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Few developments have been as striking in the impact investing space as the rise of gender-lens investing (GLI) since the 2018 launch of the 2X Challenge. Since this initial commitment from G7 countries’ development finance institu...

Mercy Corps Ventures has invested in Logidoo, a logistics platform focused on French-speaking North and West Africa.

Logidoo’s platform helps businesses plan, manage, and track shipments across key trade corridors.

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TLG Capital has announced the $120 million second close of its TLG Africa Growth Impact Fund II (AGIF II).

The second close is led by Proparco and Calvert Impact Capital, a subsidiary of US-based impact investing firm Calvert Impact, alongside six additional new investors and increased allocations from several first close investors including Swedfund. AGIF II now inclu...

By Amit Chowdhry

Livelihoods announced the launch of Livelihoods Carbon Fund 4, an investment fund dedicated to developing nature-based solutions designed with rural communities. The fund was launched alongside Livelihoods’ long-standing partners, including Danone, Hermès, Mars, Mauritius Commercial Bank, McCain, SAP, Schneider Electric, and Voyageurs du Monde.

For most of its history, financing off-grid solar energy in Africa has been a private affair — stitched together through development finance institutions, impact investors, and patient capital willing to accept the slow rhythms of base-of-pyramid lending. That model has delivered real results, but it has also had a ceiling. Getting mainstream institutional money into the asse...