Hi there, Agent of Impact! Welcome to ImpactAlpha Open. This week, ImpactAlpha’s David Bank, Jessica Pothering and Lucy Ngige are at the Sankalp Africa Summit in Nairobi. I’ll be in Mérida for the Latin America Impact Investing Forum. Say hi!
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In this week’s Open:
- When LPs co-invest with GPs
- African-led small business investing
- Reforming development finance
- Private solutions to green public transit
Let’s dig in. – Dennis Price
Must-reads on ImpactAlpha
- Leading ImpactAlpha LP/GP: When LPs co-invest with GPs. Our new weekly newsletter takes subscribers inside the business of impact investing. First up: ImpactAlpha’sDavid Bank exploreswhy pension funds and other LPs are writing big checks for sustainable infrastructure and other projects alongside their fund managers who arranged the deals. Read on (and sign up for a free trial).
- Don’t miss: “TPG’s Jim Coulter is bullish on impact” by Amy Cortese. Dig in.
- African-led small business investing. The US freeze on foreign aid has become a catalyst for local African stakeholders to accelerate efforts to establish more resilient local financing ecosystems, reports ImpactAlpha’s Lucy Ngige. Check it out.
- Reforming development finance for turbulent times. In a guest post, Leslie Maasdorp, the new head of British International Investment, argues that “development finance institutions like BII need to change the way they do business.” Hear her out.
Agents of Impact
🏃🏽♀️ On the move
- Jigar Shah, the climate tech veteran who led the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs office, joins Powerhouse Ventures as a venture partner.
- SJF Ventures welcomes three venture fellows: Harvard Business School’s Ryan Dant, Sarah Renfro of Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, and UC Berkeley’s Marcus Wong.
- Low Income Investment Fund promotes Eliisa Frazier to vice president of impact capital initiatives.
The Week’s Podcasts
🎧 This Week in Impact: Pathways Forward
Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. This week: Investors in emerging markets, small businesses and climate chart paths forward amid the political upheaval.
- Listen to the new episode of This Week in Impact. Get the podcast in your feed by subscribing on Apple or Spotify.
The Week’s Deal Spotlight
🚌 Startups seek the spotlight with mobility solutions
As the Trump administration attacks congestion pricing in New York and high speed rail in California, mobility startups like Circuit are raising capital to pursue solutions for congested cities.
- Read more and catch up on all of our dealflow reporting.
Get in the Game
💼 Step up
- Common Trust seeks a transaction advisory associate for a remote role.
- The Schmidt Family Foundation is hiring an impact investing portfolio manager in San Francisco.
- Cherry Rock Capital is accepting applications for a 10 week MBA summer internship.
Access dozens of additional job opportunities on ImpactAlpha’s Career Hub.
🤝 Meet up
- Mar. 7: Equitech Texas Welcome Breakfast at SXSW (Austin)
- Mar. 12-14: Latin American Regenerative Investment Summit (Bogotá)
- Apr. 1-2: Phenix Capital’s Impact Summit Europe (Amsterdam)
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