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State of the Employee Ownership Fund Marketplace

Tracking the evolution of employee ownership investing

The “State of the Employee Ownership Fund Marketplace” is an annual report series that provides a comprehensive snapshot of the emerging and rapidly growing employee ownership investment landscape. These reports offer critical insights into a transformative approach to business ownership and investment and provide:

  • An introduction to Ownership Lens Investing
  • Why broad-based employee ownership matters
  • An overview of investible EO opportunities, including a sizing of the number of funds, current AUM and total they aim to raise
  • A breakdown of funds by fund stage, size, type, and target IRR
  • Insights into capital gaps and investment opportunities
  • Clear calls to action to investors based on the critical roles of different types of capital

Reports available:

2025 State of the Employee Ownership Fund Marketplace:

A fast-emerging market at a critical inflection point for investors, businesses and the broader economy

This report includes an analysis of 29 specialized employee ownership funds representing $865 million in assets under management

Published December, 2024

OWNERSHIP LENS INVESTING: Capitalizing the employee ownership opportunity

This report includes an analysis of 27 specialized employee ownership funds representing $500 million in assets under management