Equivico by NCRC is a woman-owned impact investment management firm launched by the Nationall Community Reinvestment Coalition. We’re a group of people passionate about leveling the economic playing field for those with limited access to capital resources. We’re driven by a strategy of inclusion, which means leveraging capital to improve the way the economy works and produce an inclusive and equitable society, while delivering competitive returns. We seek to empower and maximize the potential of businesses, people and markets.
We seek to catalyze the growth of small businesses nationally through responsible debt financing, entrepreneur management training and support, and grant making. We have a strong network of small businesses nationally the vast majority of whom are owned by people of color and women. Our debt solution brings together the efficiency of technology with the intelligence of manual underwriting and access to underserved communities.
We are Equivico. Equality and Victory for All.
Invest Appalachia (IA) is a regional impact investment platform designed by and for the people of Central Appalachia. IA provides blended investment capital to strengthen business opportunities, build equitable local wealth, advance critical sectors, and increase quality of life for everyone in Central Appalachia. IA was initiated through the Appalachia Funders Network and developed by a collaborative group of regional leaders representing CDFIs, public and private philanthropic entities, local institutions, and community organizations. Invest Appalachia will provide flexible capital to intermediaries, community projects, social enterprise businesses, critical infrastructure, and other efforts that that support healthy & resilient communities, wealth-building jobs, and inclusive market development. As a blended capital fund, IA is able to bring both investment and catalytic capital to support mission-aligned projects. IA’s capital is designed to advance key sectors and community infrastructure within the Central Appalachia region in partnership with – and frequently subordinate to – existing financial intermediaries. IA will partner with other sources of investment, including community lenders, commercial lenders, public financing, and philanthropy, to create the capital blend or “stack” of different forms of capital tailored to each project.
