Subscribe to leading news on impact investing. The investment from Finnfund, Nordic Microfinance Initiative and France’s Proparco will help Proximity triple the number of farmers it supports and increase loan sizes.
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Gates Foundation backs Enko Chem’s eco-pesticides for Africa
The Massachusetts-based company raised $45 million for its technology that uses pharmaceutical drug discovery methods to develop new crop treatments.
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Plastics for Change backs India’s informal workers to divert plastic waste
ImpactAlpha, June 2 – Recycling company Plastics for Change sources landfill- and ocean-bound plastic waste from informal workers through a tech platform designed to ensure fair prices for the collectors. The company has raised a $2 million round, led by Mirova Natural Capital, which backed the company through the Althelia investment group it acquired last year.
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ANDE’s Advancing Women’s Empowerment Fund awards $1.2 million
ImpactAlpha, June 1 – ANDE’s Advancing Women’s Empowerment Fund, backed by USAID and the Visa Foundation, sought innovative ways to bridge the estimated $320 billion annual gap in access to finance for women-led small and growing businesses in developing countries. Eight winning programs, out of more than 180 applicants, will each receive up to $150,000
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Helping circular economy startups in emerging markets scale their impact
There are terrific companies in emerging markets that are EBITDA positive with incredibly smart management teams – and they need hands-on support from a number of actors along the way to generate the impact at scale.
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Circulate Capital invests in plastic recyclers in India and Indonesia
Singapore-based Circulate Capital has made its first two investments from its $106 million, corporate-backed fund.
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Singapore-based waste management company Blue Planet raises $25 million
Blue Planet Environmental Solutions secured $25 million from investment bank Nomura to divert waste in Asian markets from the landfill.
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