Proof of Impact is building the global marketplace for natural & social capital.
Our mission is to unlock the inherent value of impact so that money goes where it matters.
We achieve this by connecting outcomes to funding.
HOW IT WORKS
IMPACT TOKENS
Impact tokens represent unique, verified events or milestones, committed to a blockchain ledger that is immutable and transparent. Tokens provide proof that the event happened (along with time and location) and they provide impact attribution to whoever owns the token. They can be stored or traded or they can be collateralized and structured into more sophisticated financial/ impact investment instruments.
OUR TEAM
Iulian Circo
Co-Founder
Iulian Circo thrives at the intersection of innovation, technology and impact.
He lead and turned around large global operations and delivered ambitious strategy at scale in some of the world’s most challenging markets across Africa and Asia. He is also co-founder of several technology startups that have exponential technology & impact at their core.
He lead and turned around large global operations and delivered ambitious strategy at scale in some of the world’s most challenging markets across Africa and Asia. He is also co-founder of several technology startups that have exponential technology & impact at their core.
Fleur Heyns
Co-Founder
Fleur started as an investment banking analyst at JP Morgan after graduating with a degree in Biochemistry from Oxford University. At the age of 23 built an innovative fintech business for emerging markets which was successfully sold. She is now an advisor, investor and co-founder of businesses that deliver large scale impact in a commercially viable way.
Jane Passmore
Head of Operations
Jane has worked in technology her entire career, She moves between Project, Operations and Financial Management, and loves bringing together the relevant team members to meet the business objectives in a seamless and timeous manner. Jane has 14 years of experience in Project and Business Management and prides herself on being able to ‘make things happen’.
Jacqui Watson
Head of Impact Strategy
Jacqui has spent the last 5 years co-designing digital experiences for governments, NGOs and social impact organisations. She uses design to understand problem statements and drive technological innovation. She’s worked with the Gates Foundation, Unicef, CHAI, USAID, WHO and Girl Effect.
John Moffitt
Head of Engineering
John is an experienced engineer in blockchain, Ethereum smart contracts and dapps. He has led innovative development across decentralized exchanges, asset-backed currencies, stable coins, payments, off-chain oracles, upgradable smart contracts, atomic arbitrage, token index, inflating/deflating supply token and on-chain games.
Ken Kurtzig
Head of Impact Investments
Ken is a results-oriented strategist and technology innovator. For the past 15 years he has been problem solving and building technology solutions for leading enterprise companies like Delta Dental Insurance, PG&E, Autodesk, Charles Schwab, Kaiser Permanente and many others. In 2018 he successfully sold the
company iReUse that he founded in 2003.
company iReUse that he founded in 2003.
OUR ADVISORS
James Dey
Investor and Entrepreneur
James has extensive experience building start ups in emerging markets sectors including manufacturing, technology, agricultural and consumer goods. He is passionate about impact business models and has been the seed funder for POI. James is an active member of and holds various board positions on the Young President’s Organization.
Joris Oudejans
Co-founder Vlinderstorm & Strape
Joris is a new generation tech entrepreneur with a focus on consumer-facing fintech applications. He has devoted a large part of his studies and career to blockchain and is currently taking an MSc in Computing with a security specialism at the Imperial College London.
Laurie Spengler
CEO President Enclude
Laurie has been a leading impact investment professional for over 25 years. Starting her career as a lawyer within her own firm in Eastern Europe. Laurie is the president of the world’s largest specialized impact investment intermediary Enclude, a Palladium company. She is a keynote speaker on systems change and innovative investment product structuring.
Linda Sheehan
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation
Linda is Senior Counsel at the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF), where she manages programs, advances solutions to climate change and other threats, and provides legal counsel. Prior to LDF she was Executive Director of Earth Law Center, where she oversaw the California Coastkeeper Alliance and Pacific Region office of Ocean Conservancy.
JOIN THE TEAM
Proof of Impact is a global company registered in The Netherlands. We have teams in Amsterdam, Cape Town and across the US.
We’re always looking for people who are passionate about impact and exponential technology. We keep an ongoing roster for tech and non-tech talent. Every time we look to expand our team we will go by default to this list.