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Impact X Capital Partners has announced a £12m first close for its fund backing underrepresented entrepreneurs. CEO Eric Collins highlights the opportunities that differentiated deal flow can bring in terms of impact and venture scale returns for its investors.
The investment will boost specialist employment provider Genius Within’s mission to further develop its online assessment tool for workers and employers.
Impact investors Ring Capital have hired former French minister Elisabeth Moreno to lead the €50m Ring Africa fund, and teamed up with startup Mstudio as investment partners.
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.
Family-owned investment manager Ferd brokers deal to merge Auticon and Unicus to improve the employment prospects of a greater number of neurodiverse people globally.
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