The First Fund Initiative is a $150m commitment by MassMutual to invest catalytic capital in Black, Latinx, and Indigenous led emerging managers. All the capital will be dedicated to venture capital and innovation finance funds with the purpose of advancing racial equity.
Less than 2% of capital is managed by diverse owned firms*. Impact Investing’s First Fund Initiative is a commitment from MassMutual to invest catalytic capital in Black, Latinx, and Indigenous emerging managers to advance capital equity. First Fund’s allocation strategy centers on funds that are systemically overlooked by financial institutions and have a differentiated investment thesis with the ability to generate positive social impact as well as risk-adjusted market rate financial returns.
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