Wire Group’s new impact fund-of-funds offers global footprint for Dutch family offices

The firm is launching a €60 million impact fund-of-funds targeting sustainable food and agriculture, access to clean energy and healthcare, and conservation around the globe.

Opportunity Zone Justice accelerates returning citizen entrepreneurs in Washington D.C.

Consulting firm 20 Degrees is helping stock D.C.’s Opportunity Zone investment pipeline with operating business founded and led by entrepreneurs who were previously incarcerated.

Caspian and Hivos-Triodos Fund back India clean agritech startup Ecozen

The solar-powered irrigation and “cold-chain” products of Pune-based Ecozen help some 20,000 Indian farmers boost yields and fetch optimal prices for perishable produce.

Arlan Hamilton, Serena Williams, Mark Cuban and Steve Case line up behind Mahmee to improve maternal health

Los Angeles-based Mahmee, a digital support network for new mothers, attracted investors with varying inclusion, impact and growth theses for its $3 million seed round.

Sustainable Appalachia, affordable money transfers, farmer-focused Opportunity Fund, incubating racial equity, market shift in smallholder finance

Sustainable Appalachia, affordable money transfers, farmer-focused Opportunity Fund, incubating racial equity, market shift in smallholder finance

Beyond Coal: Three tech-driven projects model a more diverse and sustainable Appalachian economy

In part two of ImpactAlpha’s series on Appalachia’s post-coal future, three projects offer a potential roadmap for other communities looking to diversify away from coal.

Perceptions of profitability drive “fundamental shift” in small-farmer finance market

“Rather than being a beneficiary, the smallholder farmer is increasingly viewed as a potentially valuable customer,” say the Rural and Agricultural Finance Learning Lab and ISF Advisors, a Dalberg spinoff.