KKR Global Impact dives into wastewater treatment to manage ‘nutrients’

KKR is using its Global Impact fund to invest in nutrient monitoring, management and removal services for U.S. wastewater treatment facilities, in partnership with XPV Water Partners, a consulting and investment firm.

FinAccel raises $90 million for low-fee lending app

Indonesia's lack of access to finance, coupled with deep mobile penetration, is driving the popularity of alternative credit and lending products, like FinAccel’s Kredivo.

Harlem Capital raises $40 million to ‘change the face of entrepreneurship’

The venture firm is the latest to seek an edge by backing entrepreneurs often overlooked by traditional venture capital.

Australia’s ATEC raises $1.6 million to sell biodigesters in Cambodia, Bangladesh

Singapore’s Impact Investment Exchange helped ATEC raise the equity financing, which was led by French energy company ENGIE's impact fund.

CloudFactory raises $65 million, providing a partial exit for Dolma Impact

It took four years for Dolma Impact Fund to raise its first fund in Nepal, and only took two years to achieve its first exit.

Unconventional Ventures backs eight underrepresented Nordic founders

Copenhagen-based Unconventional Ventures raised a €125,000 micro-fund invest in startups led by female, LGBTQ, immigrant and founders of color.

Stone Family Foundation backs $10 million sanitation impact bond in Cambodia

USAID will repay the U.K.-based philanthropy if the four-year project is successful in eliminating open defecation in rural villages.