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As the year draws to a close, we are proud to share another significant milestone for #Cropinno! 🌟 We are excited to announce that Cropinno.co has been approved for the i.d.e.a. Fund program as part of Cohort 3. This initiative, supported by the Government of Canada through Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Agence fédérale de ... and led by partners Innovation Factory and Boundless Accelerator, provides funding and expert business advisory support to accelerate clean growth innovation. At Cropinno, our mission to create sustainable, AI-driven agricultural solutions is more relevant than ever. With the support of the i.d.e.a. Fund, we are ready to advance our green innovations and contribute to a more sustainable and climate-conscious future for #agriculture. We are grateful for this opportunity and proud to stand alongside 12 other inspiring businesses in this cohort. Here’s to #innovation, #sustainability, and building a greener future together! 🌱🌍 #Climatechange #ideaFund #agritech #CleanTech #startup

What a great story of Africa GreenTec. Let's boost it together financing their next investment rounds. Follow them on their website. There are opportunities for both professional investors as well as crowd investors. #impactinvesting with measurable impact on the #sdgs of the UNs.

💫Celebrating a Decade of Impact: DGGF - Financing Local SMEs 10-year Video💫   In light of the 10 year anniversary of the DGGF - Financing Local SMEs. We are proud to reflect on a decade of substantial impact and growth in emerging markets. Our journey, highlighted in anniversary video, showcases DGGF's commitment to sustainable growth and economic resilience in underserved communities.   🌍Enhancing sustainable ecosystems in Kenya: Our ongoing collaboration with the Nairobi Business Angel Network (NaiBAN) exemplifies DGGF's dedication to enhancing financial ecosystems. Since 2023, DGGF has provided essential advisory services, helping NaiBAN transition into a professionally managed organization focused on long-term financial sustainability.   🌏Supporting growth and innovation in India: Partnering with Omnivore since 2017, DGGF has significantly propelled agricultural innovation in India. This partnership focuses on early-stage, tech-enabled businesses that emphasize climate resilience and sustainable practices, directly benefiting smallholder farmers and enhancing food security.   🌎Facilitating expansion in Peru: The Salkantay Ventures, part of the DGGF portfolio since 2022, strategically invests in early-stage startups across Peru and Colombia. This initiative focuses on innovations in education and health, supporting approximately 20 startups with a strong emphasis on women-led initiatives.   As we move forward, DGGF remains committed to making meaningful investments and strengthening financial ecosystems across the globe.   💫 Read more about the DGGF anniversary video and the collaborations with NaiBAN, Omnivore, Salkantay in our November newsitem 🔽

From Vision and Ambitious Ideas to Bold Solutions. What is Boldness in Effective Management and Executive-Leadership? Developing countries need $ 6 trillion in Climate Financing by 2030. What is Climate Finance? About Financial Technology (FinTECH) ?

🤝 Unlocking opportunities, empowering communities. Globally, around 2 billion people live in poor, conflict-affected countries, underserviced by the markets. By leveraging the untapped potential of these frontier markets, local entrepreneurs and their communities can grow and prosper. The Empowering Vulnerable Communities Challenge is looking for economically sustainable models that help build the resilience of vulnerable communities. Submit your solution on UpLink by 19 May: https://ow.ly/UUEh50R7zNT Peter Maurer Innocent Havyarimana Runa Alam | Development Partners International (DPI) Peter BenHur Nyeko | Mandulis Energy IKEA Foundation - U.S. Government - Convergence Blended Finance Roots of Impact Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Conrad N. Hilton Foundation elea FMO - Dutch entrepreneurial development bank AfricInvest Group African Development Bank Group Health Finance Coalition Water.org WaterEquity #FrontierMarkets #SustainableDevelopment #Entrepreneurship

This is something that resonates with most people. While the energy industry is re-inventing itself through simple PV power generation, among other things, we need acceleration towards making sure our projects at the same time, mitigate some of the worst effects of climate change, by for example empowering individuals to recover what has been lost in terms of soil through old industrial agriculture.

Tune in today for the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) week for the "Transformational Leadership in Diverse Entrepreneurial Ecosystems" panel where our Founder and CEO Navroop K. Sahdev will be discussing the Ostrom Project, an initiative of The Digital Economist. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eUCm_Pqw Access full agenda: https://lnkd.in/dPFUemyN The Ostrom Project is dedicated to pioneering new economic models that are human-centered, sustainable, and inclusive. Named after Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom, our project emphasizes the importance of collaborative governance and community-driven solutions. We aim to transform how resources are managed, ensuring that economic systems serve the needs of all stakeholders, not just a select few. Our key focus areas include: ▪️Collaborative Governance: Promoting cooperative management of resources to achieve equitable outcomes. ▪️Sustainability: Ensuring economic activities contribute to environmental health and social well-being. ▪️Inclusivity: Creating economic opportunities that are accessible to diverse communities, fostering a fair and just society. ▪️Innovation: Leveraging cutting-edge technologies and research to drive systemic change. Join us as we delve into these topics and explore how transformational leadership can drive meaningful change in entrepreneurial ecosystems. Find out more about the Ostrom Project here: https://lnkd.in/dEjRQRu5 #EconomicInnovation #TransformationalLeadership #EntrepreneurialEcosystems #HumanCenteredEconomy #SustainableDevelopment #InclusiveEconomy #CollaborativeGovernance #CommunityDrivenSolutions #ResourceManagement #EquitableOutcomes #EnvironmentalHealth #SocialWellBeing #EconomicOpportunities #DiverseCommunities #FairSociety #SystemicChange #CuttingEdgeTechnologies #EconomicModels #StakeholderEconomy #EconomicSystems #InnovativeSolutions #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #TheDigitalEconomist #OstromProject #Sustainability #Inclusivity #NobelLaureate #ElinorOstrom #EconomicTransformation #GlobalEconomy #EconomicPolicy #FutureOfWork #TechForGood #CircularEconomy #SharedValue #SocialImpact #EconomicResilience #GreenEconomy #DigitalEconomy #EconomicJustice #EconomicGrowth #SmartEconomy #ResilientEconomies #EthicalEconomics #EconomicEmpowerment #GlobalLeadership #ResponsibleInnovation #EconomicCollaboration #ParticipatoryEconomy #SocialInnovation #InclusiveGrowth #EconomicEquity #PolicyInnovation #EconomicInclusion #EconomicAdvancement #RegenerativeEconomy

