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The Brief | March 5, 2019
Investing in China’s low-carbon transition, farmer financing in India, alt-consumer credit in Chile, six ideas for mobilizing climate finance
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original The next stage of the U.S.-China Green Fund’s investments in China’s low-carbon transformation. With a half-billion …
Climate Finance | March 5, 2019
The Lab: A half-dozen ways to accelerate capital for climate action
ImpactAlpha, March 5 – Ideas for climate-financing structures selected by the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance in San Francisco need not be altogether …
Beats | February 19, 2019
Second wave – and second funds – for Latin America impact fund managers
You have an investment thesis, a deal pipeline and a committed set of limited partners. You’ve overcome biases against impact investing, emerging markets …
Beats | February 11, 2019
The Economist stages a debate on the future of impact investing
ImpactAlpha, February 11 — It’s undoubtedly hard to make impact investing events stand out from the crowd. Still, there might have been a better way …
The Brief | February 1, 2019
The Brief’s Big 7: Local blueprints, making housing affordable, climate-risk signals, investor diversity, Ceniarth’s agent of impact
TGIF, Agents of Impact! Agents of Impact Call No. 7: Optimizing for impact with data-driven management. The challenges of driving impact through investments …
Agents of Impact | February 1, 2019
Follow the Talent: Agents of Impact Special Report for Feb. 1
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Welcome to ImpactAlpha’s weekly roundup of impact investing career moves, job openings, events and opportunities. Help the growing ImpactAlpha …
The Brief | January 28, 2019
Seed equity for affordable housing, Owl Ventures’ third fund, mini-grids in Africa, the U.K.’s social investment diversity challenge
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Key to the new $500 million affordable housing fund: Facebook founder’s $40 million grant. Making the …
Geographies | December 5, 2018
The new ‘alternatives’: How community development lenders are scaling up impact investing
Community development finance institutions are well-positioned to be the next ‘alternative’ financial vehicles of choice for those seeking to place their capital in …
The Brief | November 30, 2018
The Brief’s Big 11: Climate-financing mismatch, uncorrelated emerging-market assets, raising the impact management bar, Agent of Impact Bobby Turner
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! We’ve got an extra-big helping for you (Thanksgiving leftovers, anyone?) as we catch up after last week’s holiday. The emerging …
The Brief | November 27, 2018
Climate-financing mismatch, Big Issue’s big exchange, sustainability startups in Chile, getting beyond tradeoffs
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Modest increase in global climate spending is no match for climate crises. There’s a mismatch between increasingly …
Agrifood Tech | November 15, 2018
Sweet! Healthy fast-casual chain Sweetgreen raises $200 million
ImpactAlpha, November 14 – The Sweetgreen chain of restaurants, known for its salads and use of local ingredients, has put a giant exclamation …
Financial Inclusion | October 18, 2018
Investors are backing fintech ventures to crack a huge market: the global poor
500 Startups is doing it. So is TPG Growth’s $2 billion Rise Fund. Even the Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent is getting in. Investors …
The Brief | October 16, 2018
Capital flows in Latin America, listening to customers, North Carolina’s startup ecosystems, crypto solar, LadyAgri hub
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! Signals: Ahead of the Curve Move over Mexico. Peru tops Latin America in impact investments. Peru is now the top …
Africa | October 15, 2018
Alphabit backs Sun Exchange’s crypto-enabled solar finance model
ImpactAlpha, October 15 – Cape Town-based Sun Exchange has a unique model for accelerating solar energy adoption: it identifies buildings and other locations …
The Brief | October 2, 2018
Teaching impact as a second language, investors in Paris, mini-grids in Bangladesh, Goldman’s proxy voting
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Teaching impact as a second language in business schools. “Impact” is not just for social work and …
The Brief | September 21, 2018
The Brief’s Big 10: Agents of the week, ImpactAlpha on Instagram, christening the reGeneration, the ‘why’ of impact investing
Happy Friday, ImpactAlpha readers! You are an Agent of Impact. You work across issues and geographies and stages and asset classes. You are …
The Brief | September 13, 2018
Ahead of the climate storm, JPMorgan’s $500 million bet on inclusion, emerging market volatility, opportunity zone advisory
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! Featured: The Impact Alpha Running to stay ahead of the storm…and the climate catastrophe. In the Carolinas, residents scramble to …
Agrifood Tech | September 12, 2018
Logistics company Maersk backs food traceability startup Ripe.io
ImpactAlpha, September 12 – The blockchain-based tech venture is the latest in a growing “food transparency” startup ecosystem to raise funding. Its $2.4 …
Dealflow | September 11, 2018
Working Capital closes ethical supply chain fund at $25 million
ImpactAlpha, September 10 – Venture fund Working Capital has raised $2.5 million in new capital from European e-commerce company Zalando and the Children’s Investment …
Agrifood Tech | August 28, 2018
Bellwether Coffee raise signals consumer demand for supply transparency
ImpactAlpha, August 28 – Bellwether Coffee is a tough startup to pin down: it makes a coffee roaster that cafes and grocers can …
The Brief | August 9, 2018
Living Cities’ pay-for-success lessons, Shaq attacks gig-worker challenges, pipelines in renewable mini-grids and inclusive fintech
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! Featured: ImpactAlpha Series Adapt to changing needs, and other lessons from Living Cities’ Pay for Success investments. Five years ago, …
Blockchain/AI/IoT | August 7, 2018
Catalyst Fund stocks the inclusive fintech pipeline with five new startups
The early-stage accelerator supports firms using mobile technology, machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain and other technologies to extend financial services to billions of …
