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Dealflow | September 7, 2017
IntelleGrow launches $31 million social enterprise debt fund
Inclusive Economics The company is raising $100 million to finance social startups in India PC: IntelleGrow IntelleGrow, the early-stage venture investing arm of Mumbai-based …
africa | September 7, 2017
AgDevCo invests $6.5 million in farming ventures in Zambia and Mozambique
Farmer Finance The farm is expected to to create over 170 new local jobs PC: AgDevCo The non-profit agribusiness investor, which is backed by …
Dealflow | September 7, 2017
Revolution and DBL back BrainScope’s brain injury scanner
Well-Being The Bethesda, Md., company raised $16 million PC: BrainScope The Bethesda, Md., company raised $16 million in equity financing from Nancy Pfund DBL …
Blockchain/AI/IoT | September 7, 2017
Blockchain for impact, developing the UK workforce, uncommon cacao, after the rains stop (part 2)
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! #Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Blockchain, meet the 2030 global goals. ConsenSys, an ambitious Brooklyn software company founded by blockchain guru Joseph …
Blockchain/AI/IoT | September 7, 2017
ConsenSys puts up $50 million to hunt for blockchain solutions to global challenges
Blockchain, meet the 2030 global goals. ConsenSys, an ambitious Brooklyn software company founded by blockchain guru Joseph Lubin, has launched a $50 million in-house …
Beats | September 7, 2017
Uncommon Cacao vs. global commodity markets
To understand the impact that volatile commodity markets have on the “little guy,” just look at the Ivory Coast. The West African country …
Dealflow | September 7, 2017
Turner Impact Capital slates $100 million for affordable healthcare facilities
The Turner Healthcare Facilities Fund will invest in and develop affordable community health centers in underserved urban areas in the U.S. The fund is …
Dealflow | September 7, 2017
Affordable education venture NEST raises funding for Indian learning centers
The Gurgaon-based startup, Naandi Education Support And Training (NEST), is a for-profit spinoff of the Naandi Foundation. NEST runs two low-cost “tech-and-brick” learning …
Dealflow | September 7, 2017
Impact Hub Austin launches affordable housing accelerator
Inclusive Economics The three-month program is supported by Google, Chase and the Austin Board of Realtors The Affordable Housing Launch in Austin | PC: …
Agrifood Tech | September 7, 2017
Asia’s boom in sustainable food
Chinese regulators shuttered a Shanghai meat factory several years ago after reports it had supplied out-of-date meat to McDonald’s and Yum Brands, KFC’s …
Agrifood Tech | September 6, 2017
Dreamer economics, big biz needs small biz, driving financial inclusion, Asia’s sustainable food…
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! #TalkingPoints: Dreamers How Dreamers boost the American economy. The Trump administration’s plan to cancel the program that allows about 800,000 …
Entrepreneurship | September 6, 2017
How big companies are turning to small businesses to expand their reach — and their impact
The key to unlocking global prosperity may be right under our noses. Partnering with small and growing businesses can create social wins even …
Good Jobs | September 6, 2017
How Dreamers boost the American economy
The Trump administration’s plan to cancel the program that allowed about 800,000 U.S. immigrants who arrived as children to stay and work must …
Conservation | September 5, 2017
Cities seek investment capital for $9.5 billion in water infrastructure projects
We didn’t need World Water Week last week to remind us that too little and too much water can both be problems for …
Dealflow | September 5, 2017
Aliada’s job platform for Mexico’s domestic workers attracts new financing
The tech startup launched in 2015 to connect households and businesses with professional cleaners and improve working conditions for Mexico’s domestic workers. Aliada offers …