ImpactAlpha

☎️ Marilia Bezerra of @ikeafoundation.bsky.social, Chris Chen of @arnoldventures.bsky.social and Earlystone's Sean Campbell share why more allocators are adopting impact-first mandates and how they put capital to work. Wed., Nov. 4, at 8am PT / 11am ET. 3aear.share.hsforms.com/2sKAA6nEXSLK...

As impact investors gather this week at the GIIN Impact Forum in Amsterdam, Tideline’s Ben Thornley and Jade Huynh see an opportunity to build a market better suited to investors’ distinct needs. The authors see three distinct investor segments crystalizing. impactalpha.com/connecting-i...

Impact investors flocked to Chicago and Tulsa, Okla. to take the pulse of economic opportunity. On the agendas: navigating a volatile, K-shaped economy about to be upended by artificial, er, super intelligence. @aspeninstitute.bsky.social @socapglobal.bsky.social impactalpha.com/economic-inc...

🗳️ ImpactAlpha's @davidbank.bsky.social and @franseegull.bsky.social of @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social will explore the economic determinants of democracy and strategies to shift power across the financial system. #RSVP for our Wednesday, Oct. 21 call. 3aear.share.hsforms.com/2Vkmc9WEmSce...

Solutions to systemic AI risks are becoming opportunities for systemic AI investments. A new venture map of the Trustworthy AI stack provides a guide to where such opportunities are emerging. Paul Fehlinger highlights the seven layers of the Trustworthy AI stack. impactalpha.com/investing-in...

How an architectural firm is using natural materials and traditional design techniques to deal with India's heat crisis. "The extreme heat has very significant impacts on workers outdoors, the economy, and many supply chains,” says JP Moscarella of CoolPact Capital. impactalpha.com/art-artisans...

@missiondrivenfinance.com and Known are combining their offerings. “We started collaborating, clients responded, and it became clear that some opportunities benefit from the best that both MDF and Known bring to the table,” says Nathalie Molina Niño. impactalpha.com/mission-driv...

Thousands of Agents of Impact are set to descend on Chicago this weekend to unlock the power of markets for impact at #SOCAP26. Here's a look at the complete agenda and the ImpactAlpha track. @socapglobal.bsky.social impactalpha.com/dressing-up-...

MacArthur Foundation's 'impact banker' gets a $750 million mandate for impact investments. The foundation will take an "impact first" approach. impactalpha.com/macarthur-fo...

In the early 1900s, Tulsa’s Greenwood neighborhood built one of the most prosperous Black business districts, until it was destroyed in 1921. Rebuilding the wealth of Tulsa’s Black Wall Street is part of the agenda at @aspenideas.bsky.social: Economy conference. impactalpha.com/greenwood-tr...

“Impact-first is not a tool for those unwilling to sacrifice returns in pursuit of impact," write Ceniarth's Diane Isenberg and Greg Neichin. A new report details four-year results from its impact-first portfolio of approximately 90 funds & 60 direct investments. impactalpha.com/ceniarths-im...

Latin America lacks an effective architecture to connect capital and solutions, according to Latimpacto's Carolina Suárez. Why a new infrastructure through the region may be key. #ImpactMinds impactalpha.com/latin-americ...

Swiss impact investor Blue Earth Capital is one of a handful of funds trying to unstick impact capital through secondary markets. Q&A with Blue Earth's Nicolas Muller. impactalpha.com/blue-earth-c...

At @2xglobal.bsky.social's summit in Montreal, 270 investors, asset owners and managers, financial institutions, DFIs, multilateral organizations and other market builders from 44 countries took stock of what has been a difficult 18 months for gender-lens investing. impactalpha.com/gender-lens-...

Climate entrepreneurs and investors have moved on from you-know-who. Across @climategroup.bsky.social's #ClimateWeekNYC, initiatives were rolled out, funds were raised and solutions were showcased, as if the real risks of climate change created real opportunities. impactalpha.com/hoax-this-cl...

A decade after launching its first Sustainability Trends report, the latest report by Generation Investment Management takes stock of global progress over that time. Here are 11 charts that caught our eye. impactalpha.com/11-charts-th...

