Impact Innovation
Supporting regeneration of local economies, communities and landscapes through partnerships
Inspired by People & Place
For over a decade our work in connecting people in often disparate spheres across WA (community, environment, First Nations, social enterprise, business, startup, government, finance, impact investment) has led to some of the most tangible outcomes for the people and organisations we walk with.
Liminal Impact works in these in-between “liminal” spaces, connecting organisations towards impact-driven innovation, regeneration of communities and landscapes, and systems change in the world of finance and business.
Over the past decade, we have worked as trusted allies across every region of Western Australia to support and finance social enterprises, impact investment vehicles, and place-based community-led initiatives, through strong partnerships.
As co-founders of Impact Seed, the WA Social Enterprise Council, Impact Investment WA Alliance, and Liminal Impact, our work has been recognised nationally: Kylie Hansen as a 2025 40under40 recipient, Board Director of the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR), Sven Stenvers a recipient of the Individual Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2020 Australian Impact Investment Awards, and in early 2025 Impact Seed as runner-up for Market Builder of the Year at the Impact Investment Awards.
Together, we have advised governments, philanthropy, and industry on social finance, policy, and measurement, and have led some of Australia’s earliest blended-finance and social investment partnerships.
We are entrepreneurial, relational, and collaborative – we know how to connect people and capital, seize opportunities, and get things done.
Having worked in highly diverse communities from the Pilbara, Kimberley, Wheatbelt, South West, Great Southern, and Perth, Western Australia, we are trusted across sectors and spheres.
With our complementary strengths – Kylie in strategy, policy, and systems innovation; Sven in business growth, finance, and ecosystem building – we support community leaders in translating vision into impactful projects.
Why?
Extensive networks and experience across regional WA
Nurturing funding and investment partnerships focusing place-based impact
Connecting people towards regeneration of communities, local economies, landscapes, and systems change
Centering First Nations & Traditional Owner voices in project development opportunities
For over a decade we have been trusted partners with 200+ community leaders and organisations focused on projects creating impact in WA and for WA. If you’d like to work with us, get in touch at hello@liminal.org.au
