Parachute investing is a problem. If you’re investing in early-stage companies from an airplane, you should consider philanthropy. When Mark Zuckerberg went to Kenya and Nigeria in 2016, he proclaimed that the future would be built in Africa. That same year, Y-Combinator accepted startups with African roots for its much sought-after accelerator program. But is […] Read More
This is the first in a series of articles about impact measurement for social entrepreneurs. There are two keys to becoming a good social entrepreneur. Intentionality, that is intending to have a positive social impact rather than merely delivering one incidentally, is how you become a social entrepreneur. Accountability, measuring the impact, is how you […] Read More
Aims to facilitate Mediclaim reimbursements in 1hr and process underwriting of 1 million insurance policies by March 2019 7 May 2018, Bengaluru. Mumbai-based i3 Systems, which is transforming India’s health insurance industry with its digital solutions and AI products for automation of medical underwriting and claims, today announced that it has raised USD $1 million […] Read More
Global impact investment firm Capria is doubling down on its efforts to advance local fund managers in South and Southeast Asia. Capria’s goal is to invest in 2-3 funds in Southeast Asia and 1-2 additional funds in India, where it already operates the leading early-stage venture fund Unitus Ventures. Dave Richards, Capria Co-Founder and Managing […] Read More
30 April 2018, Bengaluru. Unitus Ventures (formerly Unitus Seed Fund), India’s leading impact venture fund investing in startups innovating for the masses, today announced that it has raised INR100 crore towards first close of its INR300 crore ($46 million) second fund. Prominent investors include Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Bill Gates, Hemendra Kothari, Ajay Parekh, Pradeep Singh, Pramod […] Read More
SA startup Giraffe announced today that it has closed a second funding round, with a lead investor participating in the round revealing that its own share of the contribution was valued at “between R10-million and R20-million”. In a press release today the startup, which runs a web platform that matches job seekers with job placements, said it had closed a second […] Read More
Steven Grin has been angel investing in Africa since 2013, and now he is significantly scaling up his interests through his VC firm Lateral Capital. Grin spent the first half of his career back home in the United States (US) developing real estate, energy and infrastructure projects, but the last decade has been focused on […] Read More
The traditional private equity-birthed model for management fees does not align interests for limited partners (LPs) and general partners (GPs) for emerging market venture capital and early-growth PE funds that are under $100 million. As a global emerging market fund investor, we evaluate more than 200 VC/PE fund proposals per year across Africa, Latin America, […] Read More
FLII (“Fondo Latino de Inversión de Impacto”) has become a definitive event for impact fund managers, entrepreneurs and investors in Latin America. With over 400 attendees every year, the event is pivotal to everyone interested in impact investing. Representatives from all over Latin America were joined by participants from North America and Europe, all coming […] Read More
The world is facing diminishing natural resources, a growing population and an increasing economic inequality. But impact investing can help solve these issues. Impact investing seeks to create both a financial return, alongside a positive social or environmental impact. As governments and civil society struggle to achieve the UN’s Social Development Goals (SDGs), the trillions of […] Read More
