Impact Investing In China: A Growing Opportunity For Local & Foreign Investors

OVERVIEW

The lure of opportunity in China’s vast market has attracted foreign investors for the past few decades.  With a population of 1.4 billion and home to the world’s second largest economy, China is no stranger to foreign venture capitalists looking for winners in China’s thriving technology ecosystem. However, the macroeconomic trends for impact-geared innovation and appetite for impact investment is more evident than ever before. Against this dynamic macroeconomic backdrop, this paper shall explore the current trends and activities in impact investing in China and the opportunities and strategies that will help foreign impact investors evaluate and participate in this dynamic market.

ABOUT TRUE NORTH

True North, a Canadian impact investing firm, has launched its first fund focused on Digital Health and Wellness in February 2021. The fund focuses on three key areas marked by strong investment activity and potential for wide-reaching impact: aging populations, women’s health, and behavioural health. These address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals #3 (good health and well-being), #5 (gender equality), and #10 (reduced inequalities) (True North Impact Investing, 2021). This whitepaper is part of a three-part whitepaper series by True North about the above-mentioned investment areas. To learn more about True North’s predictions about the future of Age-Tech and how we connect investor capital with impactful ventures around the world, please contact Fund Manager, Kai Chen (kai@truenorthimpact.com).