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Halcyon accelerates the impact-driven future of business.

We believe there's a competitive advantage to having a social mission in your DNA, and that impact-driven businesses represent a powerful opportunity to drive equity and inclusivity in the workplace and society. Halcyon is the community supporting impact-driven businesses and their founders through space, community, and access. Our programs offer fellowships for social entrepreneurs and funding vehicles to help them scale their ventures.

06/18/2026

Our newly released 'True Cost of Impact-First Investing' Report found that impact-first funds complete more deals per year and at a lower cost per investment than comparable market-rate vehicles. What they do require is greater resources per dollar deployed, attributable to the smaller investment sizes and hands-on support founders need to succeed as this capital is carried to enterprises and communities that traditional finance typically overlooks.

The report highlights a key takeaway: if we want systems change, we must be willing to fund the full cost of this work, not just what the market can price.

Led by the Miller Center for Global Impact's Brigit Helms, alongside Acumen, Global Partnerships, Kiva, MCE Social Capital, Open Road Impact, and Village Capital, this six-month study analyzed data across eight impact-first investment organizations representing $197.2M in assets under management and 362 investments.

We're proud to have contributed to this research and to the growing evidence that philanthropic and catalytic capital can unlock outsized outcomes through impact-first investing.

📖 Read the full report: https://ow.ly/oNkS50Zekot
📰 Check out coverage from Pioneers Post: https://ow.ly/rmIw50Zekou

Thank you to the report's co-authors, partners, and contributors including Amy Bell, Caroline Bressan, Kathy Guis, Heather Matranga, Tara Murphy Forde, Camilla Nestor, Daniel Waldron, David Press, Imogen Rose-Smith, Diana McKeage, and Paul Belknap.

06/16/2026

Halcyon’s first ever residency in Pittsburgh was a success, made possible by the support of our local collaborators, and of course, the energy and engagement of our 2026 Global EquityTech cohort.

🎤 We were especially grateful to work with Innovation Works Works to host a partner event on Thursday, bringing together the cohort from AlphaLab, the accelerator of Innovation Works, alongside investors and ecosystem players from across the greater Pittsburgh region. The evening featured a fireside chat, followed by an interactive Q&A and networking reception.

🚀 After a week of synthesis, reflection, and refinement, our founders leave Pittsburgh ready to activate the next stages of their growth with clarity and momentum. We can’t wait to see where they go from here.

Thank you to Capital One and Amazon Web Services (AWS), Inc. for their support of this program.

06/15/2026

Missed our latest alumni spotlight?

During our recent residency week in Ghana, we visited Anaporka Adazabra to tour Farmio’s climate-smart greenhouses and learn more about her vision for the future of agriculture.

Full video at the link in our bio. 🎥

06/12/2026

(ENG): We officially launched our inaugural Climate Innovation in Mexico Accelerator in Mexico City. 🚀 🇲🇽

Throughout the week, founders connected through masterclasses, product demos, pitch sessions, and hands-on experiences designed to strengthen their ventures, their leadership, and their networks.

🏢 Programming hosted at the Tecnológico de Monterrey campus explored impact storytelling, team management, and climate finance.

☁️ Sessions at the Amazon offices focused on capital strategy and product-market fit, culminating in an Ecosystem Networking Event that brought together investors, entrepreneurs, ecosystem builders, and sustainability leaders from across the region.

💭 We closed the week with reflection and intentional planning, energized for the months ahead as the cohort continues through the program toward our final in-person residency in October.

Thank you to Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) for supporting this program.

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(ESP): Lanzamos oficialmente nuestro primer Acelerador de Innovación Climática en México en la Ciudad de México. 🚀 🇲🇽

A lo largo de la semana, los fundadores se conectaron a través de masterclasses, demostraciones de sus productos, sesiones de pitches y experiencias prácticas diseñadas para fortalecer sus emprendimientos, su liderazgo y sus redes de contacto.

