Catalytic capital has become a familiar phrase in global impact circles, but for Small Foundation, it represents something foundational. It is the means by which rural African entrepreneurs, often ...

ImpactAlpha’s deal news coverage for the week: Affordable housing. American South Capital Partners raised $60 million for affordable housing in the southern US. Blue economy. Katapult Ocean, Alwyn ...

Billions of public dollars flow into climate-related research each year. Yet more than 30,000 patents from US universities and national labs sit untouched—never commercialized, never tested in the ...

The Indian startup offers a marketplace and credit options for farmers in India to acquire new or used tractors, harvesters and other farm machinery. It raised $22.6 million in Series A financing, led ...

Pike Corp. has been a workhorse of the US energy transition. As utilities deal with growing power demand, aging lines and the rush to connect new solar and battery projects, Pike is one of the ...

In Thailand, there was a $50 million debt commitment for rooftop solar. In Turkiye, a $155 million loan for public facilities’ earthquake resilience. And in Colombia and Peru, a $24.4 million equity ...

So-called “growth firms” make up less than 20% of businesses in Africa, Asia and other emerging markets, but account for almost two-thirds of all new jobs. Yet even with solid revenues and strong ...

The new kid on the impact investing block is not a fund or a fund of funds. It’s not a registered investment advisor or wealth manager. It’s not a tax-advantaged foundation or donor-advised fund.

It’s reset time for climate action. Climate Week NYC is a kind of pep rally for climate and impact investors who are back in the fray after pulling back to assess the extent of the policy damage of ...

The pandemic laid bare African countries’ dire shortage of medical oxygen. In Kenya, oxygen demand more than doubled during the pandemic. Medical oxygen company Hewatele is one of a small number of ...

As wildfire season intensifies across the Northern Hemisphere, it’s becoming clear: forests are on the front lines of climate change. With proactive, science-based management, forests can play a key ...

Dublin-based WakeUp Capital is working to put Ireland on the climate and impact map by supporting the country’s early-stage startups and helping them scale across Europe, while also investing in ...