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Gender Smart | July 22, 2017
Women-led digital media startups: Checking corruption and changing the narrative in Latin America
Increasing numbers of women in Latin America are starting digital media businesses. And they’re producing some of the region’s best journalism. Authors of …
Beats | July 14, 2017
Yes, peace, justice and strong civic institutions are investable opportunities
Dutch pension funds and other institutional investors are leaders in “SDG investing,” and are playing a key role in encouraging private investors to …
2030 Finance | July 3, 2017
Tizeti raises $2.1 million to spread solar-powered wifi in Nigeria
Nigeria has the largest number of internet users in Africa, but fragile internet infrastructure. Tizeti founder Kendall Ananyi launched out of Y Combinator …
Dealflow | June 23, 2017
A dozen media startups get seed funding from Matter Ventures
Media accelerator and investor Matter has selected a dozen businesses in New York and San Francisco for its five-month program. Ideas selected include …
2030 Finance | June 20, 2017
New SOCAP, fintech and media startups, energy & prosperity, passive impact investing
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! #Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Good Capital Project takes on impact investing’s grand challenges. With so many frameworks and schemas, the fragmentation …
Beats | June 10, 2017
Time travel is subversive
Rod Taylor in the 1960 movie, “The Time Machine” 2030 Making a future we’d want to visit At its core, impact investing is about the …
Dealflow | April 15, 2017
Media Development Investment Fund makes four loans to support embattled news organizations
Media Development Investment Fund has made four investments in three countries “where access to independent information is under threat.” The loans from its new …
Beats | April 4, 2017
Fact-check tech is a thing, as startups tap the value of accurate information
From viral email and fake news to government propaganda, online media has a credibility problem. Which means fact-check tech is taking its place …
Dealflow | March 1, 2017
Facebook to connect three million Ugandans with 500 miles of fiber
Facebook will connect three million Ugandans with 500 miles of fiber. Only about one in five Africans have access to the internet, which means …
Dealflow | January 28, 2017
Good absorbs Upworthy in social-impact media merger
The two companies have huge combined reach but have both struggled to find profitable business models. Together, the companies claim 276 million followers …
Dealflow | January 12, 2017
Matching funds to combat fake news
The Knight Foundation moved quickly to capitalize on concerns over fake news after the U.S. election. Knight launched the $1.5 million initiative a …
carousel | November 18, 2016
#Dealflow 11.17.16: Community Capital Management Backs Green Bonds, Accion Venture Lab Scores Exit, India Lowers Renewables Risk, and Pennsylvania Invests in Impact
Impact can be added to mainstream financial products, as well as the other way around. This week’s #Dealflow includes asset-backed securities and other …