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Analysis from European Women in VC, Founders Forum Group and Tech Nation has highlighted the need for more institutional investment into European venture capital.

The Dutch healthtech venture builder will use the funds to bring more potentially groundbreaking healthcare innovations to market.

The latest report by the Dutch impact investment advisor highlights a lack of investment in the world’s oceans, despite a six-fold jump in ocean-focused funds.

The UK is one of the most regionally unequal countries within the 38-member Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Could place-based impact investing provide a solution?

Reactive Technologies has raised £25m in a funding round led by M&G Investments, BGF and Breakthrough Energy Ventures for the global expansion of its technological solutions in support of the renewable energy transition.

The firm said it will integrate impact considerations into their stock-picking approach, aiming to deliver both positive societal impact and attractive long-term returns.

The new fund will focus on investments in commercially proven technologies such as onshore wind, solar panels and small-scale hydropower.

The private markets fund has deployed more than £1bn to date, including investments in the biggest operational solar portfolio to ever be traded in the UK.

The fund secured investment from almost 50 investors and plans to fund 30 impact startups in areas such as climate tech, energy, biotech AI and health tech. 

Phenix Capital’s latest report highlights the dramatic shortfall in investment needed to sustainably manage biodiversity and maintain the integrity of the Earth’s ecosystems.