About Social Investment Managers & Advisors
Social Investment Managers and Advisors (SIMA) is an SEC-registered investment and advisory firm founded in 2015 by Asad Mahmood and Michael Rauenhorst, two highly experienced impact investment managers. With a combined experience of over two decades in state-of-the-art impact investing initiatives, the principals of SIMA Funds have successfully placed over $2 billion in more than 250 social enterprises across 50 countries. SIMA is an innovative and forward-thinking firm that operates across three functional areas: Asset Management, Advisory and Philanthropic Services, and the Establishment of Social Businesses. The company promotes impact investments in for-profit businesses that align with financial, social, and environmental goals. SIMA collaborates with individual, institutional, philanthropic, and public sector investors to create market-based investment opportunities with mitigated risk. The primary focus of SIMA is to generate positive economic, social, and environmental impact through well-designed investment funds. Their efforts aim to raise the standard of living for people and communities at the Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP), with a particular emphasis on solar energy, financial inclusion, and affordable housing sectors in some of the world's poorest countries. SIMA Funds maintains a strong local presence, with over 95% of their staff located in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, ensuring deep engagement and understanding of the regions they operate in. SIMA has demonstrated its commitment to advancing impact investing through the establishment of the SIMA Impact Foundation, making early-stage investments to spur the growth of emerging impact sectors. Additionally, SIMA has launched Sow Good Investments, a platform offering investment opportunities to both accredited and non-accredited investors, enabling individuals to contribute to a better world while potentially building wealth for themselves. Through strategic investments and partnerships, SIMA ai