Creas

Creas is an impact fund manager in Spain that puts money into companies working on social and environmental problems. It describes itself as the first institutional impact fund in the country. The firm combines capital with talent and purpose, and treats impact as part of every investment decision.

Services

• Impact investment: takes stakes in companies that address major social or environmental needs.
• Active support of investees: manages holdings with attention to the measurable effect each company has.
• Portfolio range: investments have covered education, home care for older and chronic patients, technology training, shared mobility, mental health technology, second-hand clothing, children's food and money transfers for migrants.

Clients

Social enterprises and mission-led companies in Spain, and investors who want financial returns alongside a stated social effect.

Key facts

• Based in: Spain
• Founded: 2008
• Track record: has invested in more than 15 impact companies and completed 6 exits