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Social fabric is a financial asset.
I help investors and founders turn trusted, place-based collaboration into investable portfolios — where social, ecological and financial return are the same thing.
Good projects rejected because the risk model can’t see trust.
Promising initiatives that never reach investable scale.
Social value treated as philanthropy instead of return.
Homes priced as investments, while the people who keep a place alive can no longer afford to live there.
Organize. Govern. Finance. Make regions investable.
We connect projects, partners and capital into one governable portfolio — and measure the social fabric that de-risks it.
Organize
A shared regional table where public, private and civil partners set priorities together.
Govern
Shared ownership and decisions on multiple value — not project by project.
Finance
Bundle smaller, riskier projects into one portfolio that long-term capital can hold.
- →Social Risk Score — community ownership mapped against loss data.
- →Vitality Dashboard — live community-health indicators.
- →Portfolio Assessment — a standard read on investment readiness.
Individual, community and ecosystem return, measured together, so capital can see what makes a place safe to invest in.
Capital fit for purpose. Purpose fit for capital.
Together with the team of YesAndMore, we have been working for more than eight years on building a values ladder and an approach that brings capital to regions. Our partnership helps make capital fit for purpose, and purpose fit for capital.
My role as connector, and the tools we co-own, build the bridge between communities, projects and finance.
Discover YesAndMore ↗From first conversation to living portfolio.
Portfolio conversation
Where does your capital meet a place and challenges that belong together?
URIF assessment
Social Risk Score and readiness read on a project or portfolio.
Regional portfolio
Multiple-value deals with shared governance, built with YesAndMore.
Anchor & living labs
Community-owned, non-market housing and place-based labs.
Every engagement is scoped after the intake and a first conversation.
Regions that became investable.
- →Regio Deal FruitDelta Rivierenland — housing, grid pressure, business parks and rural vitality in one regional approach.
- →Regio Deal “Beter in Balans”, Spaarnwoude — participatory programmes and sustainable area finance.
- →Anchor — autonomous, community-owned non-market housing on the West Coast.
“When the bond with our place breaks, everything weakens. We restore what belongs together: people and place, purpose and progress.”
Start with what matters to you. Not with a pitch deck.
Tell us what you care about and where you stand. We come back with a first read — before anyone talks numbers.
- 01Your intent — four short questions, here.
- 02Read by Lieven — personally, within two working days.
- 03A portfolio conversation — 60 minutes on your intent, your places, your horizon.
- 04A first read — matched opportunities or a URIF assessment proposal.
Who are you, in this story?
Where do you want your capital or venture to make a difference? Up to three.
What would make this a success — for your capital and for the place?
Where are you right now?
Received. Lieven will read it personally.
Expect a reply within two working days to set up a portfolio conversation. Curious about peer circles meanwhile? The Executive Councils are open for applications until November 30.
About the councils →