Venture capital

Founded during the COVID-19 pandemic, OpenUp provides psychological help online. The capital injection came from Rubio Impact Investors, Achmea and a several private investors

AVCA’s first half report shows a surge in private capital deployment driven across Africa, although fundraising remains a challenge

New €30m fund launched by Copenhagen-based Unconventional Ventures will back founders from underrepresented groups, with a focus on climate, health, education, and inclusive fintech

New fund has completed is first close with backing from investors including BASF Venture Capital, and will invest in startups focused on “needle-moving technologies” to cut CO2 emissions

The Zinc 2 fund, which will support 500 entrepreneurs to create high impact ventures, has reached a first close at £28m with UK government’s British Business Bank as anchor investor

Tharald Nustad, the founder of Katapult Group and Nordic Impact, outlines his strategy for identifying and nurturing impact tech startups offering solutions to challenges in three key areas: climate, oceans and Africa

Northern Gritstone’s fund will invest in tech business spinning out of the universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield and others – a first step to create a Northern tech hub to rival the south

The Future Planet Fund backs growth companies emerging from innovations developed at some of the world’s leading academic institutions aimed at solving pressing societal challenges

Paul Miller, CEO and managing partner of London-based venture capital firm Bethnal Green Ventures, talks to Impact Investor about his commitment to back ambitious founders using technology to tackle the most pressing societal challenges

Seeking to make an impact, Abi Mustapha-Maduakor, the new CEO of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, is driving the extraordinary explosion in investment across the continent