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For the last LIVE of the year on December 10, 2018, The Ground_Up Project sat down with Rob Kaplan, CEO and Founder of Circulate Capital to discuss opportunities for investment in the circular economy. To join the next LIVE, go to www.theinvestmentclinic.com

As part of the biggest global virtual summit for zero-waste businesses, The Ground_Up Project hosted Margot Kane, a strategic advisor at Quantified Ventures, for the November 20, 2018 edition of the Investment Clinic LIVE. She discussed investing in zero-waste businesses and how Quantified Ventures is working to close circular economy loops. To join the next LIVE, go to www.theinvestmentclinic.com

On September 26, 2018, Sergiu Negut, business angel and Associate Dean at the Maastricht School of Management Romania, walked the audience through what business angels do, how they select their investments and how they work with their investees. To join the next LIVE, go to www.theinvestmentclinic.com

On August 30, 2018, Eva Yazhari, Co-Founder & CEO of Beyond Capital Fund spoke about their approach to on the ground investing in East Africa and India, about their recent exit and answered many questions that came directly from entrepreneurs. To join the next LIVE, go to www.theinvestmentclinic.com

On June 28th, 2018, we talked to Bertrand Gacon, Head of Impact Investing and SRI at Lombard Odier and also Founder & CEO of Impaakt - an open impact analysis platform that launched recently. Participants asked Betrand about what makes Impaakt different, how could standardization of impact assessment be achieved, how can investors avoid greenwash, how does an investor go about settling on impact parameters and many other questions. To join the next LIVE, go to www.theinvestmentclinic.com

On May 24th, 2018, Kostis Tselenis, seasoned impact investment professional at Quadi, discussed how he selects impact investing opportunities, his advice to early stage impact ventures and why scale matters both for investors and for the entrepreneurs. To join the next LIVE, go to www.theinvestmentclinic.com

On April 30, 2018, Xavier Pierluca, Managing Partner Europe, SIMA Funds and former Chief Investment Officer with Bamboo Finance, talked about the current off-grid solar fund of SIMA Funds, the type of investments they are looking for and what their requirements are from entrepreneurs. To join our next LIVE, go to www.theinvestmentclinic.com

On March 20, 2018, Julianne Zimmerman, Managing Director of Reinventure Capital, spoke about her investment approach, her advice to young women and girls, how men-led teams could pitch women-focused tech and many other questions directly asked by entrepreneurs. To join our next live, go to www.theinvestmentclinic.com

At the Investment Clinic LIVE on February 20, 2018, Piers Cumberlege of Global Sustainable Capital Management UK discussed his experience in impact investing, how investors select deals, some of the most common mistakes entrepreneurs make when meeting investors and many other questions from entrepreneurs. To join the next LIVE, go to www.theinvestmentclinic.com

In the first Investment Clinic LIVE on January 18, 2018, Angela Fratila, CEO and Founder of The Social Partner, addressed how impact ventures can assess their readiness for investment, with a focus on financials. To join our next LIVE, go to www.theinvestmentclinic.com