As Washington retreats from climate investing, Asia’s investors are moving full steam ahead. China alone deployed $930 billion in direct clean energy investments in 2024, more than triple the US investment that year, even under the defunct Inflation Reduction Act. impactalpha.com/as-us-retrea...

@impactalpha.com Exclusive: Tough times for field-building initiatives focused on gender and racial equity in low-income communities. Layoffs and field office closures at Pro Mujer and @aspen-ande.bsky.social. impactalpha.com/restructurin...

Deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet came just as AVPN, one of Asia’s largest social investment & philanthropy networks, convened in Delhi. Attendees grappled with how to get Asia’s investors, including 1,000+ billionaires, to invest in sustainable development. impactalpha.com/floods-in-ne...

“Anything of significant long-term value has to be difficult,” Wavemaker Partners' co-founder Paul Santos tells @impactalpha.com. “It’s not that you’re looking for the difficulty. But the difficulty is a sign that you could be well rewarded if you solve it.” impactalpha.com/wavemaker-pa...

They may sound like impact investing themes but don’t call S2G Investments, now with $2.8 billion under management, an impact investor. “We sit at a different point on the spectrum," says S2G’s Aaron Rudberg on the latest Agents of Impact podcast. impactalpha.com/s2g-investme...

Known for stable social democracies, high living standards, and as Europe’s summer “coolcation” destination, the Nordics are emerging as Europe’s leading startup factory. Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden & Finland have built a well-developed sustainable investing network. impactalpha.com/128417-2/

Three takes on revenue-based financing from Carrie Endries of Reynders McVeigh, Founders First Capital Partners' Kim Folsom and @impactalpha.com's Roodgally Senatus. impactalpha.com/the-brief-th...

🇺🇸 Contributing editor Antony Bugg-Levine says he's feeling more patriotic than ever. As America celebrates 250, Bugg-Levine argues that America’s promise has always been renewed by people who expand opportunities where markets fall short. impactalpha.com/following-in...

“When the small business sector grows, that production circulates within the ecosystem and the multiplier effect is much higher,” says Austin Mwape. How Zambia's leaders are creating strategies to support economic opportunity and ownership through small enterprises. impactalpha.com/zambia-cente...

LP/GP: DBL Partners and Capricorn Investment Group introduced many foundations to venture investing and advanced the case that impact can drive outsized value creation. The foundations set to benefit from SpaceX and @anthropic.com IPOs. impactalpha.com/spacex-anthr...

Philanthropic collaborative @pressforwardmn.bsky.social highlights local news publishers seeking impact financing for 'civic infrastructure.' The new urgency behind the development of more diversified and resilient financing for online news sites. impactalpha.com/local-news-p...

“We believe family businesses will ultimately play a central role in the capital stack behind impact in Asia, given their multi-generational perspective, tolerance for complexity, and deep roots in the real economy,” said Hareesh Nair of Tsao Pao Chee Group. impactalpha.com/asias-family...

Europe is racing to deploy utility-scale battery energy storage systems, or BESS. "Battery energy storage is taking off around the world, thanks to falling battery costs and surging demand for power," writes Danielle Rossingh. impactalpha.com/battery-make...

#S2GInvestments, founded by Walmart heir Lukas Walton with $100 million in 2014, now has $2.8 billion in assets under management. S2G – the moniker stands for “seed to growth” – typically take minority stakes of roughly $25 million to $100 million. impactalpha.com/g-is-for-gro...

FIFA "has chosen to promote the world’s biggest polluter and support its efforts to keep the world hooked on oil. It’s time for FIFA to drop @saudiaramcocompany.bsky.social," says Frank Huisingh of @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social. More on the $400 million deal. impactalpha.com/world-cup-20...

☎️ .@rwjf.org's Kimberlee Cornett, @calendow.bsky.social's Aifuwa Ehigiator, @sfgov.sf.gov's 's Cynthia Wong and the #Vistria_Group's Sherry Wang will share advice and encouragement for landing your first #impinv job, Monday, June 15th. 3aear.share.hsforms.com/2CGcXS7-RQqu...

More than 1,000 people from more than two dozen countries convened in Lima, Peru at Pro Mujer’s GLI Forum LatAm to forge partnerships and reassert the primacy of their project: building just, inclusive and regenerative local economies, with women at the center. impactalpha.com/building-a-w...

