Virta Ventures goes ‘equity-light’ to raise $9 million for early-stage climate tech
A depth of operating experience and angel investing experience helped Virta’s Russell Sprole raise his first fund in a tough market for climate …
A depth of operating experience and angel investing experience helped Virta’s Russell Sprole raise his first fund in a tough market for climate …
New York was a climate innovation desert when SecondMuse first started working with the New York City Economic Development Corp. in 2017. Real …
Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week, some of the take-aways from the week, including: …
When Jay Koh two years ago raised $186 million for a venture fund dedicated to climate adaptation and resilience, it was one of …
The voluntary market for carbon credits has been haunted by low quality projects and greenwashing. Prices for the credits, which enable companies to …
Biodegradable plastics made from invasive sargassum. Seaweed-based biofibers to decarbonize global fashion. Water-insulated panels and nature-based construction materials. Women-led companies from Mexico to …
“We can halve emissions by 2030.” That’s what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded two years ago. The Exponential Roadmap had arrived …
All over New York City, climate tech startups are pitching solutions and fund managers are courting LPs. But for all the excitement around …
All CDFIs are green banks now. Community Development Financial Institutions, or CDFIs, have long been local heroes, providing financial services to historically underserved …
ImpactAlpha is on the ground at Climate Week NYC. Here’s what’s happening and what caught our eye.
There was no old boys network to break into in the growth stage of climate tech investing when the women at Blume Equity …
A few months ago, I was in a meeting with a representative from the National Confectioners Association to discuss the removal of lead …
Once a side event to the annual UN General Assembly meeting in New York, Climate Week NYC, kicking off on Sunday, has now …
Jackson Heights is an majority BIPOC community where over 150 languages are spoken, a microcosm of global communities that are currently bearing the …
Elemental Impact — the Honolulu-based nonprofit formerly known as Elemental Excelerator — has received a $100 million slug of funds from the Coalition …