The Swedish impact investor’s inaugural venture fund was backed by European institutional investors and will back companies developing solutions to address future health and environmental challenges.
The German investor believes offering financial incentives to companies if they hit social impact targets should play a greater role in investment strategies.
The gaming sector is growing at an exponential rate. For impact investors, there are a number of pathways forward, but also key considerations around how to affect social change through gaming.
LUMO Labs is planning to support tech companies that make a positive contribution to society in areas including social care, education, climate and sustainable living.
The fund will provide unitranche funding to French and European SMEs, while encouraging the companies they finance to take account of environmental and social concerns.
State-owned commercial company COFIDES will manage the fund, which will finance and invest into businesses and projects addressing social challenges across Spain.
There are challenges and opportunities for Austria’s nascent but evolving impact investing ecosystem, according to Alexandra Bolena, one of the three co-founders of Bundesinitiative Impact Investing’s Austria Chapter.
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