‘It will survive Trump’: Nicolas Celier says impact 'backlash' just gives investors more fuel
11 nov. 2025
14:31
For Ring Capital’s Nicolas Celier, impact investing isn’t a fad – it’s a force built to outlast Trump, funding downturns, and hype cycles alike.
We dig into:
– Why now might be the best time in history to back impact companies
– What we can learn from the early days of impact investing
– Celier's round-the-world sailing trip
We dig into:
– Why now might be the best time in history to back impact companies
– What we can learn from the early days of impact investing
– Celier's round-the-world sailing trip
Nicolas Celier, co-founder of Ring Capital, is unfazed by what he calls the "backlash" against impact investing. In fact, he welcomes it.
“We see it as very positive news,” he tells Impact Loop in an interview. “Impact became meaningless – everyone was saving the world, or at least pretending to.”