Investing in a better future
The AiiM Partners Fund invests in companies that solve complex social and environmental issues. Our investments address climate change through the lens of oceans and their interdependencies with land, air, and energy systems.
Systems Thinking
Oceans Focused
The problems facing oceans are complex and highly interconnected with other sectors like food production, transportation, and energy. We take a systems level approach to find high impact solutions, often where sectors intersect.
How We're Different
A Better Investment Model
We provide milestones-based, long duration capital and hands-on technical assistance to build high impact companies that help create a healthy ecosystem.
We Focus on the “Missing Middle’
We invest in the ‘missing middle’, where capital is scarce for innovative companies disrupting big markets, to bridge companies from prototype to scale.
A Proven Track Record
Our team has combined 160 years of experience in funding, ocean health, and building innovative, profitable businesses that have improved over 3 million lives and attracted over 25 times initial investment in follow-on capital.
Our Team
Shally Shanker
Founder & Managing Partner
Portfolio strategy, investment thesis, diligence & management.
The Schmidt Family Foundation, Hillspire, Stanford School of Medicine
Ben Tarbell
Venture Partner
Product Strategy, Technology, Energy
Google X, SolarCity, Mosaic, IDEO
Luke Halsey
Investment Director
Analytics, investment diligence, performance and metrics
The Schmidt Family Foundation, Social Finance, Oxford University
Tim Richardson
Venture Partner
Ocean Technology, Robotics, Health
Georgia Tech, Jupiter Research, Liquid Robotics, Micro Linear
Nick Peters
Senior Associate
Portfolio analytics & structuring, modeling, pipeline, diligence
Drawdown, Factor[e] Ventures, Haas
Justin Manley
Technology Director
Engineering, Robotics, Sensors
Marine Technology Society, MIT
Sameer Halai
Entrepreneur in Residence
Energy, Financing, User Experience
The Schmidt Family Foundation, Jirav, SunFunder, Microsoft
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