TDC, the UK’s only private debt fund outside of London, closed its impact fund aimed at small- and medium-sized businesses in the north of England to investors after raising £70m (€81m).
Invest-NL has launched a successor to its Dutch Future Fund I. | Companies with emissions reduction targets are more aligned with the EU taxonomy | Triodos IM on SFDR.
Dimple Patel, the new chief executive officer at nature intelligence tech company Nature Metrics, is facing one of her biggest challenges yet: scaling up the company to crack the fledgling $154bn market for nature-based solutions.
The close underscores the firm’s commitment to contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The fund will target four key investment themes: climate action, sustainable living, lifelong learning and inclusive growth.
Norrsken 22, a tech growth equity fund formed by the co-founder of payments unicorn Klarna, closed its first African fund above target amid strong investor demand.
Finnish engineering company Coolbrook Oy has been granted loan financing by Nefco to launch a ‘game-changing’ technology which may slash industrial carbon emissions by 30%
Protix, a pioneering Dutch insect breeder backed by a wide range of impact investors, has landed a two-fold investment from Tyson Foods, the biggest meat company in the US.