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The Rockefeller Foundation Updates 04.14.21 copy url The agency seeks opportunities to catalyze private sector investment ahead of President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate WASHINGTON – U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) today announced a Call for Applications from private companies seeking financing for distributed renewable energy (DRE)-related investments. Climate change and lack of reliable energy access both impact economic growth and livelihoods in developing countries around the world, and investments in DRE offer an opportunity to address both of these ...

Call No. 27: Opportunities at the intersection of gender and climate ImpactAlpha Editor Jessica Pothering ImpactAlpha, March 1 –  Capital is flowing to climate solutions. Climate bonds have topped $1 trillion. SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies are raising billions to take electric-vehicle, charger-network and battery-storage and other climate-focused companies public. Trillions more is needed. One way to unlock it? Follow the women.  “Companies with better gender diversity are more likely to establish climate goals, they are more likely to avoid environmental litigation ...

The US' DFC and Shell Foundation have struck a deal to work together on financing distributed renewable energy in Africa and Asia.

The Rockefeller Foundation has announced an initial $34.95 million to ensure more equitable access to Covid-19 testing and vaccines; leverage innovation, data, machine-learning; combat the escalating food crisis; and scale up access to renewable energy in Africa. Collaborating with 24 organizations, businesses, and government agencies, this pan-African effort will also focus on 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. The announcement comes 100 days after the Foundation's landmark commitment of $1 billion over three years...

Union Budget 2021, which will be presented on February 1. And, the Indian startups hope Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will provide the necessary boost to the third-largest startup ecosystem. Key deals Makers Hive, a Hyderabad-based startup that has developed and built a bionic arm, raised $9 million from Starfish Growth Partners and Investpad. Reckitt Benckiser led a Rs 45 crore funding round into Bombay Shaving Company. The HNIs who were part of this include Rajesh Sud, Anjali Bansal, and Kuldeep Jain. Other transactions Saveo Healthtech, a B2B ecommerce platform for pharmacies, raise...