Investors are backing fintech ventures to crack a huge market: the global poor

The demand for later-stage 'inclusive fintech' investments is driving a new round of activity to stock the pipeline of earlier-stage companies as well.

Jed Emerson on getting beyond ‘the metrics myth’

Even Jed acknowledged progress in a conversation for ImpactAlpha’s Measure Better series, produced in partnership with Acumen. Lean Data, Emerson says, has lowered the cost and timeline of impact measurement, and could potentially raise the bar for the quality of data as well.

A paean to the unsung intermediaries who put the pieces together for impact

When it comes to putting impact deals together, intermediaries deserve as much credit, recognition, and praise as name-brand funders and investors.

Best-in-class impact talent, opportunity zone rules, Runway Project takes off, green bonds in Taiwan, Amazon backs Closed Loop

Best-in-class impact talent, opportunity zone rules, Runway Project takes off, green bonds in Taiwan, Amazon backs Closed Loop

Opportunity zone regulations could spur small business investing

The U.S. Treasury on Friday released the first of two tranches of proposed regulatory guidance on opportunity zone investments.

Jessica Norwood: ‘Believe in you’ money for black entrepreneurs

New Revivalists is a series from ImpactAlpha and Village Capital profiling the people, places and policies reviving entrepreneurship — and the American Dream. New Revivalist: Jessica Norwood, The Runway Project Place: Oakland, Calif. Mission: To help close the racial wealth gap with friends-and-family pre-seed capital for black entrepreneurs. Follow: www.therunwayproject.org Jessica Norwood didn’t set out to create

Finding best-in-class impact investing talent

Board directors and senior leaders at organizations are finally waking up to the fact that they need a clear strategy for aligning purpose and profit.

Ignitia secures early funding to alert smallholder farmers to weather changes

San Francisco-based venture capital firm Hack VC led the round, which included participation from FINCA Ventures and the Norrsken Foundation.

First green bond in Taiwan dollars to fund island’s clean energy shift

A total of $389 billion in green bonds have been issued worldwide—part of the larger $1.5 trillion climate bond universe. Three quarters of green bonds have been issued in just three currencies: U.S. dollars, euros and Chinese yuan.

Closed Loop Fund secures $10 million from Amazon to improve recycling

Amazon joins the ranks of Nestlé, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, and Unilever supporting Closed Loop’s initiative to improve recycling and cut manufacturing waste.