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September 11, 202619 min

Restructuring and layoffs at Pro Mujer + Common Good fund of funds from Ascension and Anthos

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank . Up this week: ⁠Restructuring and layoffs⁠ hit Pro Mujer, as gender lens and development funders pull back; how ⁠faith-based investors⁠ , from Catholic sisters to family offices, are quietly building some of the most values-driven capital in private markets; and, spotlighting a floating ⁠modular nuclear reactor company⁠ that just landed $50 million seed round.

September 4, 202620 min

Three takes on revenue-based financing + A deep-tech bet on cleaner and cheaper cement

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank . Up this week: “ ⁠Revenue-based financing helps create wealth with anti-dilution protection for founders, not investors⁠ ,” by Roodgally Senatus “ ⁠How revenue-based finance can help close the racial wealth gap⁠ , by Carrie Endries “ ⁠Investing in Resilience: Why America's overlooked businesses matter more than ever⁠ ,” by Kim Folsom " ⁠S2G Investments seeks alpha in impact – without the label⁠ ," by David Bank " ⁠Wavemaker Partners is writing early, small checks for ‘difficult’ deep tech⁠ ," by Jessica Pothering

August 28, 202617 min

Patient capital to support youth mental health + AIM Horizon goes all in on impact for maritime decarbonization

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank . Up this week: “ ⁠Patient capital to establish trust, efficacy and potential for scale in youth mental health startups⁠ ,” by Hopelab’s Nathaan Demers " ⁠After a commercial failure, AIM Horizon goes all in on impact for maritime decarbonization⁠ ," by Jessica Pothering

August 21, 202622 min

Move over bonds. Are impact investments the new hedge? + Investors tap into South Africa's green transition

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Jessica Pothering . Up this week: “ ⁠As Norges Bank warns of potential losses, can impact investments provide a hedge?⁠ ” by Amy Cortese " ⁠Investors find opportunities in South Africa's rush to renewables⁠ ,” by Marilyn Waite “ ⁠Murdoch heir seeks to set All Aboard climate coalition up for long term impact⁠ ,” by Amy Cortese To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

August 14, 202621 min

Private equity energy power players + Choice and control across the AI stack

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank . Up this week: “ ⁠Power for AI, mostly renewable, tops the shopping list for big asset managers⁠ ,” by Amy Cortese, with reporting from Erik Stein “ ⁠Of agents and agency: An investor’s guide to choice and control across the AI stack,⁠ ” by Paul Fehlinger " ⁠WovenEarth raises $155 million fund-of-funds for early-stage cleantech⁠ ," by Roodgally Senatus

July 24, 202624 min

Where Temasek is looking for growth opportunities + Three impact summer reads

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank . Up this week: How Temasek, the $400 billion state-owned investment fund out of Singapore, positions itself as a generational investor; a look at three impact investing “beach reads,” out this week, that tackle the future of capitalism and the common good; and sustainable farm and timberland manager Alder Point lands $4 million from the Rockefeller Foundation to ramp up land acquisitions in rural communities. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Story links: “ ⁠ Ford Foundation’s Roy Swan makes the case for 'positive-sum' capitalism ⁠ ,” by David Bank and Isaac Silk “ ⁠ With $400 billion in assets, Temasek leans into emerging markets, climate adaptation and ‘sustainable living’ ⁠ ,” by David Bank " ⁠ Alder Point secures $4 million from Rockefeller Foundation to build climate-resilient forests and farmlands ⁠ ," by Roodgally Senatus.

July 17, 202622 min

India as a hotbed of cool tech + Secondaries, impact-style

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank . Up this week: A look at the cool tech investors seeking sustainable solutions to help billions beat the heat; why impact LPs are buying and selling stakes in the secondaries market; and, debriefing this week’s call, which asked whether faith-aligned investors can become known for what they are for, not just what they’re against To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . ⁠RSVP for next week's Call⁠ . This week's stories: “ ⁠ Cool tech fund looks to India for sustainable solutions to beat the heat ⁠ ,” by Jessica Pothering “ ⁠ Liquidity for sellers, discounts for buyers in budding impact secondaries market ⁠ ,” by Amy Cortese “ ⁠ Helping faith-aligned investors direct their assets toward ‘human flourishing ⁠ ,’” by Erik Stein. Watch the ⁠ full video replay ⁠ .

July 10, 202621 min

Generation Investment Management on AI’s inconvenient truths + Closing the LatAm gender gap

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank . Up this week: Generation Investment Management seeks to stamp AI with a mandate for sustainability; how closing the gender gap could ease skill shortages in Latin America's mobile workforce; and the California pension fund behind Inox Clean Energy’s ambitious rollup of solar manufacturing and generating assets. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . ⁠RSVP for next week's Call⁠ . This week's stories: “ ⁠Generation Investment Management seeks to stamp AI with a mandate for sustainability⁠ ,” by Amy Cortese “ ⁠Amid trillion-dollar IPOs, impact investors seek pathways to steer technology towards shared prosperity⁠ ,” by Antony Bugg-Levine “ ⁠Human agency is the next frontier for impact investing⁠ ,” by Florian Kemmerich and Randall Zindler “ ⁠Closing the gender gap to ease skill shortages in Latin America's mobile workforce⁠ ,” by Erik Stein " ⁠CalPERS-backed Inox Clean Energy gets funding from Indian family office to ramp up renewables development⁠ ," by Jessica Pothering

July 3, 202616 min

Founding principles for impact investors on the USA’s 250th birthday

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank . Up this week: Four Agents of Impact offer thoughts on the promise of the American experiment and the role for impact investing in it, ahead of the country’s 250th birthday; a look at Next 50’s strategy for financing GPs and companies that are valuing aging; and how Gaussion is speeding battery charging and boosting performance. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week’s stories: “ ⁠Following in the footsteps of America’s founding financier⁠ ,” by Antony Bugg-Levine “ ⁠Investing in the American Dream as a long-term play to strengthen democracy⁠ ,” by Napoleon Wallace “ ⁠The accounting reform that could strengthen American capitalism⁠ ,” by Stacey Faella “ ⁠Life, liberty and a share of the upside⁠ ,” by Santhosh Ramdoss “ ⁠Next50 is cutting checks to GPs seeking alpha in aging across energy, housing and infrastructure⁠ ,” by Roodgally Senatus and David Bank “ ⁠Gaussion lands $28 million to speed battery charging and boost performance⁠ ,” by Lucy Ngige

June 26, 202620 min

Zambia looks to small businesses as pathway to inclusive growth + IPOs set to unlock billions in liquidity for impact LPs

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Jessica Pothering . Up this week: How a new playbook for shared prosperity is being written in Zambia, where attempts are being made to redirect its mineral wealth toward local small and growing businesses; what SpaceX and other IPOs mean for Impact LPs and the field of impact investing; and this week’s deal spotlight shines a light on investors designing nature-based investments around natural cycles. To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . This week's stories: " ⁠Zambia centers small businesses in its bid for a more inclusive economy⁠ ," by Lucy Ngige " ⁠SpaceX, Anthropic IPOs set to unlock billions in liquidity for impact LPs⁠ ," by Amy Cortese " ⁠Investors learn to design nature-based investments around natural cycles⁠ ," by Erik Stein “ ⁠Danone-backed Livelihoods lands €124 million for its fourth nature-based fund⁠ ,” by Lucy Ngige