Wonderschool raises $20 million to launch preschools and childcare centers

Andreessen Horowitz led the latest round.

Full Harvest secures $8.5 million to help farmers sell “ugly” produce

Full Harvest allows farmers to post excess produce on its platform.

Richard Branson launches accelerator to bolster Caribbean climate resilience

The billionaire's Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator, conceived at last year's One Planet Summit in Paris, has been launched to finance and scale startups in 26 Caribbean countries and territories.

FloodFlash raises £1.9 million to meet growing demand for flood insurance

The U.K.-based startup’s model is to use parametric, or “event-based” flooding parameters to cover small businesses located in flood-risk areas.

ZipGo raises $29 million to transition to all-electric busses

The app-based bus company runs bus routes for individuals and companies in major Indian cities, including Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai and Hyderabad.

BlackRock adds emerging market debt funds to impact investing mix

BlackRock’s new debt funds signal an expansion of ESG’s relevance and application to emerging markets investment opportunities.

JPMorgan, Bharat Inclusion Initiative launch Financial Inclusion Lab in India

“Our initiative aims to identify and nurture fintech start-ups to generate innovative ideas which will help make financial products and services more accessible to this critical mass of Indians,” said JP Morgan’s Kalpana Morparia