Climate

Elevate Future Fund I's backers include Fortis Inc, Southern Company, Xcel Energy, Amazon and Microsoft.

Investing in climate involves working with emerging teams. CalSTRS portfolio manager Nick Abel explains how his team balances risk and return in the pension’s sustainable investments portfolio.

VCs are especially interested in start-ups that will make the energy grid more resilient.

If a silver lining is to be found in the dark cloud of Q1 fundraising, it may be in the success of venture funds focused on investments to combat climate change.

The fund's investors include British International Investment, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, UK charity Shell Foundation and DOEN Participaties.

The New York firm raised a debut fund of $25m to invest in companies that address affordability, economic mobility and climate change.

SWEN’s Blue Ocean Fund is one of at least four funds that have collectively raised more than $400m to preserve ocean health.

Carbon Equity, "the Moonfare alternative for impact investing," is seeing growing demand from affluent individuals who want access to climate venture capital funds.