Venture Philanthropy / Breakthrough

Venture Philanthropy is venture capital finance but with philanthropic goals.

CAN runs a venture philanthropy programme called CAN Breakthrough.

CAN Breakthrough provides funding and management support to help established social enterprises scale up and maximise their social impact. Funding is concentrated on established organisations with three years trading.

This support enables them to overcome internal and external obstacles to scaling up and support the social enterprises to achieve rapid and independent growth

Download our latest brochure for the history and case studies on CAN Breakthrough’s success.

“Social enterprise can transform communities, empower people and innovate the way our public services are delivered. CAN Breakthrough provides leading social enterprises with long-term, high impact support and capital to really scale up. For investors it offers the chance to be part of a pioneering fund which creates real sustainable social change.”
Andrew Croft, Chief Executive CAN