The investment will help local businesses in frontier and emerging economies cover the cost of importing key commodities, equipment and machinery, which has risen sharply in recent years.
Managed by Next Billion Capital Partners, the fund plans to invest in local companies driving financial and digital inclusion across emerging markets. Investors at first close include Impact Engine and responsAbility.
The new venture fund will invest in European early-stage startups in the climate tech, impact infrastructure and inclusion tech sectors, led by diverse founders who are often overlooked by financial institutions.
Could artificial intelligence be the answer to saving the planet? Jeff Bezos, the multi-billionaire founder of Amazon, wants to find the answer with this latest initiative.
The new fund is said to be one of the biggest and most diverse institutional capital pools ever assembled for investment in the South American country.
The fundraising playbook for software has been set for decades. In climate tech, not so much. A new initiative aims to bring clarity for founders and investors, and fast-track climate technologies.
The public-private partnership of insurers and global policymakers is working with BlackRock to put a new blueprint of scalable solutions for infrastructure projects into action.
The joint loan to a sustainable marine tourism company will benefit local workers and reduce the environmental impact of visitors to the archipelago off the coast of Ecuador.
The Fidelity Real Estate Logistics Impact Climate Solutions Fund will invest in Western Europe’s logistics sector with the aim to transform existing ‘brown’ buildings into carbon neutral properties.
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