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Kinara Capital Secures $9.3 Million From Invest in Visions GmbH
Classified as an ESG Impact Fund by the European Union, Kinara Capital will further IIV’s microfinance fund mandate of enabling credit access to small businesses.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, impact investing, microfinance
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Bengaluru-based Investment Platform Groww Raises $251 Million in Series E Round
Groww is an investment platform for retail investors, which allows people to invest in direct mutual funds, stocks, ETFs and IPOs.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing, scale
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Press Release: Networks Partner to Catalyze Impact Investing in Africa
Leading investor networks join forces to connect investors and increase financing of African enterprises that create positive social and environmental impact.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Golding Enters Impact Market With €300 Million Global Private Equity Fund
With “Golding Impact 2021” the Munich-based asset manager is pursuing a global private equity impact strategy based on environmental and social sustainability targets that are ambitious, quantifiable and integrated.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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- ESG, impact investing
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How Blockchain Can Support Social Impact: Three Innovative Use Cases that Highlight its Potential
When it comes to blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin seem to dominate the headlines, whereas blockchain itself – cryptocurrencies’ underlying technology – often gets overlooked. But according to Raj Jain at the Social Finance Fund, blockchain may actually have a more compelling future than cryptocurrency – and the technology is flourishing in a variety of different spaces, including the social impact sector. He highlights three organizations that are putting blockchain to innovative use in social impact.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing, Technology
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Harry & Meghan Join Socially Conscious ESG Investing Craze
Prince Harry and Meghan are joining the hottest investment trend in recent years – ESG – a form of investing that promises positive returns for people and the planet, but which is facing growing charges of ‘greenwashing’.
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- Investing
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- Global
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Tata Power Looking To Raise $500 Million for Renewables Unit in India
Tata Power is in talks with large pension and sovereign asset managers, including Canada Pension Plan Invest Board and Government of Singapore Investment Corp. to raise at least $500 million ahead of a planned initial public offering by its renewable energy unit.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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Press Release: Deetken Impact and Adobe Capital Partner To Expand Flexible Financing to Impact-driven Businesses in Latin America
Deetken Impact, a Canadian asset manager, has entered into a joint venture partnership with Adobe Capital, a leading investment fund manager based in Mexico, to offer tailored and flexible financial instruments that support the growth of impact-focused businesses in the Americas.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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