Ponos is an online crowdfunding platform that allows investors to invest directly in socially minded business deals that have a solid business model and a plan to create measurable positive impact in society or on the environment. (Sites that have similar platforms are Fundersclub.com, Wefunder.com, CircleUp.com. The platform also has similarities to crowdfunding websites like Kickstarter.com and Indigogo.com) The vision is to provide the opportunity for individual investors to get access to the same type of opportunities that large investors have access to. By partnering with established impact funds, Ponos offers individual investors the opportunity to co-invest alongside professional managers at the same terms. Investors can create an online portfolio of investments and track them, receive reports and engage with others in the investment community through the site.