Tech for Development
Impact Tech | March 7, 2024
VilCap and IBM propel new technologies as a catalyst for life-improving services
The explosion of new technology and AI solutions promising improved efficiency, creativity, and sustainability coincides with record inflation, pessimism around economic resilience, and …
A Kenyan farmer uses his phone to access data to help him manage his crops. Source: Mercy Corps
Impact Voices | November 10, 2022
How Web3 can shift power to the climate-vulnerable
Innovative financial services and blockchain/Web3 solutions are a passport to greater climate resilience, writes Scott Onder, Mercy Corps’ chief investment officer
Impact Voices | May 27, 2021
How last-mile distributors put capital to work for impact
ImpactAlpha, May 27 – To meet the Sustainable Development Goals, remote and low-income populations need access to beneficial products that address basic needs, such …
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SDGs | December 18, 2020
Solar irrigation subsidies aim to boost livelihoods for Togo’s smallholder farmers
ImpactAlpha, December 18 – New energy infrastructure and technologies often require subsidies to gain traction. That’s true for rural electrification, solar technology, and …
Photo credit: Habitat for Humanity
Asia | December 3, 2020
Habitat for Humanity aims to accelerate affordable housing startups in emerging markets
ImpactAlpha, December 3 — Habitat for Humanity’s will host two ShelterTech programs to help 20 companies in Southeast Asia and Latin America advance …
Dealflow | November 25, 2020
Factory_OS secures $55 million for better affordable housing design
ImpactAlpha, November 25 — Vallejo, Calif.-based Factory_OS is addressing the affordable housing crisis in the San Francisco Bay Area using digital technology to …