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.

Dealflow | July 15, 2026

StratX nabs $1.2 million to tackle methane emissions from landfills

Landfills are the third leading contributor to global methane emissions, behind fossil fuels and agriculture. London-based StratX makes landfill covers that contain methane-consuming ...

Dealflow | July 15, 2026

Scoop: Global Innovation Fund secures $50 million to back growth-stage businesses in Africa and Asia

London-based nonprofit Global Innovation Fund launched its GIF Growth fund in Washington DC to much fanfare in November 2024. Then, the evergreen blended ...

Emerging and Growth Markets | July 14, 2026

Kula’s crypto solution to community ownership and governance of impact enterprises

In Silicon Valley, blockchain and crypto startups are so 2022. In Kenya or Zambia or Nepal, they’re innovating to solve real world problems. ...

Dealflow | July 12, 2026

Total sells distributed solar portfolio amid renewables strategy shake up

TotalEnergies sold its 170-megawatt distributed solar portfolio to Irish solar company Amarenco and London-based AMPYR Distributed Energy, a Europe-focused renewables developer and asset ...

Dealflow | July 2, 2026

Maia Capital’s impact debt fund invests in solar energy adoption in South Africa

South Africa-based Maia Capital invests in companies providing healthcare, social infrastructure, housing, clean energy and employment pathways to rebalance opportunity and wealth gaps ...

Dealflow | July 1, 2026

British Business Bank commits £90 million to 10 female and diverse-led microfunds

The UK’s state-owned development bank is supporting diversification of the UK’s investment and asset managers by seeding a new generation of fund managers. ...

Dealflow | June 30, 2026

Gaussion lands $28 million to speed battery charging and boost performance

Batteries are a vital commodity powering everything from electric vehicles to drones and satellites. But as anyone with a smartphone knows, batteries have ...

Dealflow | June 29, 2026

Open Startup’s new vehicle to finance African startups in health, climate and artificial intelligence

Tunisia-based Open Startup launched a decade ago as an entrepreneurship competition for university students. It has evolved into an accelerator for African deep ...

Emerging and Growth Markets | June 25, 2026

Zambia centers small businesses in its bid for a more inclusive economy

Top-down, bottom-up, public-private. Zambia, a country known for big mining, is turning its attention to small business as a pathway to inclusive growth. ...

Dealflow | June 24, 2026

Kampani lends €1 million to boost productivity for small farmers in Senegal

Brussels-based impact fund Kampani provided a €1 million ($1.2 million) senior unsecured loan to the Union of Community Mutual Institutions for Savings and ...