Founder-investor misalignment is killing impact startups. Here’s how to fix it

Investors are taking longer than ever to commit – just when the planet most needs impact startups to scale. Meanwhile, many founders overestimate how fast they can raise, running out of cash before rounds close.

Breaking this founder–investor stalemate will take effort from both sides, write Annick Verween (Biotope Ventures), Erika Hombert (PINC), and Arnoud Klokke (BioInnovation Institute).

Here's their six-step plan which offers founders a pragmatic way forward.