Connective Capital plays a critical role in our continued growth and success, but it also has the potential to positively impact society. As connectors and investors, we have the opportunity to lift up individuals, institutions, and communities. We’re committed to reinvesting a portion of all earnings back into organizations driving social change.
We invest with leaders and organizations in communities of color who are working to restore economic activity and preserve their vibrant cultures.
We are catalyzing a thriving, 1.3 square mile ecosystem of collaboration, innovation, and economic growth surrounding our headquarters in Oklahoma City.
We partner with colleges and universities to create career development and other learning opportunities in the cities where we live, work, and invest.
April 18, 2024
A veteran northeast Oklahoma City community builder is overseeing a new $15 million investment fund established to promote minority owned start-ups. Sandino Thompson, backed by Echo, an investment firm founded by Christian Kanady, said the new impact firm is structured to focus on “high opportunity” ventures in east and south Oklahoma City. The firm is starting with $1.5 million from Echo with the goal of raising $15 million.
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October 9, 2022
Oklahoma City, long guided by waves of corporate leaders, is seeing a new, younger generation lining up behind aging baby boomers and reshaping their community economically, culturally and philanthropically. Chad Richison, 51, Christian Kanady, 43, and Bob Funk Jr., 47, are among a growing number of Gen Xers (born between 1965 and 1980) who are taking Oklahoma City in a new direction where oil and gas is giving way to a new, more diverse economy.
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