Business Angel Minority Association

05/12/2022

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-pitch-event-tickets-325974517557

Join us on May 20th at the Ion for the baMa Spring Pitch Event!

02/09/2022

We are more conscious and concerned about the needs of society and our environment. We can all, to a greater or lesser extent contribute to social change. Whether you are an investor and invest with social impact or contributing with the power of purchasing. Every time we make the decision to purchase a product or service, we seek to generate a positive impact or at least reduce a negative one. What about you? Do you want to join those who provide benefits and positive impacts to our planet and society?

You can read the full article here: https://businessangelminorityassociation.com/why-social-impact-investing/

Recent developments in investing show that more and more investors start to focus on investments that are compatible with their

01/30/2022

We at baMa would like to welcome Vanessa Abarientos as the newest addition to our team. Joining us as a Communication Specialist, Vanessa will be responsible for content optimization and promotion as well as collaborating with the team to identify more effective ways to communicate with our audience.

Born and raised in Barcelona, Spain, Vanessa has completed an associate degree in marketing and is currently pursuing a communication degree at the Open University of Catalonia. Having recently moved to Zug, Switzerland, she is not afraid of taking new challenges to grow professionally. With the ability to show flexibility and adapt, we are very excited to have Vanessa supporting baMa’s goals.

“Set goals, set the path and don't stop until you reach them” Vanessa Abarientos.

Here at baMa we support working remotely, so students can continue with their studies and our team can reconcile work and family life. What do you think? Are you in favor of remote working?

01/27/2022

The Social Impact Investing event is over and we at baMa would like to take this opportunity to thank Impact100 Houston for bringing together this amazing panel of powerful women at SheSpace. Our CEO Maria Maso enjoyed joining Jessica Graham, Diana Murakhovskaya , Abbey Donnell and Dr. Sylvia Kampshoff in sharing their insights and expertise on Investing for Social Good. A special thanks also goes to Christine Laborde for organizing a wonderful dinner to top off this event. It was very enriching and inspiring to see an audience of all ages, full of very active members from the innovation ecosystem. We collected action points to activate more diverse capital and we are working to make it happen. Because at baMa we are doers. Do you want to be part of the change?

“There is no perfect time to make your first investment. If you have the capacity to do it, educate yourself, join a group, and lets start!” Maria Maso.

“Investing, whether in a nonprofit or for a financial return, is a powerful tool for social change.” Jessica Graham

“As a founder resilience is so important, at one point you will always get lucky.”
Dr. Sylvia Kampshoff

01/25/2022

The Trends Report 2020 by SIF Foundation shows that sustainable assets were at a number of $17.1 trillion, which represents a 42% increase over 2018. What is Impact Investing? How big is the Impact Investing market? Why should you consider this strategy? If you want to know the answers to these questions then take a look at these two articles with data you may be interested in.

https://www.ussif.org/blog_home.asp?Display=155

https://thegiin.org/impact-investing/need-to-know/

01/23/2022

Are you looking for opportunities to generate financial returns while creating a positive social or environmental impact? Check out the Social Impact Investing event which we are very happy to be participating in TOMORROW 24th of January from 6 to 8PM. Register here to take part of the event:

https://lnkd.in/dCUTJAWq

01/21/2022

Do you know about Social Impact Investing? Are you interested to learn how it works and why it matters? Are you curious to know how to get involved and find opportunities for safe and profitable investments with social impact? Then you might want to look at the following article of the Business Insider to learn about recent trends and examples, the key differences between Impact Investing and other strategies, like ESG or SRI, and the varying approaches companies take to Impact Investing.

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-impact-investing?r=US&IR=T

If this article makes you want to learn more about this topic, you should join us for the Social Impact Investing event, held on the 24th of January from 6 to 8PM. You can register on: https://impact100houston.org/events/

Impact investing targets companies that promise a "double bottom line": They hope to achieve both social or environmental goals and financial returns.

01/19/2022

Have you heard of Social Impact Investing? Are you interested in finding opportunities to do social good while generating financial returns? The following article from the New York Times will give you an introduction into Social Impact Investing and its possibilities. Learn about ways to find out if an investments qualifies as Impact Investing and how one particular strategy provided small farmes in Africa access to more acronomic ressources.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/your-money/impact-investing-social-change.html

If you want to know more about Social Impact investing, join us for the event on the 24th of January from 6 to 8PM. You can register on: https://impact100houston.org/events/

A new report makes the case for investments that consider impact first and financial return second. But critics say such investments are mainly for the wealthy.

01/17/2022

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'” - M.L.K.

We at bAMa are passionate to empower others and do our part in supporting innovation and MINORITY-led startups. Are you curious about learning about the many available opportunities for investors seeking to generate financial returns while creating a positive social or environmental impact? Then join us in the Social Impact Investing event on the 24th of January from 6 to 8PM. You can register on:

https://impact100houston.org/events/

01/11/2022

Are you interested in exploring Social Impact Investing? We are delighted to announce that we will participate in the Social Impact Investing event! The event will be held on the 24th of January from 6 to 8PM. Exploring Social Impact Investing, and the many available opportunities for investors seeking to generate financial returns while creating a positive social or environmental impact. Join this amazing event, you can register on: https://impact100houston.org/events/

11/26/2021

Since 2017 just 1.3% of all venture capitalist funding has gone to female founders in Europe, but which are the venture firms that put their money in women founded companies?
Isabel Woodford & Steph Bailey from have studied 12 of Europe’s top VC firms to see how many female cofounders they’ve each backed over the last five years. You can read the full article here: https://sifted.eu/articles/top-vcs-female-portfolio/

VC firms like to talk the talk about investing in women, but how many have put their money into female founders? We crunched the numbers.

11/10/2021

baMa's CMO Brenda Boral and CEO Maria Maso had a great night supporting ROCO's mission with our partner SheSpace. Let's keep rocking the scene! You can read more about the event at and Roco's mission here: papercitymag.com/society/post-houston-sneak-peek-river-oaks-chamber-orchestra-concert-barbara-jordan/