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L.A. startup launches investing platform to deliver profits — with purpose
With offices in Santa Monica, California, the startup aims to provide consumers the opportunity to invest in six portfolios focused on a positive future: green technology, renewable energy, zero waste, clean water, healthy living, and disease eradication.
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- Investing
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- North America
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- impact investing
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OpenInvest Asks Investors to Put Their Money Where Their Values Are
OpenInvest is grown 85 percent since its soft launch last September, so Tech.Co used their seed round announcement as an opportunity to have a chat with OpenInvest CEO and cofounder Conor Murray about just how OpenInvest’s unique approach to socially responsible investing works.
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- Investing, Technology
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- North America
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- impact investing
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Billionaire Michael Dell Announces $1 Billion Commitment To Support Social Entrepreneurs, Nonprofits
The funding will go toward the financial support of causes like social entrepreneurship in India, college success for low-income students in the U.S. and South Africa, and data-driven education across the regions, Dell's wife Susan, who joined him during the talk, said.
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- Education
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- North America
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This cryptocurrency project is now courting banks
The company said in a press release that by utilizing Stellar’s open-source network, it will be able to power payments between financial institutions and enable “seamless exchange between currencies, and let anyone build low-cost financial services.”
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- Technology
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- North America
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- fintech
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How Oil, Coal and Wal-Mart Became Part of ‘Socially Responsible’ ETFs
As demand for do-gooder investing increases, particularly among women and millennials, fund managers are retooling their lineups to include diversified funds that appeal to a wider audience.
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OPEN IMPACT launches to help Canadian investors find their social and environmental impact – and bring impact investing to the mainstream
OPEN IMPACT, an online resource to help investors find financial investment products that make money – and make the world a better place – launched today at www.openimpact.ca
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- North America
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- ESG, impact investing
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ImpactUs Welcomes First Issuers to its Impact Investing Marketplace
Financial technology provider ImpactUs today announced the onboarding of the first issuers to its impact investing platform, ImpactUs Marketplace. The Marketplace is a community-driven full-service platform offering institutions, individuals and financial advisors an extensive range of private impact investing opportunities.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- North America