Funds

Last year the UK government-backed nature impact fund temporarily stopped fundraising after the withdrawal of one of its fund managers.

The fund, which is focused on business opportunites that can create a more resource-efficient food system, is supported by a range of institutional backers from Finland.

Valency International operates large-scale commodity processing facilities across four countries in Africa and Asia.

The consortium, which includes global companies and philanthropic organisations, sees collaborative efforts as a way to close the financing gap for education globally.

The French multi-stage venture capital fund focuses on investing in AI-powered solutions in the consumer, healthcare, financial services and energy sectors.

The French real estate investment management company has raised €325m for the first close of its third intermediate housing fund, the Fonds de Logement Intermédiaire III.

The Water Access Acceleration Fund attracted commitments from international development finance institutions, foundations, family offices, and private investors.

The fund aims to help UK-based health tech startups to scale up domestically and internationally with support from leading healthcare institutions.

Private individuals can invest in unlisted climate technology companies starting from €20,000, which the platform hopes will broaden access to climate impact investing.

The blue economy, historically one the most underfunded of all the UN SDGs, is gaining traction among investors thanks to new financing options, viable investment themes and supportive governance, Phenix Capital said.