Lucy Ngige, Author at ImpactAlpha

About

Lucy is a Nairobi-based senior reporter at ImpactAlpha. She covers emerging markets, with her reporting primarily focused on Africa's evolving impact ecosystem. Her work tracks institutional capital shaping the continent's sustainable development and innovative financing models reshaping access to capital for Africa's small and growing businesses, which underpin livelihoods for millions on the continent. Prior to joining ImpactAlpha, she was the sole Africa Reporter at AgFunder News where she documented Africa's rising agrifoodtech ecosystem. Lucy holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Nairobi. Out of office, you can find her volunteering and participating in community development projects.

Emerging and Growth Markets | June 8, 2026

Anara Impact Capital to run €45 million fund for social entrepreneurs and refugees in the Middle East and North Africa

Anara Impact Capital, spun out from UK-based Alfanar Venture Philanthropy last year, will act as fund manager for the Social Entrepreneurship Fund, an ...

Signals | June 8, 2026

A new generation of agricultural funds in Africa are seeking impact — and investors

A new wave of fund managers in Africa are looking to reach deeper into the agriculture ecosystem with smaller investments, more flexible capital, ...

Dealflow | June 7, 2026

Inclusive Insurtech Investment Fund raises $12 million to expand insurance adoption in underserved communities

The PTA Reinsurance Company, also known as Zep-Re, was set up in 1990 by the economic community Common Market for Eastern and Southern ...

This Week in Impact | June 5, 2026

Taking stock of Alterra’s impact on emerging market climate finance + Going down-market to uplift women

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Is Altérra’s ambitious effort to mobilize climate finance ...

Dealflow | June 2, 2026

EV maker Spiro lands $215 million as African countries grapple with fuel costs

Dubai and India-based Equitane takes minority stakes in companies in addition to seeding eight of its own subsidiaries in infrastructure, renewable energy and ...

Europe | June 1, 2026

Transition Ventures raises $150 million for climate-friendlier AI

With its second fund, London-based Transition Ventures is building on its initial focus on early-stage climate tech to back AI infrastructure, energy, robotics ...

This Week in Impact | May 29, 2026

Two impact approaches to addressing the AI data center buildout + Private equity firms eye retirement account trillions

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Amy Cortese. Up this week: Two different approaches that impact investors are taking ...

Impact Investing | May 29, 2026

The Week in impact investing: Relational architecture

TGIF, Agents of Impact! 🗣 Foundations for prosperity. The economy runs on trust as much as it runs on capital. In his sweeping ...

Dealflow | May 28, 2026

CorPower Ocean closes €53 million to commercialize ocean wave energy

Ocean waves represent an underdeveloped source of renewable energy. Sweden-based CorPower Ocean is building ocean-based power projects that deploy buoys in the ocean, ...

Dealflow | May 26, 2026

Family offices provide $30.5 million for AHL Venture Partners’ private credit fund

Liechtenstein-based Adolf H. Lundin Charitable Foundation has deployed a range of financial tools to invest more than $110 million in African companies and ...