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In Brazil, women and young people are catalyzing their familiesā impact investments
Brazil’s newest generation of family wealth holders is a promising force for catalytic impact investing in the country. Younger members of wealthy families …
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Swiss-German impact fund offers patient capital for Europe’s early impact ventures
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Ci-Gaba attracts Ghanaian pensions to a fund of funds investing in growth firms in West Africa
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Allianz Global Investors approaches $700 million for fifth blended finance fund
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Climate Ventures tees up catalytic facility for community climate justiceĀ
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Starting with the problem, impact-first managers are returning impact investing to its roots (video)
After two decades spent coaxing cautious capital off the sidelines with the promise of āmarket rateā returns, some impact fund managers are going …
Huge opportunities and trickle of capital make Brazil an impact growth market
A mismatch of demand for and supply of impact capital in a country roughly the size of the United States has created one …
How commercial investors are streamlining blended fund structures
Blended finance is rebounding, but this time with a twist. Commercial investors are stepping up to drive some of the biggest blended-finance funds …
Mobilizing capital in Indian Country
ImpactAlpha, August 25 ā A growing ecosystem of Native-led entrepreneurs, lenders, financial intermediaries and nonprofits are driving Indian Country’s emerging economy. āItās kind …
Creative capital for gender-smart investments
ImpactAlpha, September 30 ā Capital to support womenās economic growth and financial inclusion is flowing ā finally! ā in many advanced economies. In emerging …
Impact Voices
Provocative opinions and insightful analysis from the community
Blended finance canāt scale without insurance at the table
Demand for capital to address climate and development challenges has never been greater, but the marketās ability to attract private investment remains constrained. …
Building regional engines for affordable housing in California
Californiaās housing affordability challenge is often described in superlatives. The state has housing costs among the nationās highest, the largest number of people …
Take risk, act swiftly and seven other tips for deploying catalytic capital the right way
Iāve spent more than a decade working in impact investing, first as a researcher of blended finance and private-sector approaches to energy access, …
A to Z Impact: The financial returns of an impact-first family office
When we started A to Z we laid out our core values as a team, now memorialized in the about us section of …
Lending to Africa’s agricultural SMEs has immediate impact
Agricultural SMEs are the invisible infrastructure of local food economies, linking farmers to inputs, markets, transport, and processing. Our team at 60 Decibels …
Agents of Impact
Bold leaders. Taking action. Driving impact.