#Climatefinance plays a crucial role in supporting developing communities in building climate resilience. Here are some key aspects highlighting its importance: #InfrastructureDevelopment: Climate finance supports the development of climate-resilient infrastructure such as flood defenses, water management systems, early warning systems for extreme weather events, and resilient housing. These investments help communities withstand climate-related risks and minimize damages. #AdaptationStrategies: Climate finance enables the implementation of adaptation strategies tailored to the specific climate challenges faced by communities. This includes measures such as drought-resistant agriculture, reforestation and afforestation projects, coastal protection, and sustainable #landuse practices. #CapacityBuilding: Funding for capacity building and technical assistance enhances communities' ability to assess climate risks, develop adaptation plans, and implement resilience-building initiatives. This includes training programs, knowledge sharing, and expertise exchange on #climatesmart practices. #RiskTransfer #Mechanisms: Climate finance supports the implementation of risk transfer mechanisms such as climate insurance, weather-indexed insurance, and catastrophe bonds. These mechanisms help communities recover financially from climate-related disasters and reduce the burden of losses. #EconomicDiversification: Investing in climate-resilient economic activities such as renewable energy projects, eco-tourism, sustainable agriculture, and green infrastructure creates new sources of income and employment opportunities. This diversification reduces communities' #dependence on climate-vulnerable sectors and enhances economic resilience. #CommunityEngagement: Climate finance encourages community participation and involvement in resilience-building initiatives. It promotes local ownership, knowledge sharing, and inclusive decision-making processes, ensuring that interventions are contextually relevant and sustainable. #Access to #Finance: Climate finance addresses the financial barriers faced by developing communities in implementing climate resilience projects. It provides access to affordable loans, grants, and investments from international, national, and private sources, mobilizing resources for climate action. #Resilience to #FutureChallenges: By investing in climate resilience today, communities are better prepared to face future climate challenges, including more frequent and intense extreme weather events, sea-level rise, droughts, and other climate-related impacts. Overall, #climatefinance is essential for empowering developing communities to adapt to climate change, protect livelihoods, safeguard ecosystems, and build sustainable and resilient futures. It represents a critical tool in the global effort to address climate challenges and achieve #climatejustice for vulnerable populations.

We need growth don't we? But we're not seeing it materialise in the ways that we need are we? The sort of ways that deliver social, environmental benefits as well as economic for communities across the country. I'm spend too many hours than is healthy reading, thinking and talking about this issue. Specfically through the lens of CleanTech. What's clear is that the UK isn't producing nearly enough high growth businesses that are either spun out of universities or started outside them. There are many reasons as to the root cause but chief among them are: ➡ The structure of UK Govt R&D programmes ➡ A lack of suitable facilities to enable manufacuturing centric start-ups to make the transition from low to mid TRL product development to high TRL validation and testing and onwards to small volume production Don't take my word from it, there is plenty of evidence to confirm that both of these are real barriers to growth. ⏩The structure of UK Govt R&D programmes - A recent report called "Selling less of the family silver" written by leading academics at Cambridge University, outlines in detail the reasons why Govt R&D programmes are failing many of the businesses they are targeted at, and puts forward clear recommendations on how the £14 billion of tax payer money that is spent annually on R&D would create more impact. https://lnkd.in/ehmeay8N ⏩Lack of suitable manufacturing facilities - During the summer, Scottish Enterprise launched a new "Manufacturing Property Challenge Programme" which aims to increase the volume of industrial manufacturing space in Scotland by incentivising private developers to build new or repurpose existing space so that it can be used by start-ups and scale-ups who desperately need space. https://lnkd.in/edeMbv6p I'm happy that SE have realised that lack of manufacturing space is a real issue and are doing something about it. However, their investment needs be joined up with the multiplicity of other investment programmes so that there is a clear pathway for start-up founders and more established businesses who have taken the bold decision to build their business around developing and manufacturing a new CleanTech product that they believe can help to deliver the social, environmental and economic that the country needs. Rory Ingram Robert Hokin James Findlay Arun Gopinath Chris Coman Elisa Szesny Sarah Petrie William Monteith Alan O'Donnell #growth #manufacturing #R&D #startups