Wesley Lyons
8 posts
Eagle Freedom Alliance Recognizes Apple for Advancing Responsible Mineral Sourcing in East Africa
- Published on Aug 11
- 3 min read
Investor-led recognition highlights how market leadership can accelerate more transparent and accountable global supply chains. FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 11, 2026----Eagle Freedom Alliance, an investor-led coalition advancing corporate accountability through the public markets, today released a shareholder letter recognizing Apple Inc. for its leadership in
There IS Such a Thing as Impact Investing…But Only If You’re Willing to Be Honest About It
- Published on Feb 18
- 4 min read
By Wes Lyons, General Partner, Eagle Venture Fund Every few years, someone declares that impact investing is dead, or worse, that it never existed at all. Kevin Starr’s recent essay, “There Is No Such Thing as Impact Investing,” in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, lands squarely in that camp.
Eagle Freedom Fund II Invests in Samaritan — Mobilizing Communities to End Homelessness
- Published on Nov 11
- 3 min read
FORT WORTH, Texas – November 11th, 2025 —Eagle Freedom Fund today announced its investment in Samaritan, a technology platform founded by Jonathan Kumar that empowers people experiencing homelessness to achieve stability through relational and financial support. By partnering with hospitals, nonprofits, and civic organizations, Samaritan is rebuilding hope and creating tangible
How to Grow the Amount and Impact of Your DAF While Staying “On-Mission”
- Published on Mar 29
- 2 min read
If you have a donor-advised fund (DAF), this article will show you how to align the investment strategy of your DAF with your intended giving strategy to dramatically increase the overall impact while staying “on-mission.” Many people establish a DAF with the strategy to grow their capital for
Redemptive Capitalism
- Published on Jan 30
- 5 min read
Capitalism needs a new (benevolent) heart… but it doesn’t need a new nervous system. Do you still believe in capitalism? We can all feel that capitalism is sick. Profit-focused companies are harming people, from big pharma prioritizing profit over healing to supply chains abusing marginalized people to systems
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At Eagle, Impact Has a Name
- Published on Mar 20
- 4 min read
One of the questions we get most often as impact investors is “How do you define impact?” At Eagle, our passion is people’s lives transformed, so impact means real people with names experiencing “my life will never be the same” moments. We are part of transforming lives through building
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What Makes Eagle Venture Fund Founders So Special?
- Published on Mar 13
- 3 min read
Each day at Eagle Venture Fund, we are inspired by the founders we have the privilege of serving. They are audacious, they walk with a limp, and they have learned hard lessons from experience. Yet they see a better future for others and are building companies that get us excited
Minimum Wage to $70k a Year in Six Weeks
- Published on Feb 22
- 6 min read
Solving America’s Software Engineering Gap Through Redemptive Entrepreneurism I am fascinated by the idea of transformation. Especially the ideas surrounding transformation that breaks through systemic social cycles. For instance, what are the circumstances, relationships, key moments, experiences, and life learnings in a person’s life that must happen to
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