Europe
Dealflow | November 17, 2020
KKR’s Global Impact Fund invests in CMC Machinery’s sustainable packaging technology
ImpactAlpha, November 17 — The private equity giant’s $1.3 billion Global Impact Fund, which closed earlier this year, made an undisclosed investment in …
2030 Finance | November 3, 2020
Norway’s Statkraft to buy solar power developer Solarcentury
ImpactAlpha, November 3 – Statkraft is paying $151.34 million to acquire U.K.-based Solarcentury. Solarcentury has developed 1.3-gigawatts of installed solar power since 1998 …
Dealflow | October 29, 2020
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation launches $80 million fund for early-stage social entrepreneurs
ImpactAlpha, October 29 – California-based Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation has launched an $80 million fund to make flexible equity and debt investments and …
2030 Finance | October 13, 2020
Dryad Networks raises €1.8 million for wildfire sensors
ImpactAlpha, October 13 – This year’s California wildfire season is the worst on record. Australia’s fires early in the year devastated New South …
2030 Finance | October 13, 2020
Rockstart raises €21 million to back energy startups in Europe
ImpactAlpha, October 13 – Rockstart, an Amsterdam-based impact accelerator, has added a venture capital arm to support Europe’s early-stage energy companies with co-investments of …
Agrifood Tech | October 7, 2020
Ÿnsect raises $372 million for carbon negative, vertical insect farming
ImpactAlpha, October 7 – Ÿnsect represents a trifecta of agrifood tech trends: alternative proteins, carbon offsets and novel farming systems. The France-based agtech …
2030 Finance | October 1, 2020
Sweden’s Einride raises $10 million to green freight transit
ImpactAlpha, October 1 – Heavy transport accounts for 30% of transport-related carbon emissions and 7% of total global carbon emissions. Pandemic-related disruptions to …
2030 Finance | September 8, 2020
Daimler joins Europe’s green bond parade
ImpactAlpha, September 8 – German automaker Daimler has issued a €1 billion ($1.2 billion), 10-year bond to transition to clean cars. Daimler’s bond …
Dealflow | September 3, 2020
Triodos Bank develops impact bond fund for U.K. retail investors
ImpactAlpha, September 3 – Nearly half of retail investors in the U.K. want impact investment options. Triodos Bank U.K. is responding with an …
Dealflow | August 31, 2020
Crowdcube’s secondary market aims to give exits to equity crowdfunding investors
ImpactAlpha, August 31 – Crowdcube, the U.K.-based equity crowdfunding platform, isn’t exclusively focused on impact. But its new offering, which allows early investors …
Agrifood Tech | August 10, 2020
EIT Food invests €5.5 million in COVID relief for European food startups
ImpactAlpha, August 10 – EIT Food makes early investments in European companies advancing a sustainable food system. The initiative of the European Institute …
Agrifood Tech | July 16, 2020
Soplaya clinches €3.5 million to boost local food logistics in Italy
ImpactAlpha, July 16 – Soplaya launched in 2018 to connect local food producers to restaurant chefs. The company built a platform to streamline …
Agrifood Tech | July 15, 2020
Blackstone leads alt-dairy maker Oatly’s $200 million funding round
ImpactAlpha, July 15 – Sweden’s Oatly was an outlier in the 1990s, when soy milk dominated non-dairy milk options. The company’s oat-based milk …
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Dealflow | July 6, 2020
Beyond Leather closes €1.1 million for apple-based “leather”
ImpactAlpha, July 6 – Tens of thousands of tons of apple pulp, cores and seeds are thrown away each year in the E.U. …
Agrifood Tech | May 27, 2020
Food preservation tech company Apeel clinches $250 million
ImpactAlpha, May 27 – Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Apeel has secured $250 million funding round to expand use of its edible protective coating for …