Press Releases

Through our continuum of solutions, Momentus Capital is making an impact with communities across the country. We invite you to read our press releases from across the Momentus Capital family of organizations.

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03/28/2023

Capital Impact Partners Named to ImpactAssets 50 For Sixth Straight Year, Earning Emeritus Impact Manager Distinction

Capital Impact Partners was named for the sixth consecutive year to the ImpactAssets 50, a resource for investors who are seeking out impact investment fund managers who deliver social and environmental impact as well as financial returns.

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02/27/2023

Aaron Gougis of Momentus Capital Wins “Leaders in Diversity” Award From the Dallas Business Journal

Mr. Gougis launched the first cohort of Capital Impact Partners’ Equitable Development Initiative in Dallas, helping developers of color with training, mentorship, and pathways to financing that are often unavailable due to systemic racism.

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12/9/2022

Ellis Carr of Momentus Capital Named “Nonprofit Leader of the Year” by the Washington Business Journal

The Washington Business Journal’s annual CEO of the Year awards highlight top leaders in the area that have demonstrated great innovation, strength and perseverance while also maintaining a commitment to the community.

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11/16/2022

Momentus Capital Begins Innovative Impact Investments: Growth Capital for Companies Creating Social Impact

The Impact Investments line of business takes a different approach than traditional venture capital in order to jumpstart growth-stage, for-profit businesses that are creating social impact. These investments will focus on companies with diverse leadership and/or are operating in communities of color.

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11/7/2022

Momentus Capital Collaborates With Macy’s, Inc. to Deploy $200 Million to Diverse-Led Businesses

S.P.U.R. Pathways: Shared Purpose, Unlimited Reach will advance entrepreneurial growth, close wealth gaps, and shatter systemic barriers faced by diverse-owned and underrepresented businesses.

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10/10/2022

CDC Small Business Finance Earns #1 Spot as Top SBA 504 and Community Advantage Lender Nationwide

CDC Small Business Finance, long considered one of the nation’s leading mission-driven lenders, has finished Fiscal Year 2022 as the foremost SBA 504 and Community Advantage lender in the United States.

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10/4/2022

Newly Formed Economic Opportunity Coalition Announces New Initiatives to Drive Economic Opportunity in Underserved Communities

Momentus Capital is a founding member of the coalition, whose goal is to focus commitments in a few areas that will move the needle — aligning their major investments in communities of color with investments made by the Biden-Harris Administration.

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09/29/2022

Momentus Capital Receives Grant From Mastercard’s Strive USA Initiative to Support Small Businesses

Strive USA will join together and strengthen an ecosystem of organizations primed to address three common challenges small businesses are confronting.

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09/23/2022

CDC Small Business Finance Receives Two Top Honors as SBA Business Development Officers of the Year

Stacey Sanchez and Ken Rosenthal were two of just five people to be named “BDO of the Year” by The Coleman Report, a leading banking publication that annually honors the best in small business lending practices.