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😱 We are thrilled to announce that following Thursday's successful public launch, Newtree Impact has reached a major milestone in its campaign, raising over €645,000! 👏 In addition, it has just been announced that their long-standing shareholder, Whitestone, will maintain its investment proportion under the same conditions as Spreds investors. 🍃 If you are still hesitating on investing in this impactful opportunity, don't wait to long, the campaign will only be online for 2 more weeks! ❗ Investing carries serious risks, including partial or total loss of capital. Please read the Key Investment Information Sheet and the Risk factors before investing.

Great news for climate action! Pollination just launched a $150 million fund to support early-stage climate and nature startups in Australia. This means more funding for innovative solutions like clean energy, sustainable food production, and nature conservation.     Is your business ESG-ready? Bihasa Consultancy offers expert guidance on integrating ESG principles into your operations. Learn more & take action today! Read more here: https://shorturl.at/9txrt #ClimateTech  #ImpactInvesting #ESGNews #ESGConsulting #ClimateAction #SustainableBusiness

Unlocking capital for #NetZero and #decarbonisation is critical with the real game-changers being the participation of #institutional investors. Pollination, once again leads the charge with deepening these opportunities and gaps in capital flow with Diana Callebaut, who will oversee between $4million and $12 million of equity investments in climate-tech start-ups. The fund will make Series A or B-type equity investments of between $4 million and $12 million, targeting wealthy family offices, and working to leverage the commitment from QIC to win more investments from institutional funds. As Diana speaks to in the article “These segments that are less mature in the climate and nature [sectors] – to have [QIC’s] support is a signal to encourage other institutional capital providers to participate in funds such as this,” #institutionalfunds #climateinvesting #climatesolutions

Climate tech has been a rare bright spot in an otherwise challenging market for fundraising, but unlocking the segment’s full commercial potential will require deep pockets and a different approach to risk. Includes insights from Energy Impact Partners Climate Investment (CI) SecondMuse Capital Unigestion BlueOrchard Finance Ltd World Fund Cambridge Associates #ClimateInvesting #ClimateTech #privateequity

Thrilled to see the impactful work being done by @michaelsmith https://lnkd.in/gSQN7FkA in our world! According to Smith, "it's crucial to find your true calling and delve deep into it. For him, it was the environment, while others may discover their passion in education or healthcare." With a strong focus on climate, the next step for Smith was launching Regeneration.VC (RVC). This fund concentrates on climate technologies in underfunded areas within consumer industry supply chains like apparel, food, packaging, and electronics. These sectors account for roughly 45% of global emissions and 80% of biodiversity loss. Learn more about this innovative approach to sustainability: [Link to the article](https://lnkd.in/gzGuKa5u) #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Innovation #ImpactInvesting Return on Good Jay Kelly

This was the key point for me in the article: "Unlocking climate tech's significant commercial potential... will require a different approach from venture, growth and private equity managers, while institutional investors will have to assess risk differently to mainstream allocation strategies." Increasingly we are seeing a need for, at least, a modified model of PE to account for higher risk, longer hold times and more flexible deployment of funds. How are you adapting? #privateequity #climatetech #venturecapital

🚀 Finally! We're excited to offer you the chance to invest in Newtree Impact, a venture capital holding dedicated to fighting climate change through agriculture and food tech investments. 💡 Why Invest? 🗝️ Private equity & liquidity: gain access to venture capital with the benefit of liquidity for free trading of shares. 📈 Growing market: tap into the booming Agri-Food Tech sector, projected to surpass USD 472 billion by 2033. 🌿 Impact investing: support sustainable agriculture and future food security. 💬 "We're making impact investing accessible to everyone, allowing shareholders to help preserve the planet." - Benoît DE BRUYN, CEO of Newtree Impact. 🌏 Join us and make a difference! Click below to learn more and invest today! ❗ Investing involves serious risks, including the partial or total loss of capital. Please read the Key Investment Information Sheet and risk factors and log in before investing.

Ocean 14 Capital Fund I, an impact fund focusing exclusively on funding sustainable solutions for the multi-trillion-dollar blue economy, has just announced it has reached a final close at just over €201m. The big question everyone is asking- which projects will be getting a slice of the pie. According to The Global Impact Investing Network the current size of the global impact investing market is estimated to be around $USD500 billion, with more than 1300 investment organisations and over 425 available investment products. That's a lot of wealth that can and should trickle down to the most deserving projects. While there is no absolute definition of Blue economy impact investing, Ocean Purpose Project identifies five key criteria: • Due Diligence: the rigor an investor has to investigate claims by industry leaders, independent audits or reviews performed to confirm facts or details of projects and not rely on hearsay or family/political connections . • Intentionality: an investor’s intention to have a positive social or environmental impact through investments. • Return expectation: impact investments are expected to generate a financial return or, at minimum, a return of capital. • Range of return expectations and asset classes: target financial returns range from below market to risk-adjusted market rate and can be made across asset classes. • Impact measurement: the investor is committed to measure and report the social and environmental performance and progress of underlying investments. “Marine Economy” was first mentioned in 1979 but “Blue Economy” became popular in 2010 following an article by Kildow and McIlgorm stating “The importance of estimating the contribution of the oceans to national economies”. Investors play an important role in the blue economy, as they hold the economic power to provide the essential capital to fund ocean-friendly Chris Gorell Barnes, co-founder of Ocean 14 Capital said: “Oceans are the critical life-support system for life on earth. The ocean provides half the oxygen we breathe, it absorbs half the carbon, it feeds the world, it employs hundreds of millions of people. If it’s not functioning it will be game over for humanity. Institutions are now awakening to the fact that we need to overhaul the capital market to stand a chance of averting the climate crisis.” https://lnkd.in/gNBfV8pU #ImpactInvesting #BlueEconomy #BlueFinance #ClimateAction #SocialImpact

Zero Carbon Capital (ZCC), a London-based VC firm, has raised £20M to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage European companies focusing on scientific solutions for deep decarbonisation. The fund has attracted investments from various institutions, corporates, and individuals, including Isomer Capital, Green Future Investments Ltd, Bunge Ventures, and Extantia Climate All-stars. Led by Pippa Gawley, ZCC combines scientific research capabilities with operational experience from leading tech companies to identify and support promising early-stage climate tech companies. #ZeroCarbonCapital #ClimateTech #VentureCapital #Decarbonisation #SustainableInvesting #GreenFuture #ClimateInnovation #EarlyStageInvestment #DeepTech #EnvironmentalImpact #TechForGood #CleanEnergy #ScientificSolutions #CarbonReduction #ClimateAction #EcoInvestment

Today on ImpactAlpha, Jessica Pothering is talking to six women-led funds that are working to grow and commercialize climate tech solutions. These fund managers are stepping into critical gaps in growth-stage financing, pushing climate solutions from proof of concept to real-world impact. The article highlights how a gender lens is not only creating more inclusive investment portfolios but also accelerating innovation in the climate tech space. It's #ClimateWeek in New York this week, and tomorrow, Heading for Change is teaming up with ImpactAlpha and UBS to show how investors are integrating gender and broader systems-level levers into their investment strategies to help them spot new market opportunities, accelerate their impact, and facilitate a just transition. I'll be running around Manhattan all week, learning from the incredible people and organizations who are working to make the case for the capital we need to tackle the climate crisis. If you see me, let’s connect - I'd love to talk about how we can more effectively make the case for urgent and intentional climate action. #ClimateWeekNYC #GenderLensInvesting #ClimateTech #ImpactInvesting #SustainableFinance