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Finback's early portfolio includes two senior care companies.
Dealflow | September 16, 2021
Jeb Bush launches Finback Investment Partners with $350 million for ‘impact aligned’ private equity
ImpactAlpha, September 16 – The former Florida governor’s new firm will focus on investing “private capital to solve public sector challenges.” It is …
Dealflow | September 2, 2021
Achieve Partners acquires Metmox to create apprenticeships for cybersecurity
ImpactAlpha, September 2 – There will be an estimated 1.8 million unfulfilled cybersecurity jobs in the U.S. next year. That makes the industry …
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Clean Energy | September 1, 2021
Outages in Louisiana make resilience the watchword as electricity grids are rebuilt
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 1 – When Entergy Louisiana was looking to replace an aging power plant a few years ago, local citizen groups urged …
Climate and Clean Tech | August 25, 2021
Urbint secures $60 million to prevent critical infrastructure failures
ImpactAlpha, August 25 – Investing in the improvement and climate-resilience of America’s aging infrastructure is the hot private-sector opportunity, particularly in light of …
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Clean Energy | August 24, 2021
Form Energy scores backing from TPG’s $5.4 billion climate fund
ImpactAlpha, August 24 – Form Energy recently declared a breakthrough for its iron and air-based battery that will enable renewable energy projects to …
Dealflow | August 19, 2021
Social Finance raises $49.9 million for workforce-focused UP Fund
ImpactAlpha, August 19 – The W.K. Kellogg, Inherent and Phillips foundations are among the latest backers of Social Finance’s UP Fund, which deploys …
Capitalism Reimagined | August 18, 2021
How CDFIs are rethinking lending risks to build BIPOC-led businesses and wealth
The portrayal of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and low-income populations as “too risky” for business investments is rooted in racism used to justify underinvestment …
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Climate and Clean Tech | August 12, 2021
LACI makes SparkCharge its tenth investment from its cleantech debt fund
ImpactAlpha, August 12 – Los Angeles-based cleantech incubator LACI last year launched a debt fund for underrepresented founders “to play a role in …
Dealflow | August 9, 2021
Rise Fund backs Human Interest’s $200 million round
ImpactAlpha, August 9 – Employee benefits like health insurance and retirement plans are often too expensive for small and mid-sized businesses. San Francisco-based …
Dealflow | July 22, 2021
Achieve Partners acquires Optimum Healthcare IT to fill healthcare labor gaps
ImpactAlpha, July 22 – Florida-based Optimum Healthcare IT provides staffing and consulting services to 150 hospital systems in the U.S. Achieve Partners acquired …
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Capitalism Reimagined | July 21, 2021
Native-led organizations join forces to accelerate entrepreneurship in Indian Country
ImpactAlpha, July 21 – U.S. tribal lands are among the hardest places in the world to do business, with entrepreneurs struggling to access …
Capitalism Reimagined | July 20, 2021
Community Equity Fund readies small checks for Black and Brown proprietors in North Carolina
ImpactAlpha, July 20 – More than 90% of Black-owned businesses in the U.S. are sole proprietorships that lack access to “friends and family” …
Conservation | July 20, 2021
New Forests expands sustainable forestry portfolio in California and Oregon
ImpactAlpha, July 20 – Australia-based New Forests acquires and manages forestlands for both sustainable timber production and conservation (see, “Taking an ‘impact tranche,’ …
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Clean Energy | July 13, 2021
Race for better lithium batteries accelerates with two big raises
ImpactAlpha, July 13 – Batteries are big as startups and investors bet on the low-carbon energy transition. SES, based near Boston, scored $100 …
Dealflow | July 12, 2021
DuPont spinoff acquires George Serafeim’s ESG consultancy KKS Advisors
ImpactAlpha, July 12 – Chemical giant DuPont spun out DuPont Sustainable Solutions two years ago as an industrial consultant. DuPont Sustainable Solutions has …