Our Why
Our Why
Leaders With MOTIV
A new type of business leader is emerging.
These leaders are pioneering a better way of doing business and building companies of greater financial and enduring value.
Leaders With MOTIV
A new type of business leader is emerging.
These leaders are pioneering a better way of doing business and building companies of greater financial and enduring value.
Who We Are
And they are driving systemic changes in critical industries by scaling solutions to major social and environmental challenges.
Who We Are
And they are driving systemic changes in critical industries by scaling solutions to major social and environmental challenges.
Sustainability & Resource Efficiency
Financial
Inclusion Technology
Food, Ag
& Water Innovation
Health, Wellness &
Education
Investment Partners
MOTIV is an ecosystem built to support these leaders.
Investment Partners
MOTIV is an ecosystem built to support these leaders.
What We Do
Because our ecosystem is built at the nexus of converging industries and asset classes, we are able to deliver greater value to these leaders and the companies and funds they operate.
What We Do
Because our ecosystem is built at the nexus of converging industries and asset classes, we are able to deliver greater value to these leaders and the companies and funds they operate.
We mitigate risks and catalyze opportunities by effectively tapping our ecosystem of companies, capital providers, operators and thought leaders
We source high quality deal flow, conduct diligence, make investments, and provide expertise to portfolio companies
We assess talent and integrate human capital expertise (leadership, culture, organizational development)
We bring a network of aligned family offices and capital providers, many of whom also have deep industry insights and customer and supplier relationships
Portfolio
Portfolio: companies with "MOTIV"
Portfolio
Portfolio: companies with "MOTIV"
Overview
About
Overview
About
MOTIV is an investor in mission-driven entrepreneurs and investments firms who are generating greater financial value by putting integrity at the core of their company cultures and business models and maximizing value across all their stakeholders, including their communities and the environment. As an equity owner and advisor to The Cranemere Group, Uprising Ventures, Carmenta Management, and Community Investment Management, we source and evaluate deal flow, build aligned networks of investors and human capital, while enhancing strategy and portfolio management. Collectively these partners have over $1.25B in AUM and we look at seed stage through $100M+ enterprise value investment opportunities across resource efficiency, food, ag, water, health/wellness, financial inclusion and education.
FOUNDERS
Bill Tarr
Co-Founder, Managing Director
Bill previously co-founded Aquillian Investments, an investment and advisory firm exclusively focused on environmental sustainability, clean technology, and natural resources, which launched the first Ecosystem Integrity Fund. Prior to Aquillian, Bill was a management consultant with Origo Global Business Partners, where he co-developed the Social Enterprise Services division and managed various sustainability projects, and was a Director for New Sector Alliance, managing projects for social enterprises. Bill received his BA from Dartmouth.
Oliver Guinness
Co-Founder, Managing Director
Oliver previously co-founded Clearpoint Ventures, a clean economy venture capital fund, managed energy consulting projects for the Economist Intelligence Unit, built a telecom & training company in South America, directed business development for a Silicon Valley fintech startup, and worked in corporate finance at Merrill Lynch and Greyrock Capital. He is a special advisor for the International Youth Foundation's Youth Action Net program. Oliver has a Masters from Columbia, a BA from Cornell, and completed the Venture Capital Executive Program at UC Berkeley.
Contact Us
Join us in using business to build a better world
Contact Us
Join us in using business to build a better world
Highlights & Updates
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Lyft to reinvent cars and cities https://t.co/AmUBgjLpWt
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"The Uninhabitable Earth - what climate change could wreak".. worth another read https://t.co/2cWKeXYrPW
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"In a knowledge economy, what we’re really getting paid to do each and every day is fueled by critical inner work." https://t.co/oxzdBwnjbY
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Reframing, is social change https://t.co/9GioAQn3tq
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XL Hybrids Gets $22 Million From Exelon and IKEA https://t.co/lnKAZrNjLg