Sam Birchall

New EIP fund targets 'last mile' of decarbonization

The fund is backed by mainly large utility, energy and industrial companies, including Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Williams Cos and Duke Energy

Friday Letter: Funding for diverse founders has ‘not meaningfully changed’

There is a 'pernicious idea' in VC that taking into consideration the identity and background of portfolio company founders means deprioritizing returns, says diversity-focused Kapor Capital.

Data and greenwashing are the key impact concerns ‘keeping LPs up at night’

A panel of client relation experts say GPs should gear up for more questions around impact data.

The search for the ‘holy grail’ of comparable impact data

Impact performance benchmarks – like GIIN’s IRIS+ – are in their nascency, but there are those that believe they will enter the mainstream.

SWEN’s Blue Ocean Fund reels in a further €38m

SWEN's ocean impact fund has exceeded its targeted €120m and is anticipating 'at least another €20m' ahead of its December final close.

Lightrock sees ‘significant acceleration of LP interest’ in climate

Lightrock Climate Impact Fund was oversubscribed, closing on €860m, or €60m above its target.

GPs struggle with an ‘ocean’ of ESG data requests

Invest Europe has launched its ESG reporting guidelines as the industry calls for more focus on data analysis and materiality.