Investors swarm to the growing “famtech” market for new parents

The generational shift is driving a new wave of innovative to tackle the challenges of parenting in the modern age—from the need for more informed healthcare for moms and newborns to juggling the demands of childcare and careers.

Wire Group’s new impact fund-of-funds offers global footprint for Dutch family offices

The firm is launching a €60 million impact fund-of-funds targeting sustainable food and agriculture, access to clean energy and healthcare, and conservation around the globe.

Beyond Coal: Three tech-driven projects model a more diverse and sustainable Appalachian economy

In part two of ImpactAlpha’s series on Appalachia’s post-coal future, three projects offer a potential roadmap for other communities looking to diversify away from coal.

The Brief: New mom economy, sustainable salmon in Lesotho, bringing payments in-house, corporate forest risk, worker solutions

Today's feature: Investors swarm to the growing “famtech” market for new parents

Forest risk: Losses – and opportunities – mount in corporate supply chains

Global corporations including Walmart, Estee Lauder and IKEA are putting their brands and supply chains at risk by failing to disclose deforestation risks.

Finix raises $17.5 million to help companies own and monetize their own payments

Bain Capital Ventures led the round, which also included Visa, Insight Partners and Aspect Ventures.

Pure Salmon plans $250 million sustainable aquaculture plant in Lesotho

Pure Salmon is a portfolio company of 8F Asset Management, a Singapore-based impact investing asset management firm.

The Brief: Dutch impact fund-of-funds, heavy hitters back Mahmee, clean agritech, formerly incarcerated founders, Darren Walker confronts contradictions

Today's feature: Wire Group’s new impact fund-of-funds offers global footprint for Dutch family offices

Inside Darren Walker’s effort to transform philanthropy from the inside out

A lengthy New York Times profile explores the many contradictions Walker faces in his efforts to tackle the structural underpinnings of inequality, an agenda that often upsets the status quo.