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Getting In the Game: How Wealthy Individuals and Families Can Bring Impact-First Investing Off the Sidelines
The vast majority of impact investments target market-rate returns, which leaves impact-focused enterprises with lower prospects for competitive returns struggling to attract capital. But as Mariah Collins of The Bridgespan Group explains, there's a group of influential and deep-pocketed investors who are ideally placed to change this dynamic: wealthy individuals and families. She shares findings from a recent report that aims to shed light on this largely untapped opportunity, and discusses why the shift to impact-first investing has never been more important — or easier — to make.
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- Investing
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- impact investing, SDGs
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CreditAccess Grameen Raises $25 Million Debt from Swedfund
CreditAccess, the largest microlender by gross loan portfolio, will use the fund for on-lending to female micro-borrowers.
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- Global
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Press Release: Lightrock Closed USD $900 Million Global Growth Fund, Investing In People, Planet and Productivity in Europe, India and Latin America
Lightrock, a global impact private equity firm closed its Lightrock Growth Fund I with investments from LGT and its private clients.
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- Investing, Technology, Transportation
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- Global
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Light Microfinance Secures $10 Million from Three European Impact Investors
The investment will support multiple technology interventions like an AI-driven analytics platform and mobile applications.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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R.K. Mellon Foundation to Invest $1 Million in Companies’ Best ‘Social-Impact’ Ideas
The Richard King Mellon Foundation is looking to invest $1 million in three companies whose members can pitch the best ideas for making a social impact in areas like economic development, economic mobility, health and well-being and environmental conservation.
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- Investing
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- North America
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BlackRock Raises $250 Million to Fund Climate Transition in Emerging Markets
BlackRock has raised $250 million which aims to help emerging market economies reduce carbon emissions.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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LSV Capital to Invest $100 Million in Indian Startups, Onboards Satish Rath as Partner
Life Science Vision Capital, the UK-based early-stage healthcare and investment firm, recently said it will invest over $100 million in Indian startups over the next 10 years.
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- Health Care, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Vortex Energy Achieves $200 Million First Close For Flagship Fund ‘Vortex Energy IV,’ Targets Investments in Global Energy Transition
Vortex Energy is launching Vortex Energy IV, a new fund to tap into the burgeoning global interest in Energy Transition
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- Global
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