Lisi Law offers an open‑source Impact Term Sheet and accompanying visual guide, negotiation checklists, and workshops that standardize impact‑investment deal terms. The tools enable investors, investees, and legal counsel to define impact objectives, metrics, and responsibilities transparently, facilitating more equitable negotiations and consistent reporting. All resources are freely licensed for unrestricted reuse.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Impact investing negotiations often favor investors, leaving investees and impact recipients with limited influence and unclear impact commitments, which hampers equitable value creation and mission alignment.
Solution
Lisi Law supplies open‑source legal instruments that standardize and democratize impact‑investment deal terms. Its flagship Impact Term Sheet (ITS) provides a structured, free‑to‑use framework that clarifies impact objectives, performance metrics, and stakeholder responsibilities from the outset. Complementary resources—including a visual guide, detailed negotiation guidelines, and hands‑on workshops—equip investors, investees, and their legal counsel with practical tools to conduct inclusive negotiations. By making these instruments publicly available and co‑creating them with industry experts, Lisi Law lowers barriers to fair deal‑making and promotes consistent impact reporting across the sector.
Target Audience
Primary users are mission‑driven impact investors, investee companies, and their legal advisors who require a clear, equitable framework for structuring impact‑focused deals. Secondary audiences include impact‑focused NGOs and impact‑recipient organizations seeking greater negotiating influence.
Features
- Open‑source Impact Term Sheet (ITS) downloadable in multiple formats, designed for immediate integration into impact‑investment contracts
- Illustrated ITS Visual Guide that simplifies core impact‑anchoring concepts for non‑legal stakeholders
- Step‑by‑step negotiation guidelines and best‑practice checklists to ensure mission alignment and transparent metric definition
- Interactive workshops and training sessions for investors, investees, and legal advisors to apply the ITS in real‑world negotiations
- Collaborative development process involving impact‑investment experts, ensuring the tools reflect current market standards and stakeholder needs
- Free distribution under a permissive license, enabling unrestricted reuse and adaptation by any organization
- Documentation of case studies and integration examples demonstrating adoption by European impact investors