Innovative Finance

ChainCapital Founder Thomas Schmidt was at a Malaria No More reception in London listening to Peter Chernin and Ray Chambers talk about the return on investment of malaria control when inspiration struck. As a young father, Thomas was compelled by the tragedy of kids dying from a preventable disease. As a finance specialist, he was inspired by the challenge of solving the resource and timing problems facing malaria.

"We can fix this" he thought to himself. Whereas philanthropic work typically depends on grants or donations, Thomas has pioneered a model of resource mobilization that offers returns for the investor and beneficiary alike. In this case, Mr. Schmidt partnered with Goldman Sachs and Malaria No More to create Malaria Bridge Capital, a specialized investment structure that will use a portion of capital and dividends to finance projects like a net guarantee facility to significantly expedite the delivery of nets to Africa.