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An impact claim is only as good as the evidence under it, and our team's writing starts there.

Impact washing accusations are asymmetric: the claim is cheap to make and expensive to answer. (read where we wrote it)

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Sriram ChidambaramFounders treat impact measurement as a hurdle at the door, something to get past to close the round. It isn't. It is a discipline that never ends.
From "The Capital Most Founders Never See"
Sriram ChidambaramAn impact claim with nothing underneath it is not a weak claim. It is a disqualifying one. The money reads it as impact-washing and walks away.
From "The Capital Most Founders Never See"
Sriram ChidambaramA development finance institution wants harmonised, comparable numbers (jobs, reach, emissions, the gender lens) and it wants rigorous environmental and social safeguards. It is asking, "development outcomes, at scale, done safely."
From "The Capital Most Founders Never See"