The database features a record number of 163 impact fund managers this year, highlighting a growing and maturing sector. Clean tech, alternative energy and climate change are top impact themes.
SDG 3 – Good Health & Wellbeing – continues to attract the majority of the private equity impact capital, with a total of 477 funds targeting that theme, according to the Amsterdam-based impact consultancy.
Backed by the InvestEU programme, the European Climate Debt Solutions Fund has also secured €36m from other investors including Rivage Investments which is managing the fund.
The Berlin-based fund has its own in-house science team and invests in startups providing solutions for climate mitigation, resource savings, biodiversity protection and waste reduction.
UK-based Macmillan Cancer Support’s new fund will invest in startups developing cancer care products and technology. 52North, developer of at-home testing kit for neutropenic sepsis, is the fund’s first investment
The fund has made two investments so far, in industrial electrolysis company Sunfire, and specialists in immersion cooling technology for datacentres Submer
Phenix Capital’s report also shows how the energy and food crises drove greater allocations towards SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy) in 2022, displacing SDG 13 (climate action).
The sustainable food funds will invest in Asia and Latin America and target companies set to benefit from global transformations in the agricultural and food value chains
The fund will be managed by Insight Investment and target emerging market debt investments with potential to generate positive and measurable impact as well as a financial returns
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