The student-led NIIF: NYU Impact Investment Fund has completed its sixth investment, backing Rolli, a company dedicated to fostering a thriving media ecosystem by equipping journalists with innovative tools and resources.
Now in its seventh year, NIIF is the first-of-its-kind student-operated impact investment fund built on a unique cross-school collaboration among NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, NYU Stern School of Business, and New York University Abu Dhabi. It is funded, in part, by Golub Capital through the Golub Capital Social Impact Investment Education Fund, which was created in 2024.
NIIF acts as a springboard for preparing emerging professionals for competitive impact investing roles globally while providing much-needed investment capital to early-stage impact enterprises.
“Participating in NIIF gave me a unique window into the decision-making process for early-stage impact investments. It crystallized what I had learned in more theoretical classes and gave me an appreciation for all the work that goes into combining social outcomes with investment results," said Stern MBA student Lawrence Luo, a member of the Culture, Media, and Democracy team, which sourced and presented Rolli to NIIF’s Investment Committee.
"Participating in NIIF turned out to be one of the highlights of my senior year at Stern! It offered me a rich yearlong experiential learning opportunity where I collaborated and problem solved with peers with expertise different from my own. NIIF gave me hands-on exposure to impact investing and pushed me to think critically about both financial returns and social outcomes. Leading my team through sourcing and due diligence taught me how to consider the needs of different stakeholders, drive investment conversations, and craft compelling pitches,” said Stern Undergraduate College student Olivia Hamant.
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