25 Years One Mission
Social Venture Partners RI
- 2001
Founded by Lorne Adrain and partners, mobilizing capital and pro bono expertise for social good.
Impact Accelerator
- 2010
Impact Accelerator Program launches for established entrepreneurs ready to scale their venture
Social Enterprise Greenhouse
- 2013
Rebrand as Social Enterprise Greenhouse with an intention to increase customer pipeline, visibility, funding, staffing and provide flexibility to do work beyond RI.
SEG Hub
- 2015
Opens SEG Coworking Hub at 10 Davol Square. We currently have 86 hub members thriving in a communal working space.
Incubator
- 2017
Incubator Program launches for emerging entrepreneurs ready to bring their business ideas to action.
Microgrant Fund
- 2022
Micogrant Fund opens and distributes 27 microgrants, averaging $4K each, to people unable to secure traditional forms of funding.
*Photo of SEG alum Harrison Grigsby, one of the first microgrant recipients, for his nonprofit Hope Scholars Initiative.
25 Years
- 2026
SEG celebrates 25 years of impact. 3,500+ businesses supported, 225 jobs created, and $1.2 million in capital dispersed.