DevvStream Holdings Listed on Nasdaq Via Business Combination with Focus Impact Acquisition Corp. on November 6th, 2024.
amplify social impact and grow great businesses by bringing capital and expertise to socially forward companies. We are both mission driven and returns focused, endeavoring to do well while also doing good.
Social Forward Company
Meaningful alignment of business model, leadership, investment in its employees or commitment to its community.
FOCUS has created the “Social Forward” concept as a response to stakeholders’ demands for companies to deliver both financial and societal value.
Social Forward Company
Meaningful alignment of business model, leadership, investment in its employees or commitment to its community.
FOCUS has created the “Social Forward” concept as a response to stakeholders’ demands for companies to deliver both financial and societal value.
How Are We
Achieving Our Mission
We have formed Focus Impact Acquisition Corporation, a blank check company targeting investing in a high growth company that is meaningfully aligned with one or more of four UN SDGs that reflect people-related impact. While we may pursue a business combination in any industry, we have mapped these SDGs to the industries and companies below where we are primarily targeting opportunities. We believe there is extraordinary economic opportunity for companies in these sectors that are direct enablers and / or employers addressing these SDGs.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Target Sectors
Health & Wellbeing
Opportunities to expand
access to healthcare
Education
Essential to the
future of work
Financials
Creating new opportunities for the under and un-banked
Business, Consumer & Manufacturing Services
Changing the way
we work
BIPOC & Women Led or Focused
Under-valued leaders
and consumers
Focus in Action
We plan to bring value to our target company post-business combination through combination of private equity and social forward leadership.
Traditional PE Playbook
Experienced Leadership Team + Engaged Advisory Board
We plan to deliver value to our target company through the significant corporate, ESG and capital markets expertise of our leadership team, supported by our diverse Advisory Board affording a unique and powerful blend of executive, investment, corporate strategy, talent development, sales and marketing, corporate finance and social impact experience.
The Right Fit
Exceptional Leaders and Teams
Scalable Business Fundamentals
A Solid Growth Plan
Capital as a Catalyst
Belief in Alignment between Shareholder & Social Value
Values Motivation
Management Team
We are led by an experienced team that includes Chairman Wes Moore, Chief Executive Officer Carl Stanton, Chief Investment Officer Wray Thorn, and Chief Financial Officer Ernie Lyles. We are also supported by our institutional partner, Auldbrass Partners, and Howard Sanders, their Founder and Managing Member.
