The Founder Feedback Loop: What founders really need from impact capital

Power imbalances and information gaps between entrepreneurs and impact investors slow decision-making, duplicate reporting, and weaken enterprise support. This session shares findings from The State of Good Business, drawing on insights from 200+ companies to surface founder perspectives and assess investor performance. An Acumen-facilitated panel with entrepreneurs and an investor will explore the data, followed by interactive breakouts examining what coordinated action entrepreneurs want from investors, what prevents it, and where practices can improve. The session centers constructive, actionable feedback to strengthen how impact capital and support are deployed.