Karolina Adamkiewicz

Articles written by Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Unconventional Ventures raises €50m at first close for fund II

  Posted in category:

  • Diversity, equity & inclusion,
  • Venture capital

  

  Unconventional Ventures raises €50m at first close for fund II

  Posted in category:

  • Diversity, equity & inclusion,
  • Venture capital

  26 Nov 2025

  The fund, which will invest into early-stage ventures led by diverse founding teams, was backed by a range of public and private institutional investors and family offices.

  

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  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Impact investors welcome COP30 finance accelerator to drive farmland restoration

  Posted in category:

  • Agri-food,
  • Biodiversity,
  • Climate & environment

  

  Impact investors welcome COP30 finance accelerator to drive farmland restoration

  Posted in category:

  • Agri-food,
  • Biodiversity,
  • Climate & environment

  24 Nov 2025

  Nine countries have backed the Brazil-led RAIZ accelerator that aims to galvanise public and private sector investment for the restoration of degraded farmland.

  

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  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Mirova backs Indian soil carbon project with $30m

  Posted in category:

  • Agri-food,
  • Biodiversity,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Just transition

  

  Mirova backs Indian soil carbon project with $30m

  Posted in category:

  • Agri-food,
  • Biodiversity,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Just transition

  21 Nov 2025

  The initiative, which is being driven by Asian carbon project developer Varaha, will support the transition of over 337,000 smallholder farmers toward regenerative practices.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Impact Investor Conference: ‘When justice systems improve, economies grow’

  Posted in category:

  • Events,
  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Impact measurement,
  • Social impact

  

  Impact Investor Conference: ‘When justice systems improve, economies grow’

  Posted in category:

  • Events,
  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Impact measurement,
  • Social impact

  17 Nov 2025

  Ronald Lenz of the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law opened this year’s Impact Investor Conference highlighting the justice gap and why SDG 16 should be an investment priority.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Investors back battery contamination control startup

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Energy transition,
  • Transport,
  • Venture capital

  

  Investors back battery contamination control startup

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Energy transition,
  • Transport,
  • Venture capital

  14 Nov 2025

  DREV has raised €2.8m for its contamination control technology for the battery industry, helping to protect worker health and safety, improve production efficiency, and recover critical metals.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Impact investors back SolarX with €15m investment

  Posted in category:

  • Development finance,
  • Energy access,
  • Private debt

  

  Impact investors back SolarX with €15m investment

  Posted in category:

  • Development finance,
  • Energy access,
  • Private debt

  14 Nov 2025

  Afrigeen Debt Impact Fund has invested €15m through a senior secured financing facility for SolarX, a solar solutions developer and operator for commercial and industrial customers in West Africa.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Earth observation tech scale-up closes first funding round

  Posted in category:

  • Biodiversity,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Forestry

  

  Earth observation tech scale-up closes first funding round

  Posted in category:

  • Biodiversity,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Forestry

  13 Nov 2025

  Space4Good has received backing from a range of VC investors to scale its forest intelligence platform, expand its team and operations and enhance and diversify its product suite.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• GAIA Climate Loan fund raises $600m at first close

  Posted in category:

  • Blended finance,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Development finance,
  • Social impact

  

  GAIA Climate Loan fund raises $600m at first close

  Posted in category:

  • Blended finance,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Development finance,
  • Social impact

  12 Nov 2025

  The fund aims to help close the estimated annual $280bn climate adaptation gap and benefit 19million people living in emerging and developing countries, including least developed countries and small island developing states.

  

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  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Rubio raises over €70m for third climate and social inequality fund

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Funds,
  • Social impact,
  • Venture capital

  

  Rubio raises over €70m for third climate and social inequality fund

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Funds,
  • Social impact,
  • Venture capital

  05 Nov 2025

  Rubio Impact Ventures will invest into 30 early and growth-stage companies addressing the climate crisis and social inequality.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Outcomes-based early childhood programme launched in Rwanda

  Posted in category:

  • Development finance,
  • Outcomes contracts,
  • Social impact

  

  Outcomes-based early childhood programme launched in Rwanda

  Posted in category:

  • Development finance,
  • Outcomes contracts,
  • Social impact

  04 Nov 2025

  The Education Outcomes Fund has launched the first of three programmes targeting early childhood education Africa, in partnership with the government of Rwanda and the LEGO Foundation as outcomes funders.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz