FUNDING
IDEMS
AMBITIOUS IMPACT TECHNOLOGY.
A SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE.
What does it take to operate a sustainable business, secure funding for ambitious tech innovation, develop new impact-serving products and business models, and protect social mission?
A special blend of impact-focused revenue, financing and funding.
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GRANT-FUNDED PROGRAMS
Co-Development with Collaborative Partners
Grant funding supports our direct impact work. IDEMS builds adaptive digital programs for measurable social impact with research and NGO partners.
Our work has been funded by UN agencies, governments, and foundations including UNDP, the McKnight Foundation, LEGO Foundation, and GIZ.
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CORE TECH INVESTMENT
Impact-Enabling Technology Products
This Series-A-equivalent impact funding advances our pioneering middleware innovation, including community-accountable, explainable AI.
We are currently fundraising for £1.5M in venture philanthropy or long-term, low-interest institutional debt to help us achieve key CommonTech middleware innovation milestones over the next 18 months.
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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IMPACT BONDS
Mission-Aligned Working Capital
IDEMS’ novel Social Enterprise Impact Bonds introduce a way for individual investors with a lower risk tolerance to play a key supporting role in developing innovative technology for public good.
IDEMS has currently raised £164,115 from small individual investors who believe in our mission.
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SERVICES REVENUE
Supporting Adaptive Scaling
IDEMS secures one-time and recurring revenue from delivering hosting, training and support services for governments, universities, researchers & NGOs implementing digital impact programs.
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PLATFORM EXPANSION
New Impact Domains, Continuous Tech Innovation
Over time, we see the business opportunities in developing new products and services, and serving new impact domains that build out of our foundational technology and program innovations.