Tagged: impact investing

July 24, 2023 @ 12:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Justly, once an emerging impact investing platform, has exited the space to focus on the EV or electric vehicle industry, according to a company statement. Justy is a subsidiary of Ideanomics (NASDAQ: IDEX), a US-based “impact broker-dealer” focused on private equity and debt markets. Ideanomics… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 6:17 am By JD Alois  |  

This past April, CI held a webinar on Impact Investing – a growing concept within the broader investment ecosystem. Sectors of investment frequently include Green investments and sometimes social issues like housing or underserved communities. If you want to invest via public markets, Fintech Betterment… Read More

May 6, 2023 @ 1:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VentureWave, an Irish-based venture private equity group committed to impact investing and supporting high-impact entrepreneurs, and Funderbeam, an online investing and trading platform that serves individual investors, have agreed “to enter into a transaction to create a leading global entity which will serve institutional and… Read More

April 21, 2023 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Connecticut Green Bank has listed its 6th offering for Green Liberty Notes sold under the Reg CF exemption. Bank subsidiary CGB Green Liberty Notes LLC offers the securities to support small business energy efficiency upgrades. The Green Liberty Notes may be purchased online with a… Read More

April 18, 2023 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, part of Republic, has commented on its performance in the impact investing sector. In a Tweet, Seedrs noted that, to date, the online investment platform has enabled the following: £330 million in funding for sustainability-focused startups Sustainability securities offerings listed on the platform hold… Read More

November 22, 2021 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CIRCA5000 (previously doing business as tickr) has acquired 273% (£2,738,190) of its £1M fundraising target from 1574 investors (at the time of writing) via Crowdcube with 27 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign. The UK-based firm reports a £30 million pre-money valuation, a £1.43… Read More

September 12, 2021 @ 3:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BlueOrchard Finance, a Switzerland-based impact investment manager, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have entered a $50 million risk-sharing agreement for microfinance coverage in ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs). The firm is reportedly the first impact investment manager to work closely with the ADB’s microfinance… Read More

December 17, 2020 @ 10:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fairbanc, the Silicon Valley-based Fintech firm that provides credit to the unbanked or financially underserved in Southeast Asia, has received financial backing from Columbia Business School’s student-run impact fund, Microlumbia. According to a release, this financial backing has come shortly after an investment from 500… Read More

September 25, 2020 @ 5:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sophie Robé, CFA and Impact Investing Adviser and Investment Consultant from Amsterdam, Netherlands, has confirmed the official launch of FIIND Impact, which is described as an independent investment consultant and advisor that aims to strategically combine impact and financial expertise. FIIND Impact aims to help… Read More

July 29, 2020 @ 10:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SATYA MicroCapital Ltd, a fast-growing micro-lending firm based in India, has reportedly secured INR 72.5 Crore (appr. $9.7 million) in capital from Switzerland’s impact investor, BlueOrchard Finance Ltd. This marks the second time that BlueOrchard has provided funding to SATYA since its launch in 2017…. Read More

June 11, 2020 @ 9:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendahand, a Netherlands-based for-profit crowdfunding platform for impact investing, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than €1.1 million secured from over 620 Seedrs investors. As previously reported, Lendahand describes itself as a for-profit company that is on a mission to… Read More

May 20, 2020 @ 1:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendahand, a Netherlands-based for-profit crowdfunding platform for impact investing, has successfully secured its initial €1 million funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round was launched earlier this month and has attracted nearly 425 Seedrs investors. As previously reported, Lendahand describes… Read More

May 6, 2020 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendahand, a Netherlands-based for-profit crowdfunding platform for impact investing, is now seeking to raise €1 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The launch of Lendahand’s Seedrs round comes nearly four years after the platform raised $465,768 through its second round of funding on… Read More

April 27, 2020 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Founded in 2007, Bamboo Capital Partners is an impact investing platform that provides innovative financing solutions to bridge the gap between seed and growth-stage funding.  Bamboo aims to improve the lives of marginalized communities while delivering strong financial returns. Since inception, Bamboo reports having raised… Read More

February 6, 2020 @ 11:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched the ADB Ventures platform in order to channel investments and extend support to Asian firms that are creating platforms for achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ADB’s investment fund is taking contributions from several different partners… Read More

December 20, 2019 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bamboo Capital Partners, an investment platform that aims to bridge the gap between seed and startup stage funding by providing a suite of finance options, has reportedly acquired additional investment after completing a funding round, as it continues to scale its business operations. Bamboo provides… Read More

July 31, 2017 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OpenInvest, an impact investing platform empowering individuals to drive social change with their dollars, today announced the launch of the first impact investing category that works to end forced labor and human trafficking. The platform stated that by using data and analysis provided by JUST… Read More

June 5, 2014 @ 2:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mission Markets wants to change the world and they see investment crowdfunding playing a significant role.  The new platform launched this week looking to provide both institutional and private investors a community and portal for impact investments.  A growing number of individuals and organizations are realizing… Read More

December 17, 2013 @ 10:45 am By Sherwood Neiss  |  

The future of Impact Investing and Crowdfunding was on display in Nairobi, Kenya last week.  At the World Bank/infoDev’s annual funding meeting their budget was divvyed up among the creation of Climate Innovation Centers (CIC) in Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, Vietnam and the Caribbean and… Read More

October 20, 2013 @ 12:23 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

For the better part of a year we’ve been anticipating a report that was to be the product of a joint venture by thought leaders and researchers in the crowdfunding space, distributed and supported by The World Bank. That report, entitled “Crowdfunding’s Potential for the… Read More