Jake is a 21-year-old college student in Los Angeles who has $30 to invest. William is a 21-year-old student from Malawi who has an idea to build windmills that provide energy and clean water across Africa. William's startup needs seed funding and he sets a target of $10,000 on the social enterprise platform 33needs. Jake browses projects on 33needs and finds William's profile. He invests his $30, becoming a "Believer" investor who will receive a small percentage of William's future revenue in return. If William's funding target is met, it will allow him to grow his impactful business model and bring clean energy to more of Africa.
26. Number of social enterprises 33needs will fund by year four: Number of ventures (social or otherwise) funded by more than 100 people during the previous 70 years: