Latin America
Catalytic Capital | April 8, 2020
Inter-American Development Bank issues $2 billion bond for COVID relief
ImpactAlpha, April 29 – The Inter-American Development Bank has issued a $2 billion, five-year bond as part of its $12 billion COVID relief …
Latin America | February 20, 2020
Latin America’s impact investors lead the way at the Foro Latinoamericano de Inversión de Impacto
Mérida, Feb. 20 – More than 600 impact investing doers and shapers are convening in Mérida, Mexico this week for the Foro Latinoamericano de …
Conservation | February 20, 2020
Germany’s KfW commits an additional $16.6 million to LatAm-focused eco.business Fund
ImpactAlpha, February 20 – German development bank KfW partnered with Conservation International and Finance in Motion to launch a fund to corral public and …
Latin America | February 20, 2020
Investing to integrate the growing wave of displaced people in Latin America
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 20 – Migration and displacement are unfortunate growth sectors in Latin America. Migrants continue to flee the troubled ‘northern triangle’ of …
Africa | February 5, 2020
Call No. 12: How local early-stage funders are finding impact alpha in emerging markets
ImpactAlpha, February 5 – Small and growing businesses are the pillars of local economies, in both developed and developing economies. Startups are engines …
Climate Finance | January 29, 2020
Flexible financing gives venture capital a run for the money in Latin America
ImpactAlpha, January 28 – Big-ticket venture-capital and private-equity deals, many of them backed by the ubiquitous SoftBank Group, made many investors take notice …
Africa | January 23, 2020
Blending philanthropic, public and private capital to finance climate infrastructure in emerging economies
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 23 – The Climate Finance Partnership, announced this week at the World Economic Forum, showcases the catalytic power of philanthropic and public …
2030 Finance | December 18, 2019
Capital on the Frontier: Impact in emerging markets is a 2020 growth story
ImpactAlpha, Dece. 18 – Not enough money for promising ventures. Too much money flowing to a few companies. Both statements are true for impact-oriented small …
2030 Finance | November 12, 2019
“Weaving systems” for impact investing in Central America and the Caribbean
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 12 – Agents of Impact from around Central America and the world arrive in Antigua, Guatemala this week for the fifth …
Democracy and Peace | October 29, 2019
Impact investing’s road to relevance led through Santiago – until it didn’t
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 29 – The fall circuit of major impact investing conferences was supposed to end next month in Santiago. Then the capital …
Dealflow | October 7, 2019
Oikocredit reinvests in Colombian small business lender Sempli
ImpactAlpha, October 8 – Medellín-based Sempli is an online lender that provides working capital loans to Colombia’s small businesses, which struggle to access …
Dealflow | October 1, 2019
Mexico’s Klar raises $57.5 million to expand digital credit
ImpactAlpha, October 1 – Latin America’s fintech startups are hot among venture capital investors because they’re reaching a new and large base of customers: …
Dealflow | August 13, 2019
Adobe Capital closes $30 million for Mexico’s impact entrepreneurs
ImpactAlpha, August 13 – Mexico City-based impact investor Adobe Capital has been filling the “missing middle” capital gap for Mexico’s growing cohort of impact …
2030 Finance | August 1, 2019
Techstars Sustainability startups tackle clean water, regenerative farming and supply chains
ImpactAlpha, August 1 – Tech accelerator and investor Techstars picked 10 companies in the U.S. and Mexico to participate in its second three-month sustainability …
Agrifood Tech | July 17, 2019
Pink Farms secures early funding to bring vertical farming to Brazil
ImpactAlpha, July 18 – Post-harvest food losses can reach 40% in many places, and Brazil is no exception. São Paulo-based Pink Farms has raised …