New Venture Fund (Catalytic Capital Consortium)

The Catalytic Capital Consortium (C3) is an investment, learning, and market development initiative to promote greater and more effective use of catalytic capital, in recognition of its essential role in realizing the full potential of the impact investing field, including in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Working to increase the knowledge, awareness and use of catalytic capital, the aim of the C3 Grantmaking program is to demonstrate the power of catalytic capital as synergistic with other forms of investing across the full continuum of capital (including commercial rates of return) to safeguard the environment, support those most in need, and ultimately enable a more just, inclusive and resilient world.

Together, the C3 Strategic Partners—The Rockefeller Foundation, the Omidyar Network, and the MacArthur Foundation—are supporting field-building work to advance learning and market development related to catalytic capital, helping to answer critical questions about the scope of the need for catalytic capital, when and how catalytic capital can be most effective, and what tools and practices are needed. C3 Grantmaking is housed at and administered by the New Venture Fund.