DevelopmentEmerging MarketsImpact InvestingInvestment The Trend of Blended Finance and What It Means for Emerging Markets Blended finance simply encourages more private sector investment by being strategic with the money already at work. Here's how it helps entrepreneurs. ImpactAlphaAugust 23, 2016
EnergyEnvironmentInvestment Why VCs Won’t Get the Rewards for Breakthrough Clean Energy Technology It's been about 10 years since Silicon Valley made a big bet on clean-energy technology. But, these investments have underperformed. What went wrong? Jigar ShahJuly 29, 2016
DevelopmentEconomyEmerging MarketsImpact Investing Global Entrepreneurs Visit Silicon Valley with Solutions to Real Problems At the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Silicon Valley investors need to keep an eye on those using innovation and tech to meet the needs of billions. ImpactAlphaJune 24, 2016
EnergyInvestmentTechnology Why Investing in “Bleeding Edge” Technology Isn’t the Answer to Climate Change In clean energy investing, there's been a big push around “game changing” or "bleeding edge" innovation to solve climate change. Here's a better idea.Jigar ShahMay 16, 2016
DevelopmentEmerging MarketsInvestment A New Online Matchmaking Platform—for Investors This new online matchmaking platform launched at the 2016 World Economic Forum facilitates “blended” financing specifically for developing countries.ImpactAlphaFebruary 1, 2016
AfricaImpact InvestingMetrics & Evaluation Why East Africa is an Impact Investing Hot Spot Entrepreneurship was top of President Obama’s agenda during his trip to East Africa this past…ImpactAlphaDecember 23, 2015
Emerging MarketsFundraisingImpact Investing Addressing the Global “Missing Middle” Despite progress, there is still a financing gap for early stage opportunities—the 'missing middle' or 'seed gap'. Capria Accelerator wants to fix that. Will PooleOctober 7, 2015