The study presents a data-driven investment thesis: companies that address entrenched structural problems within society consistently deliver higher returns than traditional venture investments.
Key findings:
- Benevolent Disruptors deliver 51% higher returns than traditional venture investments
- Indirect Benevolent Disruptors, whose business models solve foundational problems even if they monetize elsewhere, generate 67% higher returns than traditional venture investments (i.e. businesses that do not solve systemic problems at all)
- Benevolent Disruptors are counter-cyclical, outperforming during downturns when systemic failures surface and demand for real solutions intensifies
CIVIC: Impact & Inspiration 
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