Tagged: green

May 5, 2022 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Keewe, a French Fintech in the eco sector, has raised €1.25 million for its mission to support SMEs and carbon reduction. The capital infusion cam from “selected business angels,” including Guillaume Amblard, (also Ledger, Lendable) and former head of trading and quantitative research at BNP… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

OCBC Bank and MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX) – both based in Singapore, will partner on a digital exchange for carbon credits. MVGX is a “digital green exchange” licensed and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. OCBC Bank is the longest established Singapore bank and… Read More

April 22, 2022 @ 5:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Germany-based Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has partnered with Patch, a digital carbon credit marketplace, to provide bank customers with a payment solution. In a release, G+D said the partnership is an expansion of its ecosystem of eco-innovative partnerships that supports banks and Fintechs in their sustainability strategies…. Read More

January 18, 2022 @ 11:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Doconomy has raised $19 million in an equity round led by CommerzVentures. Doconomy is a climate tech firm that helps banks, brands, and consumers to measure and reduce their environmental impact. Other backers include two new investors, Ingka Investments, part of the largest IKEA retailer… Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 7:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

dv01, a Fintech providing online lending transparency, has hired Sam Hillier as Director of ESG. Hillier will work closely with dv01 Principal of Strategy, Charlie Oshman to drive product development, innovation, and commercialization of dv01’s ESG offering, according to a release. Hillier said he was… Read More

November 5, 2021 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

British Business Investments has committed £5 million to Green Angel Syndicate, a green investor that supports early-stage UK firms. British Business Investments is a subsidiary of government-backed British Business Bank. According to a note from British Business Investments, the funding was made via the Regional Angels Programme,… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 6:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Property finance platform LendInvest has announced the launch of a new product range that offers reduced rates and fees for environmentally friendly properties. The move is described as the firm’s latest push to support sustainable landlords and reduce the environmental impact of the built environment…. Read More

September 29, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Compute North, a provider of large-scale computing and cryptocurrency mining infrastructure, has agreed with PowerFund One, a leading Clean Energy Tax Equity Fund, to immediately begin delivering more than $100 million of green energy and tax credits to mining operations seeking to invest in and… Read More

September 13, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Carbon capture and reforestation firm Terraformation is raising capital on Republic. The Reg CF securities offering follows a $30 million Series A funding round in June led by large The round was led by Sam & Max Altman at Apollo Projects, and included several high-profile… Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 6:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lending data platform dv01 has partnered with GoodLeap, a point-of-sale platform for sustainable home solutions, to enable greater data transparency within the solar asset-backed securities (ABS) market, according to a release. dv01 will be serving as Loan Data Agent (LDA) for Carbon Level Mitigation… Read More

July 30, 2021 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, a tidal turbine went online generating sufficient power to provide enough electricity for 2000 homes. Towed and anchored off the coast of Scotland, the Orbital O2 is predicted to operate for around 15 years. The project came to fruition with the assistance… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 5:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Tokenization platform Single.Earth today confirmed a $7.9 million seed funding round led by EQT Ventures, with participation from existing investor Icebreaker and Ragnar Sass and Martin Henk, founders of Pipedrive. The funding is earmarked for hiring and launching its marketplace for nature-backed MERIT tokens. Single.Earth is… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Solfácil, a solar Fintech based in Brazil, has raised a $30 million Series B funding round led by top Fintech VC QED Investors. According to a note from Solfácil, the round is the largest venture capital injection in the distributed solar sector in Brazil.  Existing… Read More

June 17, 2021 @ 11:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Goobit Group and Xpecunia Nordic are collaborating on “green” cryptocurrency. The deal gives Goobit exclusivity to sell Xpecunia Nordic-produced crypto across the Nordic countries. Those coins are produced with green energy like solar and will be available on Goobit’s BTCX exchange. “BTCX is Sweden’s oldest… Read More

May 19, 2021 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

WiseAlpha, a corporate bond trading platform providing access to smaller investors, says it has added green bonds to its marketplace for the first time. The initial bonds are from AMP Clean Energy and Canary Wharf Group. The company said its decision to list green bonds… Read More

April 15, 2021 @ 10:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Solar investment marketplace Trine is reporting that a debt offering seeking €750 000 closed in just 5 hours, the fastest loan funded through Trine’s impact investment platform to date. The investment platform said that the debt financing for Redavia, a firm offering solar farms to… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 10:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Tred, a UK-based green debit card, has successfully secured its initial £400,000 funding target through equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The campaign has attracted more than 300 Crowdcube investors. Founded in 2019, Tred claims to be the first UK green debit card that allows users track, reduce and offset… Read More

March 24, 2021 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sugi, a UK-based green investment mobile app, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £385,000 raised. The funding round, which originally sought to raise £350,000 has attracted 275 Crowdcube investors. Sugi is now offering 3.62% in equity at a £9.5 million… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd has partnered with Waterfund to build an investment portfolio of 15 water and Agtech companies. According to a release, Waterfund has committed $50 million of capital to the OurCrowd managed portfolio, with an initial investment completed in Plenty, Inc., a vertical farming firm. Simultaneously,… Read More

March 7, 2021 @ 9:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Sugi, a UK-based green investment mobile app, has successfully secured its initial £350,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The campaign, which recently made its debut, has already attracted more than 170 Crowdcube investors. Sugi describes itself as a new way for everyday… Read More