Conscious Investing to Focus on The Good Your Money Can Do

Finding just the right companies to invest in in developing countries can prove difficult, especially when most companies lack resources and funds to put themselves out there for investors to find them, Eva Yazhari, Co-Founder and CEO of Beyond Capital Ventures says. And that's why Beyond Capital has benefited from using US government initiative Prosper Africa's Deal Room, to source investments and increase trade and investment between African nations and the United States. allAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo spoke with Yazhari about her biggest inspiration and why the businesses they invest in need more than just capital...

Eva Yazhari, Co-Founder and CEO of Beyond Capital Fund. She is also the General Partner of Beyond Capital Ventures. Eva has 16 years of experience in investing for social impact. She was previously a Vice President at EnTrust Capital Inc. Eva is also an angel investor, the founder of The Conscious Investor, co-host of The Beyond Capital Podcast, and author of ‘The Good Your Money Can Do.’

Kasha is an e-commerce business for Women’s Health, Personal Care and Beauty in East Africa. Built for urban and rural areas with or without internet access, Kasha empowers all women to confidentially and affordably purchase the products they need to live their best lives.

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