NLC Health Ventures has raised €58m since 2023, including €14m this year, to invest in bringing innovations to market that will relieve mounting pressures on healthcare systems globally, it says.
The investments in green chemistry startup DUDE CHEM and deep tech startup CarbonX aim to support the development of sustainable alternatives in the manufacture of EV batteries and chemicals used in medication.
Partech Africa II fund has raised €280m at final close with commitments from a range of international investors including several European development finance institutions.
A new UN report reveals how impact funds can strengthen gender lens investing to drive inclusive and sustainable development beyond surface-level impact.
Spanish food-tech company Heura Foods has raised €40m which it will invest in innovation and the expansion of its portfolio of technological patents in the production of plant-based foods.
Pluralis will use the funds to invest in independent media in countries in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe where media diversity is under threat.
The EU-backed funding is part of €4.2bn in debt financing announced by H2 Green Steel for its large-scale green steel plant in Sweden, on top of equity investments of €300m and a €250 million grant from the EU’s Innovation Fund.
The fund has invested in Rift Labs, a lighting company helping to increase crop yields and reduce water consumption and pesticide use, and Looping, a company tackling transport plastic packaging waste.
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