Corporate Venture Capital
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Corporate Venture Capital | November 21, 2022
Schneider Electric commits €500 million for climate and industrial tech
ImpactAlpha, November 21 — French electrical equipment maker Schneider Electric launched SE Ventures, its corporate venture capital arm, with an initial €500 million …
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Return on Inclusion | October 31, 2022
Collide Capital raises $66 million to back early-stage diverse founders
ImpactAlpha, October 31 — New York-based Collide Capital has raised $66 million to invest in early-stage Black, Latino and female founders “we believe …
Impact Voices | January 11, 2022
Energy Impact Partners builds a tech portfolio for the low-carbon transition
At EIP, the entire investment focus of our coalition is accelerating the clean energy transition. For our 33 coalition partners, which include utilities, …
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Corporate Impact | September 21, 2021
Citi Impact Fund adds seven new investments
ImpactAlpha, September 22 — Citi Impact Fund launched last year to invest in companies addressing workforce development, financial inclusion, sustainable energy and water …
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Climate Finance | July 29, 2021
Elevate Future Fund raises more than $60 million for diverse founders of climate startups
ImpactAlpha, July 29 — New York-based Energy Impact Partners is supplementing its strategy of enlisting corporate partners to invest in energy-transition technologies. The …
Dealflow | March 29, 2021
Greenwood scores $40 million from top financial institutions to bank Black and Latino Americans
ImpactAlpha, March 29 — Greenwood, Black-led neobank founded by former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young, rapper Michael ‘Killer Mike’ Render, and Bounce TV’s Ryan …
Dealflow | March 22, 2021
J.P. Morgan Private Bank closes $150 million Global Impact Fund
ImpactAlpha, March 22 — J.P. Morgan’s Global Impact Fund aims to build a diversified portfolio of impact investment funds focused on financial inclusion, …
Impact Voices | March 17, 2021
How some corporations are driving capital to Black founders and investors
When Merck’s Ken Frazier last December announced the OneTen initiative, a coalition of 37 CEOs that aims to close the opportunity gap for …
Corporate Venture Capital | March 4, 2021
Chicago-based venture funds aim to bridge funding gaps for overlooked founders
ImpactAlpha, March 4 — Three-quarters of the record $130 billion in U.S. venture capital funding last year went to startups in California, New …
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Corporate Venture Capital | March 2, 2021
Chevron’s venture arm stands up $300 million low-carbon tech fund
ImpactAlpha, Mar. 2 – Chevron’s venture arm has launched a $300 million low-carbon tech fund. Future Energy Fund II is the oil and gas …
Dealflow | February 22, 2021
Vestas Ventures backs Modvion to create wooden wind turbines
ImpactAlpha, February 22 — Vestas, a Danish manufacturer, seller and installer of wind turbines, recently launched a corporate venture capital arm to invest …
Corporate Venture Capital | November 30, 2020
Canada’s TELUS commits $45 million to corporate social impact fund
ImpactAlpha, November 30 — The telecommunications company launched the fund to invest in local and international impact startups focused on improving health, agriculture, …