Innovative Finance
Dealflow | January 19, 2021
Renewable Resources Group and Capricorn Investment Group float a SPAC
ImpactAlpha, January 19 – Investment firms Renewable Resources Group and Capricorn Investment Group have launched Sustainable Development Acquisition I Corp. The special purpose acquisition …
Canada | January 5, 2021
Ivanhoe Capital SPAC targets $200 million for sustainable mining and clean energy.
ImpactAlpha, January 5 – The hottest new sustainable investing trend is entering new territory: mining. Vancouver-based Ivanhoe Capital is, a new SPAC, or special …
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Catalytic Capital | December 23, 2020
Bill Gates says the world (sorta) came together to fight COVID-19. Next up: Climate
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 23 – “This is like a world war, except in this case, we’re all on the same side,” Gates wrote last spring, …
Dealflow | December 2, 2020
Inclusio seeks to anchor its social mission by going public
ImpactAlpha, December 2 – Brussels-based Inclusio develops and manages affordable housing, schools, reception centers for asylum-seekers and other social housing and infrastructure projects. …
Africa | November 18, 2020
CDC adds $100 million to boost trade finance for the COVID recovery
ImpactAlpha, November 18 – To help restart cross-border commerce in emerging markets, U.K. development finance institution CDC Group is committing $100 million to …
Creative Economy | November 3, 2020
Equity crowdfunding grows up with new $5 million limit on ‘Reg CF’ offerings
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 3 – Businesses from microbreweries to football clubs to electric vehicle makers and ‘mom & pop’ shops have made use of …
Entrepreneurship | November 2, 2020
How creative financing structures can help companies preserve jobs and weather the pandemic
Flexible investment structures that prioritize employees and customers alongside entrepreneurs and investors are proving useful in helping companies preserve good jobs through the …
Africa | October 29, 2020
Non-bank lenders need capital to finance African small businesses rejected by banks
ImpactAlpha, October 29 – The clunky term “non-bank financial intermediaries” identifies a varied group of lenders only by what they are not. These …
Agrifood Tech | October 26, 2020
Natural Order Acquisition Corp. readies a SPAC to invest in alternative proteins
ImpactAlpha, October 26 – Beyond Meat made a splash last year as the first of the “plant-based meat” companies to go public. Another …
Dealflow | October 22, 2020
Humana backs a ‘health outcomes fund’ to expand addiction treatment and support services
ImpactAlpha, October 22 – Healthcare network Humana is investing $5 million to enable nonprofit Volunteers of America to boost capacity and extend critical …
Inclusive Economy | October 22, 2020
SOCAP takes stock of impact investing in a changed world
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 22 – The different mood at this week’s impact investing gathering reflected not just the contrast between an online event and …
Impact Tech | October 21, 2020
How disease-focused venture philanthropy can accelerate cures
Just a few weeks after our son’s second birthday, when emergency room doctors told us his body had destroyed his ability to make …
Africa | October 19, 2020
Call No. 24: Agents of Impact converge on financing solutions to ‘light every clinic’
The people and principles needed to solve the challenges of financing solar power for frontline health clinics were represented on ImpactAlpha’s Agents of …
Clean Energy | October 15, 2020
Investors see a ‘blue wave’ of growth opportunities in sustainability and inclusion
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 15 – “Pro-business” really does have a new meaning. Just a few weeks ago, U.S. investors were said to be fretting about …
Climate Finance | October 12, 2020
Aristata Capital looks for social benefits and lawsuit payouts with impact litigation fund
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 12 – It was only a matter of time before someone put an impact spin on litigation funds, which in recent …