Saveggy is tackling plastic and food waste with its proprietary technology that promises to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables. The company has received backing from impact investors including Unconventional Ventures.
Anchor investor Big Society Capital is joined by Housing Association Places for People, Esmee Fairbairn, several family offices and high-net-worth individuals as financial backers.
Lissy Smit, CEO of sustainable aquaculture impact investment fund Aqua-Spark talks to Impact Investor about fundraising, the sector’s first unicorn and why it is launching a new Africa fund.
Hydraloop, which makes a device that collects and recycles water from showers, baths and washing machines, will use the money for an international rollout.
The investment will boost specialist employment provider Genius Within’s mission to further develop its online assessment tool for workers and employers.
The new fund will allow the Dutch fund manager to double its investments and impact in Central and Eastern Africa and expand to new markets like Zambia.
The first portfolio secondary transaction by BII is part of a strategy to mobilise more investment in emerging markets by de-risking and encouraging capital flows into countries where funding is in short supply.
The UK-based investor said money committed so far was being invested in 19 startups, including six in Germany, where it has established a hub in Berlin.
PWC’s climate tech investment report makes for interesting reading. Christopher Walker sits down with the report’s co-author Tarik Moussa to understand the implications for impact investors.
TDC, the UK’s only private debt fund outside of London, closed its impact fund aimed at small- and medium-sized businesses in the north of England to investors after raising £70m (€81m).
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