Agrifood tech. Waterpoint Lane made the investment via its $6 million food and agriculture sustainability fund, which writes early-stage checks of around $250,000 (see, “Sustainable food and ag ...

Demand for critical minerals creates new opportunities to put Africa first. Africa is at the center of a new geopolitical scramble for valuable mineral resources. The prize is no longer gold or ...

In affluent markets, technology has perfected the art of convenience. Customers send packages, access credit and order groceries at the click of a button, enabled by decades of innovation in software ...

Indigenous finance. The Tiwi islands were heavily deforested under government control in the 19th century. The Tiwi people now own and manage nearly all of the land. The plantation’s timber will be ...

The UK and Kenya-based consumer finance company M-KOPA is nearing a close on roughly $160 million in Series F equity financing, led by its longtime investor, Sumitomo Corporation, ImpactAlpha has ...

A range of investors challenge widely held assumptions about what capital could achieve. Philanthropists and policymakers work with these investors to advance social and environmental goals. These ...

Cultural capital in France. Separately, the best of French creativity was on display at Bpifrance’s recent conference, reports Upstart Co-Lab’s Laura Callanan in her latest dispatch from creative ...

Welcome to this week’s ImpactAlpha LP/GP, where we take you inside the real business of impact investing and the dynamic relationships between owners, managers and intermediaries of impact capital.

Octopus Energy Group raises $1 billion for spin out of utility-focused venture Kraken. The UK-based energy firm operates multiple business lines, all focused on the renewable energy transition. Kraken ...

The first close of an innovative private-credit strategy for small and mid-sized businesses in Africa included many of the usual suspects: European quasi-public development finance institutions and ...

Lima-based Inka’s Berries has been in the blueberry farming and export business since 2009. The company has developed a berry variety that, unlike standard varieties, does not require periods of cool ...

US charter schools are growing faster than the financing needed to build their classrooms and other facilities. With the help of federal and state guarantees, community and mission-driven lenders are ...