Beats | August 6, 2018
North to the Future: ‘Arctic tech’ entrepreneurs help Alaska adapt to climate change
Alaska’s supply chain was precarious even before melting permafrost and Arctic ice put the state on the front lines of climate change. The …
The Brief | July 18, 2018
Opportunity zone early movers, LeapFrog adds to healthcare portfolio, online lending acquisition, oceans moment
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Early movers are getting a jump on opportunity zones – and the future of community investing. A …
Beats | July 18, 2018
Circulate Capital brings corporate customers to sustainable-oceans investing
ImpactAlpha, July 18 – More than half the plastics in the oceans comes from South and Southeast Asia. That presents a high-impact opportunity …
The Brief | July 11, 2018
Impact opportunity in Brazil, water loans for El Salvador, refugee impact at the Vatican, artificial intelligence for the global goals
Welcome to Wednesday, ImpactAlpha readers! Featured: Impact Voices Local leaders in Brazil look for investments in social impact. A nationwide trucker strike protesting …
Beats | July 10, 2018
Local leaders in Brazil look for investments in social impact
ImpactAlpha, July 10 – A nationwide trucker strike protesting diesel price increases had ended only days earlier. Recession and austerity policies were pressuring Brazil’s …
Blockchain/AI/IoT | July 10, 2018
3B Ventures launches artificial intelligence-driven SDG fund
The Danish venture capital firm 3B Ventures invests in high-tech startups addressing the Sustainable Development Goals with blockchain, smart sensors and virtual and augmented …
Blockchain/AI/IoT | July 9, 2018
UNICEF looks to seed humanitarian drone startups
ImpactAlpha, July 9 – Companies like Zipline are using drones to deliver urgent products and services, like medical supplies, to hard to reach …
The Brief | June 22, 2018
The Brief’s Big 10: Abraaj sells out, Opportunity Zones gear up, DAF demand impact, a dirty dozen weekly columns
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! We had a great response to our first Agents of Impact conference call earlier this month. Please join us on …
Features | June 13, 2018
Neighborly’s muni-bond impact, JUST exchange-traded fund, immigrant auto insurance, India’s civic tech startups
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! Featured: New Revivalists Putting the power of public finance back into the hands of civic visionaries. Municipal bonds are literally …
Features | June 13, 2018
Neighborly Q&A: Returning the power of public finance to civic visionaries
ImpactAlpha, June 12 – Municipal bonds are literally private investments in public goods, making them perhaps the original impact investments. About $435 billion in …
The Brief | June 8, 2018
The Brief’s Big 8: Record impact assets, tech finds impact, new economics
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! Featured: The Brief’s Big 8 1. The Impact Alpha: ‘Hybrid’ investors seek the alpha in impact. Wealth managers like BlackRock, …
immigration | May 23, 2018
Entrepreneurs and investors mobilize to tackle challenges of refugees, migrants and modern-day slaves
ImpactAlpha, May 23 – An emerging ecosystem is beginning to move capital for people on the move. Where others see refugees and other …
The Brief | May 21, 2018
Investing in inclusion + Newark, AI for inclusion in Africa, audacious submissions, Town Hall Ventures fund
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! ImpactAlpha is beaming today. Roodgally Senatus, our digital producer intern, graduated last week from Long Island University with a B.A. …
Africa | May 15, 2018
TPG’s Rise Fund takes stake in digital payments company Cellulant
ImpactAlpha, May 15 – TPG Growth’s $2 billion The Rise Fund impact fund led Nairobi-based Cellulant’s $47.5 million Series C financing round, marking the …
The Brief | May 10, 2018
Bridging capital gaps, J.P. Morgan’s sustainable-investing lead, localizing impact investing, BlackRock’s EM impact fund
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! Featured: The Impact Alpha Finding the right tools for the job — of bridging capital gaps. Investors sometimes have a problem …
Blockchain/AI/IoT | May 10, 2018
World Bank and Credit Suisse partner on disruptive technologies for development
ImpactAlpha, May 10 – The idea behind a new partnership between the World Bank and financial giant Credit Suisse is to find ways …
Dealflow | April 17, 2018
BallotReady secures $1.5 million for information on candidates in US elections
ImpactAlpha, April 17 – BallotReady aggregates biographies, issue stances, news and endorsements across the US to help voters learn more about candidates in …
Beats | April 16, 2018
Philly chases another championship, Apple’s clean energy, UBS goes for impact delta
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Philadelphia is chasing another championship: Civic revival and inclusive prosperity. The story a city tells itself can shape …
The Impact Alpha | April 12, 2018
The impact opportunity in the mispriced risk of lending to the underserved
ImpactAlpha, April 12 – Techies are used to making the impossible possible. Bankers, not so much. But I’ve been struck by a common …
Entrepreneurship | March 13, 2018
Global corporations seek innovation by supporting impact entrepreneurs
The hunt for new customers and new innovations is drawing corporate multinationals toward entrepreneurs who are driving impact on the ground with banking …
Entrepreneurship | March 10, 2018
The Brief’s Big Ten: Revolution in finance, impact at SXSW, gender portfolio risk, badass…
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! Another week, another revolution in finance. International Women’s Day has become International Women’s week. We knew the impact investing ecosystem …
Good Business | March 7, 2018
‘Labor-lens investors’ are disrupting exploitative supply chains
Working to end forced labor and poor conditions in global supply chains in not new. What’s new are the growing number of “labor-lens” …
The Brief | March 7, 2018
Gender risk, precision watering, fighting fake news, labor lens investing
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! #Double Feature: Women Rising Focusing your gender lens to reduce risk — and drive impact alpha. Shalaka Joshi is the South Asia “gender …