Maycomb raises $100M for second outcomes-based financing fund
What's the deal? Maycomb Capital has closed its second Community Outcomes Fund at $100 million, backed by anchor investments from Ballmer GroupDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and UnitedHealth Group. Impact-first family office A to Z Impact also joined as an investor.
The fund, managed by The Social Entrepreneurs' FundDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, provides upfront financing to service providers in early childhood, health equity, and workforce development, with repayment tied to measured results and often government payments.
Why now? Maycomb's bridge financing has become more critical as public money for social programs shrinks. Closing the fund took more than two years in what the firm called an "incredibly challenging" fundraising environment.
What's the endgame? For a decade, Maycomb has supplied working capital to nonprofits, social enterprises, and community organizations fulfilling public contracts. It has supported more than two dozen groups across education, healthcare, and other service sectors.
"When a loan is built around how an organization actually operates, it can hire sooner, reach more families, and grow what works," said Maycomb's Andi Phillips. "With the close of this fund, we can now do that at a larger scale."
The second fund has already deployed capital: a $10 million loan to Commit Partnership for college and career readiness; a $2 million loan to Allied Behavioral Health Solutions for mental health services in Tennessee; and a $3 million loan to Hamilton Health Box for rural "microclinics."
What could go wrong? The model shifts performance risk from governments to investors, so repayment depends on verified outcomes. "The current environment in Washington and volatility around federal funding has meant that we've had to be even more diligent," Phillips said, noting that most borrowers rely on state and local dollars.
The signal: Maycomb is one of only a few dedicated outcomes-based financing managers, alongside Otipey and Cape Town-based GreenCape. The $100 million close — nearly double its first fund's $53 million in 2018 — signals that dedicated capital pools are forming around a still-niche model, even as execution and repayment risk remain central.
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