Funding needs and funding strategies
| Funding purpose | Seed and growtd and scale stage | SNL-Prologues |
| Growth and scale stage | Foncière Chênelet | |
| Growth and scale stage | World Tree | |
| Pre-seed, seed and growth and scale stage | AUARA | |
| Pre-seed stage | Impak Finance | |
| Other funding options | Seed stage: crowdfunding Growth and Scale stage: loan guarantees, Quasi-equity debt, public offering through network and over-the-counter with the financial institution | SNL-Prologues |
| Growth and scale stage: tripartite funding model, that is, 1/3 from equity (private shareholders), 1/3 by subsidies (government and private) and 1/3 by consignment mortgage | Foncière Chênelet | |
| Growth and scale stage: accredited investors; capital raised through parent company, world tree technology and institutional investors | World Tree | |
| Pre-seed stage: funding from family and friends Seed stage: crowdfunding Growth and scale stage: venture capital and angels funding | AUARA | |
| Pre-seed stage: angel investors, venture capital, strategic investors (financial institutions) and ICOs (Impak Coin) | Impak Finance | |
| Capital structure | 77.77% via equity, 6.94% via long-term debts and 15.27% via short-term debts | SNL-Prologues |
| 46% via equity (solidarity investors), 31% via subsidies and 23% from debts, such as consignment mortgages (In French: Caisse des dépôts et consignment mortgages) | Foncière Chênelet | |
| 100% via equity | World Tree | |
| 90% via equity and 10% via debt | AUARA | |
| 100% via equity | Impak Finance | |
| Barriers or challenges in raising funds |
| SNL-Prologues |
| Foncière Chênelet | |
| World Tree | |
| AUARA | |
| Impak Finance |
| Funding purpose | Seed and growtd and scale stage | SNL-Prologues |
| Growth and scale stage | Foncière Chênelet | |
| Growth and scale stage | World Tree | |
| Pre-seed, seed and growth and scale stage | AUARA | |
| Pre-seed stage | Impak Finance | |
| Other funding options | Seed stage: crowdfunding | SNL-Prologues |
| Growth and scale stage: tripartite funding model, that is, 1/3 from equity (private shareholders), 1/3 by subsidies (government and private) and 1/3 by consignment mortgage | Foncière Chênelet | |
| Growth and scale stage: accredited investors; capital raised through parent company, world tree technology and institutional investors | World Tree | |
| Pre-seed stage: funding from family and friends | AUARA | |
| Pre-seed stage: angel investors, venture capital, strategic investors (financial institutions) and ICOs (Impak Coin) | Impak Finance | |
| Capital structure | 77.77% via equity, 6.94% via long-term debts and 15.27% via short-term debts | SNL-Prologues |
| 46% via equity (solidarity investors), 31% via subsidies and 23% from debts, such as consignment mortgages (In French: Caisse des dépôts et consignment mortgages) | Foncière Chênelet | |
| 100% via equity | World Tree | |
| 90% via equity and 10% via debt | AUARA | |
| 100% via equity | Impak Finance | |
| Barriers or challenges in raising funds | The legal framework, now we are stabilized since 2019 The need to find advisors on legal issues Fame/Notoriety of our company (Lack of information among the public, as many more people want to invest in the social business but only a few know how to) | SNL-Prologues |
Unstructured model, therefore, faces problem to attract investors | Foncière Chênelet | |
Investors are more hesitant to invest in the eco-program | World Tree | |
Educating individuals (investors) the meaning of a social enterprise Finding impact investors | AUARA | |
Creating awareness or educating investors regarding the equity crowdfunding approach | Impak Finance |