New financial products start to scale investments in Sustainable Development Goals

A few impact fund managers that have taken seriously the investment case for the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals are raising fresh capital that could scale up private investments in healthcare, education, agriculture, energy access and other SDG priorities.

TPG Growth moves to raise second Rise Fund, and this time the target is $3 billion

Private equity firm TPG Growth closed its fundraising for the Rise Fund at $2 billion last year. The firm says it already has committed $1.5 billion. Now TPG Growth is planning a second Rise fund; it is reportedly looking to raise $3 billion.

Young people aren’t waiting for permission to lead the reGeneration

The higher aspiration is a response to the dawning realization that we can no longer simply not make things worse. It calls out the deep hunger right now to heal.

Invest in the Sustainable Development Goals with this new ETF

Earlier this year, Impact Shares launched two other impact ETFs on the New York Stock Exchange: NACP, built around companies focused on minority empowerment, and WOMN to back companies that support women’s empowerment.

Craigslist founder backs news site to cover Big Tech’s impact on society

The Markup, which will likely launch in early 2019, intends to explore issues like discriminatory software and algorithms and the spread of misinformation.

MIT Solve selects 33 “Solvers” with solutions for work, learning, coasts and health

MIT launched the Solve Challenge in 2015 to crowd-source promising ideas for global impact. The idea was to leverage the university’s minds and network to support anyone, anywhere in the world, with a good idea.

Fund Day Monday: Raising SDG funds, first closes for Blue Like an Orange, Townhall Ventures and WaterEquity, TPG’s Rise Fund thinks big

Fund Day Monday: Raising SDG funds, first closes for Blue Like an Orange, Townhall Ventures and WaterEquity, TPG’s Rise Fund thinks big

Watering food deserts, Jed-i master, financing climate startups, insuring smallholder farmers

Watering food deserts, Jed-i master, financing climate startups, insuring smallholder farmers