“One of our top line goals is to mobilize capital, and we’ve done really well,” Altérra’s Majid Al Suwaidi told ImpactAlpha at the @milkeninstitute.org conference last month. Unpacking Altérra’s performance reveals a more complicated picture. impactalpha.com/is-alterras-...

The biggest clean energy public offering in Wall Street history raised hopes for other clean tech companies and their investors. “A spectacular IPO is like a Michelin three-star meal,” writes contributing editor Antony Bugg-Levine. #FervoEnergy impactalpha.com/fervos-recip...

“Imagine a corporation that invested billions training its workforce, then as a matter of policy refused to let them work, and shot the ones who complained. That isn’t a thought experiment. It’s the country of my birth,” writes Todd Khozein of SecondMuse. impactalpha.com/the-relation...

As CEO of New Island Capital there was “a line out the door of funds, and direct deal sponsors, pitching things,” says Chris Larson. Now at Alder Point Capital Management, he is pitching prospective LPs on the firm’s thesis of investing in sustainable real assets. impactalpha.com/alder-points...

If you’re the founder of an early stage company with a strong impact story, Tom Balderston and his team of impact venture capitalists want to meet you. The SustainVC team will be among those at Philadelphia's Total Impact Summit hosted by @impactphl.bsky.social. impactalpha.com/philadelphia...

SOCAP & @impactalpha.com are offering a bundle that gives you access to the impact community at a special price. Secure your ticket to #SOCAP26, Oct. 12-14 in Chicago, & get a one-year subscription to ImpactAlpha at a significant bundle discount, a $700 savings! socapglobal.swoogo.com/SOCAP26/begin

Renewable energy sources are supplying about half of the electricity needed for the new data centers powering the #AI revolution. Why not 100%? impactalpha.com/despite-head...

“We are in the midst of a massive narrative struggle,” @eji.org's Bryan Stevenson said to close out this week’s @missioninvestors.bsky.social conference with a masterclass in powerful storytelling. #MissionInvest2026 impactalpha.com/agents-of-im...

The Detroit Pistons' Tobias Harris, @serenwilliams.bsky.social, World Cup champ Raphael Varane. Athletes have become so active as limited partners they can fill up almost an entire fund. impactalpha.com/wealthy-athl...

Public investment is a powerful way to make progress on a range of seemingly intractable social challenges. The government’s role as an investor, not just a spender, is an old American tradition overdue for revival, writes Antony Bugg-Levine. impactalpha.com/five-ways-go...

Denver-based advisory firm Align Impact will shut down as of April 30. “It’s incredibly disappointing to have joined a firm like Align and to have discovered that the underlying business was not sustainable,” says Align’s Matthew Weatherley-White. impactalpha.com/after-12-yea...

🎧 “This massive build out in AI infrastructure is creating huge demand for clean energy technologies and clean materials in ways that we haven’t seen before,” says Dawn Lippert of Elemental Impact. Listen to a new episode of the "Agents of Impact" podcast. impactalpha.com/pulling-clim...

🎧 Why shareholders are fighting for the right to vote their proxies; how impact investors are seeking to assert human agency over the future of AI; and can nonprofit mergers help scale the impact of impact investing field-builders? Listen to "This Week in Impact." impactalpha.com/proxy-voters...

Greg Krupa served as a fundraising advisor to a range of social enterprises and impact funds across Latin America. Friends and family are remembering him after his unexpected death in Quito, Ecuador. impactalpha.com/remembering-...

World Education Services amassed a balance sheet in excess of $300 million. Now WES is investing those assets in a diverse portfolio of investments intended to help immigrants contribute their skills and contribute as they move about the world. impactalpha.com/defying-a-ba...

Equity investments in clean cooking, particularly for solutions targeted at rural, low-income families in emerging markets, are at a low point. Grant funding is flat. The tale of two companies that tried cracking the code. impactalpha.com/why-has-it-b...

🎧 On "This Week in Impact," could the Iran war spur the growth of local, sustainable alternatives in energy, fertilizer and cookstoves? Plus, introducing ImpactAlpha Edge, and a public reckoning with an aquaculture investment gone bad. impactalpha.com/introducing-...