 5-7 years. Furthermore, most entrepreneurs are too early-stage for traditional finance like high street banks. Consequently, many turn to ‘friends and family rounds’ to secure their initial funding. But many entrepreneurs working to ease social and environmental problems, especially those serving disadvantaged communities, don’t necessarily have wealthy friends and family that can invest. This means that talented, passionate founders are getting stuck at the starting line. And so, investors are missing out on profitable businesses that solve real-world problems.

Recognising this gap, Daring Capital steps in to connect investors with impactful, profitable opportunities. With over a decade of experience in “business for good,” DC founder, Jem Stein is perfectly positioxned to guide investors who want to leverage their capital for environmental and social change.

The services

Investment Matchmaking To Extraordinary and Overlooked Talent

• Daring Capital has unique access to a pipeline of founders launching profitable businesses that make the world a better place. Strategic partnerships with dozens of communities and accelerators means that you’ll gain access to the very best talent, with the very best ideas.

Due Diligence

• Finding deals is one thing, assessing them is another. Daring Capital takes care of the due diligence on deals so you don’t have to. The team assesses hundreds of deals, and the best are put through an in-depth due diligence process. Only the best are presented to you.

Legal and Administration

• When you decide to invest, Daring Capital handles the structuring, legal documents and administration through their FCA-regulated platform. You just sign the papers and transfer the funds. It’s that easy.

Bespoke Support Package

• As you’ll know, money is rarely enough to make purpose-driven businesses successful. That’s why we design a post-investment support package for each business, which includes advisors, mentors, board members, introductions to customers and anything else the business may need. You can help shape that should you wish. This ensures that each business is on track to generate financial and social returns for investors.

Invest Direct distributes an exclusive catalogue of direct investments in start-ups and privately-held companies to professional investors and wealth managers. They independently identify and analyse investment opportunities in Switzerland and abroad.

Investors join the community free of charge and are part of the first community where companies can meet their future investors.

The services

Invest Direct provides qualified, professional investors from the Circle Square membership:

• Access to diversified private deal flow
• Independent, investor-grade assessment & valuation
• Curated, conscientious match-making between investors & companies
• Digital, bankable securitisation solutions

Invest Direct provides entrepreneurs among the Circle Square membership:

• An independent, trusted 3rd party to assess operations/value their business
• Assistance in raising funds/selling a minority/majority stake from our EU/CH/UK-wide investor community
• Investment-readiness preparation by our senior team
• A securitisation solution for the company’s equity