SIG members have the opportunity to grow their skillsets through each of these groups.
Impact Investing
Supporting Austin-based small businesses, start-ups, nonprofits, and more.
Public Investing
Managing an SIG fund and conducting org-wide stock pitches on a regular basis.
Research
Building data-backed reports for education institutions, the Austin community, and SIG itself.
Impact Investing Group
Supporting local small businesses, startups, & non-profits.
Within this fund, you will learn how the private equity and venture capital world works through experiential learning opportunities provided by pitches and more. This group is open only to those that have been in SIG for a year
Help Major Angel Network During Downselection Process
Measure Impact and Theory of Change Models for Small Business in Austin
Build Austin’s Ecosystem for Impact Investing
Public investing group
Pitching public stocks and managing the SIG fund.
Every member starts off as a member of the public investing group.
Thepublicinvesting group is whereyou’llpitch stocks, develop and implement valuation skills, and learn the building blocks of what makes sustainable finance.
RESEARCH group
Creating proprietary reports for impact groups in Austin.
Available to any SIG member interested in researching a topic in depth.
Everything SIG does is driven by its own research, and this group prepares students to think analytically about big picture problems and engage with individuals all across the Austin impact ecosystem.