# Impact Investment Firms trippplus Wants to Harness the Full Potential of Capital By Rebecca Byers | Published 2013-04-25 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trippplus References: [thelabmiami](http://thelabmiami.com/?page_id=61) & [trippplus.tumblr](http://trippplus.tumblr.com/) Founded in October 2011, trippplus is an impact investment firm that scales disruptive innovation. trippplus co-founder Felipe Arango is also Partner and Director of [BSD Consulting](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bsd-consulting). trippplus supports [innovative enterprises](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/global-hub) creating lasting systemic change, and seek financial returns as a means to scale and sustain change. trippplus aims to deliver "positive externalities" through investments that yield social, environmental, and financial returns. Currently, trippplus' focus is on the Americas, but they are always looking for projects that can be scaled globally. trippplus invests in [early stage enterprises](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/failedups) that can use capital to scale and that have proven their capacity to create measurable impact. trippplus is Miami-based, a member of [the LAB Miami](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-lab-miami) community. **Contact Information** trippplus [website](http://trippplus.tumblr.com/) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 49% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Impact Investment:** There is potential for impact investment firms to focus on scaling disruptive innovation that creates systemic change while also aiming for sustainable financial returns. - **Early Stage Capital:** Investing in early stage innovative enterprises that have the capacity to create measurable impact could attract more impact investment firms like trippplus. - **Global Scalability:** Impact investment firms could look for projects that have the potential to be scaled globally, increasing the reach of positive externalities through investments for social, environmental, and financial returns. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Finance:** Impact investment firms could find innovative ways to create systemic change while also achieving financial returns, disrupting traditional finance methods. - **Social Impact:** Increasing investment into early stage enterprises that can create lasting systemic change and positive externalities could enhance the social impact industry. - **Environmental Sustainability:** Impact investment firms focused on achieving environmental sustainability could invest in early stage innovative enterprises that can create measurable impact, creating disruptive changes in the industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Travel Planning Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/triply.md) - [Philanthropic Investment Banks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/builders-vision.md) - [Impact Investing Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/impact-investing.md) - [Responsible Investment Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/responsible-investment-platform.md) - [Metaverse Wellness Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evolvr.md) - [Social Trip-Planning Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tripmap.md) - [Philanthropic Investment Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/philanthropy-initiative.md) - [Travel Community Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tripnation-travel-community.md) - [Travel Connection Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/share-trips.md)