We are impact and innovation specialists...
... each leveraging unique qualities to form a dynamic global team, led by the founder of Austvent, Roland Thompson. We use resonant experience and vast networks, broad sectorial expertise, and proven processes to create customized and successful solutions for our clients.
The Austvent team has conducted numerous advisory mandates, investment transactions and participated in several important innovations in the field of social change around Asia. Our track record as pioneers, combined with experience and expertise at every stop on the innovation continuum – research/strategy/investing/monitoring/communicating – gives us a deeper perspective, enabling us to deliver more effective and efficient services and solutions to our clients.
A new paradigm is needed, one which meets the development needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Austvent’s investments center on a balance of society, economy and environment, often referred to as the triple bottom line and ‘people, planet and profit’.
Our unique value-add includes a combination of:
- Expertise in key issue-areas such as capital markets, business and industries, philanthropy and sustainability
- Creativity and vision, translated into concrete projects, investments, and opportunities
- A proven track record of developing business innovation and sustainability strategies as well as executing impact investments and designing impact investment policies
- Ability to transfer or otherwise adapt leading evaluation, monitoring, and communications approaches across environments (regional, political, and cultural alike)
- Ensuring transparency and accountability
- A wide-ranging and far-reaching network of global partners