The Brief: Glimmers of hope for impact fund managers
Jan 7, 2025 · Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: The Liist: Signals for impact fundraising in 2025; Commercial and industrial solar in Vietnam; Digital revolution in Africa
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Wild and woolly: Colossal Biosciences raises $200 million to revive …
Jan 15, 2025 · In just a few years, the first woolly mammoths to live in more than 4,000 years may be taking their first tentative steps across the chilly Arctic tundra. If they do, it will be a crowning moment for Colossal Biosciences, the bold-thinking “de …
The Brief: Fires in Los Angeles burn California’s ‘insurer of last resort’
Jan 16, 2025 · In today’s Brief: Marching toward an uninsurable future; Investments in five gender + climate funds; Sustainable businesses in South Africa; Outcomes-based education financing
How to hack the finance system for regenerative returns
Mark: I would double-click on that because my biggest frustration is the trillions of dollars sitting in foundations and donor-advised funds that could be catalyzing the change we all claim we want to see.That wealth cannot go to the next generation. It has to be given away. So two things: One, foundations should stop granting the annual 5% minimum.
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The Brief: Can impact private equity funds weather the fundraising ...
Jan 14, 2025 · Greetings Agents of Impact! Situational awareness.Under growing pressure from Republican politicians in the US, BlackRock quit the Net Zero Asset Managers Alliance, while Dutch pension fund Pensioenfonds Detailhandel exited the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance. They are the latest defectors from the global financial climate alliances (see, “Public companies respond to the backlash against ...
Climate tech investors retool for a changed landscape
Battery tech, which drew some of the last couple of years’ biggest deals, is expected to wane as EV momentum slows. Northvolt, a Stockholm-based battery maker and recycler, hauled in $5 billion last January before filing for bankruptcy in November.. Exit ramps. Despite all the grumbling, climate tech exits hit a four-year high in 2024, with 178 tracked mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, and SPACs.
EAAIF backs Vietnam's CME Solar in second Asia investment
Jan 7, 2025 · The EAAIF provides long-term public and private debt for “transformative” infrastructure projects. The blended finance fund has invested $20 million in Vietnamese solar solutions provider CME Solar to build a pipeline of commercial and industrial rooftop solar projects in the country.. The investment is EAAIF’s second investment in Asia since it expanded its mandate to the region in ...
Tapping into Afro-centric capital for Africa's sustainable growth
Political volatility in the US is once again putting African countries on edge about the US’s commitments and support. Donald Trump’s last term slashed spending that was critical to humanitarian and economic initiatives on the continent. Africa’s impact and philanthropic players have been working to engage more local investors and capital providers to buffer the continent’s development ...