🏢 La programación realizada en el campus de Tec de Monterrey exploró la narrativa de impacto, la gestión de equipos y las finanzas climáticas.

☁️ Las sesiones en las oficinas de Amazon se enfocaron en estrategia de capital y el ajuste producto-mercado, culminando en un Evento de Networking del Ecosistema que reunió a inversionistas, emprendedores, constructores de ecosistemas y líderes en sostenibilidad de toda la región.

💭 Cerramos la semana con reflexión y planeación intencional, con mucha energía para los meses por venir, mientras la cohorte continúa avanzando en el programa hacia nuestra residencia presencial final en octubre.

Gracias a AWS por apoyar este programa.

06/05/2026

Another Forbes honor for our Halcyon community!

Congrats to current EquityTech founder Falguni Shrivastava for being recognized in this year's Forbes Under 30 Asia list in the Social Impact category. Through Cognitii Learning Solutions, Falguni is combining AI with human expertise to reduce educator workload and enable inclusive education delivery for children with special learning needs across low-resource, private, and public education systems.

See the full list: https://ow.ly/RUV650Z6EBB

06/03/2026

Diet-related disease now affects roughly 60% of adults in the US and costs more than $1 trillion annually to treat. As healthcare systems search for more preventative and personalized approaches, the food as medicine movement is gaining momentum.

Our latest article explores the rise of food as medicine and spotlights two Halcyon ventures that are building new models of care combining AI, precision nutrition, and culturally tailored support to improve long-term health outcomes.

Read more: https://ow.ly/mnFY50Z7jbW

06/02/2026

Bloomberg has named current Climate Resilience & Food Security in Africa venture SafeSip and 2024 EquityTech alum Deaftronics to its 25 African Startups to Watch in 2026 list.

Selected by editors and analysts based on the scale of the problem they're addressing, the originality of their approach, and their traction with customers and investors, these startups are developing solutions to challenges that traditional systems have struggled to address.

We're proud to see our founders recognized among the innovators helping shape Africa's future.

Read more: https://ow.ly/VraV50Z6EiZ

05/27/2026

(ESP): 🌟Presentamos la cohorte 2026 de Innovación Climática en México de Halcyon.🌟

Esta programa apoya a emprendimientos de todo el país que están abordando desafíos urgentes en adaptación climática y resiliencia. A través de un formato híbrido impartido completamente en español, las personas emprendedoras seleccionadas participarán en dos residencias presenciales de una semana cada una en la Ciudad de México, más cinco días de programación virtual.

Este programa cuenta con el apoyo de , Inc. (AWS).

Conoce a las personas fundadoras y sus emprendimientos en el enlace de nuestra biografía.

Gracias a nuestro Comité de Selección por su experiencia y dedicación en la conformación de esta cohorte:
• Florencia Colunga Gascón (FUNDES)
• Daniel Cossío (Deel)
• Julian M Diaz (AWS México)
• Felipe Gonzalez (Tec de Monterrey)
• Nelly Ramírez (BFA Global)
• Francisco Sordo (AWS México)

(ENG): 🌟Introducing Halcyon’s 2026 Climate Innovation in Mexico cohort.🌟

This program supports ventures across the country who are tackling pressing challenges in climate adaptation and resilience. Through a hybrid format delivered entirely in Spanish, these selected entrepreneurs will participate in two one-week in-person residencies in Mexico City, Mexico, as well as five days of virtual programming.

This program is run with support from , Inc. (AWS).

Meet the founders and ventures at the link in our bio.

Thank you to our Selections Committee for their expertise and dedication in shaping this cohort:
• Florencia Colunga Gascón (FUNDES)
• Daniel Cossío (Deel)
• Julian M Diaz (AWS Mexico)
• Felipe Gonzalez (Tec de Monterrey)
• Nelly Ramírez (BFA Global)
• Francisco Sordo (AWS Mexico)

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