Philanthropic investment for growth

Philanthropic investment for growth such as the CAN Breakthrough Social Investment Fund which provides strategic support and growth capital to established social enterprises with the ambition and potential to scale up their businesses and maximise their social impact. Breakthrough was founded by CAN (formally known as Community Action Network) and the private equity firm Permira in 2005. CAN, founded in 1998, runs CAN Social Investment, leveraging business support from leading private sector companies, as well as CAN Mezzanine, which provides shared office space for more than 115 charities and social enterprises in sites in central London.