PG Impact closes its first fund targeting the Global Goals at €210 million

PG Impact Investments I has made roughly 20 investments, including a recent $5 million loan to Tugende, a motorcycle taxi lease-to-own startup in Kampala, Uganda.

Emerging markets Agri-Business Capital Fund secures €50 million

Bamboo’s investment will serve as first-loss capital to encourage follow-on funding from other investors.

All in the family: KKR’s Global Impact Fund co-invests with KKR’s Asia fund

Private-equity giant KKR hasn’t yet closed its planned $1 billion Global Impact Fund, but it has been busy warehousing deals.

I&P raises €75 million for African startups targeting the Global Goals

ImpactAlpha, February 13 – French impact investor Investisseurs & Partenaires has reached a second close for its I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 2 fund. The fund, which invests in African startups working on issues related to the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, has raised €75 million ($84.4 million) since launching in late 2017. Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) manages

Blue Like an Orange finances Cabify to boost safety in ride hailing in Latin America

Blue Like an Orange’s Suprotik Basu told ImpactAlpha that Cabify committed to measure improvement in road safety and carbon reduction, and to improve safety for women riders and to hire women as drivers.

Agora Partnerships graduates 30 Latam and Caribbean startups targeting the Global Goals

The 215 companies that have graduated from Agora's program have a 94% survival rate and have collectively raised $86 million. More than half have been women-run.

Socialsuite raises $1.85 million for impact tracking software

The software supports more than 100 third-party measurement methodologies, which users can select and use, or they can develop and track their own metrics.