Illumen Capital

Our Managing Partner, Daryn Dodson will join this year’s Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) Annual Conference in New York today for the panel: System-Level Investing and the Future of Shareholder Advocacy, hosted by https://lnkd.in/gWXFV9dc. Moderated by Monique Aiken of TIIP - The Investment Integration Project, the conversation will explore how investors can move beyond traditional diversification to strengthen the systems that underpin our economies. Together with leaders from Donors of Color Network, Kataly Foundation, Cambridge Associates, and Crossing Capital Group (Benefit Corporation), Daryn, will share how Illumen Capital embeds #biasreduction into every stage of its investment process. #SystemLevelInvesting #ICCR2025

We are pleased to share the exciting news that Nayancie Matthews has joined the Illumen Capital team as an Operations #intern this Fall. She began her career at Goldman Sachs in Cross Markets M&A before transitioning to Pfizer, where she contributed to strategy and finance initiatives supporting global health programs and expanding access in #emergingmarkets.   Passionate about #impactinvesting, Nayancie is driven by the belief that capital can be a powerful tool for expanding access and opportunity to reduce barriers and expand the impact of underrepresented fund managers. She is a PIMCO Future Leaders Scholar, Women of Color in Pharma Distinguished Scholar and Environmental Finance and Impact Investing Fellow at Cornell University, where she is currently pursuing her MBA.   Please join us in welcoming Nayancie to the Illumen Capital team!

We are pleased to share the exciting news that M. Muneeb Ata has joined the Illumen Capital team as an Investor Relations & Product #intern this Fall. Muneeb is currently pursuing a joint MBA and MPA student at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Harvard Kennedy School, he is deeply interested in the intersection of philanthropy, public service, and private investment. Prior to graduate school, Muneeb served as a Program Officer at the George Kaiser Family Foundation where he focused on designing and scaling programs that increase economic opportunity and foster inclusive regional development.   Muneeb earned his BS and BA in Biology from the University of Oklahoma. Prior to interning at Illumen, Muneeb spent his summer with the Oman Investment Authority and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Please join us in welcoming M. Muneeb to the Illumen Capital team!

We’re thrilled that Illumen Capital is featured in the Surdna Foundation’s new impact report: Journey to Justice, which captures stories, lessons learned, and highlights from the past six years of the foundation’s grantmaking and investing. Surdna’s Impact Investing team has been a steady investor since we launched our first fund in 2018, and we’re glad to be together in our efforts to support founders and entrepreneurs who have been overlooked and underestimated. “We believe that bias in investing is a structural problem that needs a structural solution.” Daryn Dodson, managing partner and founder of Illumen Capital. Read the full story and explore the report: https://lnkd.in/geiMuNHs

We are excited to share that Illumen Capital has officially kicked off its Fall #internship program for the second year in a row! Please join us in welcoming M. Muneeb Ata and Nayancie M. to the team—we are honored to be a part of their career journey and learn from the next wave of social impact leaders. Over the next two weeeks, we’ll be spotlighting our interns to showcase the meaningful contributions they are making —be sure to follow along!

It’s a pleasure to announce that our Managing Partner, Daryn Dodson, will once again take the stage at Impact/Return 2025 in Barcelona, Spain—this year’s event is co-hosted by Norrsken and our friends at Obvious Ventures. Continuing our commitment to advancing Illumen Capital’s mission of #reducingbias in #financialmarkets, Daryn will be sharing insights in the panel, “Impact/Return – Emerging GPs and the Current Fundraising Environment: An LP Perspective.” We’re honored to contribute to such an impact-aligned gathering and grateful for the opportunity to connect with our vibrant community. Looking forward to an inspiring dialogue—see you in Barcelona! #ImpactInvesting #ImpactWeek2025

We’re thrilled to celebrate our VP of Product and Impact, Leila Mengesha, named one of Black Women in Asset Management (BWAM)’s 2025 40 Under 40 honorees! Leila’s leadership, vision, and deep commitment to advancing equity in investing are a true inspiration. Congratulations, Leila! We’re proud to support your continued work and contribution to building a more inclusive financial ecosystem.

We’re honored to have moderated a dynamic conversation at #SOCAP24 focused on advancing an inclusive economy. Leaders from ConnCORP, Halloran Philanthropies, and Builders Vision joined our Managing Partner, Daryn Dodson to share actionable insights on why closing the funding equity gap is both an ethical and financial imperative.    Illumen Capital’s research with Stanford SPARQ reveals that high-performing, underrepresented founders are too often overlooked. It’s time to change that.   Listen to the full conversation and explore how we can collectively build a more vibrant, sustainable economy: https://lnkd.in/gjQZQjRB   #InclusiveEconomy #ImpactInvesting #IllumenCapital

Illumen Capital is excited to announce that we’re looking for two part-time interns to join our team this Fall: 🔹 Marketing Intern 🔹 Operations Intern If you're passionate, eager to learn, and ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you! This is a unique opportunity for undergraduate or graduate students with an interest in impact investing, bias reduction, investor relations, and operations in financial markets. To be considered for these positions, please apply using the following link: https://lnkd.in/gnnEK4rp #Hiring #Internships #MarketingInternship #OperationsInternship

We’re proud to support WorkWhile, a leading flexible labor platform that has just raised a $23M Series B to expand its mission of empowering frontline workers with greater flexibility and opportunity. At Illumen Capital, we believe that reducing bias and increasing equity in the capital markets unlocks untapped potential in overlooked communities—values that WorkWhile embodies by putting workers first and building a more accessible labor market.   Congratulations to the WorkWhile team and fellow investors! We’re excited to be a part of what’s next.   #ImpactInvesting #InclusiveEconomy #WorkWhile    Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g5tJit5Y