ImpactAlpha Podcasts

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: The All Aboard Coalition's effort to mobilize $300 million for venture capital co-investments in first of a kind climate-tech projects; the role of fashion brands in supporting regenerative cotton in Peru (06:55); and why decentralized physical infrastructure networks, or DePINs, are a promising model for sustainable community services (11:00).Story links:“All Aboard Coalition mobilizes co-investments in climate tech as federal funding falters,” by Amy Cortese“Fashion brands step into the aid gap to back regenerative cotton in Peru’s Amazon,” by Erik Stein“A new model for digital infrastructure: Decentralized and community owned,” by Crypto Council for Innovation's Renee Pinto da Silva BartonMusic by Isaac Silk and DELOSound

Jacqueline Novogratz joins David Bank to discuss Acumen's evolution over 24 years, focusing on three key areas: patient capital, scale, and systemic change.

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: ​​ How green lenders are scrambling to salvage investable deals as a federal appeals court maintains a Trump freeze on billions of dollars from the greenhouse gas reduction fund. Employee ownership takes a big leap forward as a company with 100,000 employees sells a 30% equity stake to an employee ownership trust (07:15). And, a look at fusion nuclear energy, a sector receiving the attention and billions of dollars of investments from family offices among other very patient investors (14:15).Story links:“⁠In-home caregivers get a stake in Consumer Direct Care Network as bigger companies discover employee ownership trusts⁠,” by Roodgally Senatus“Green lenders scramble to salvage deals as appeals court OKs freeze on accounts,” by David Bank and Amy Cortese“As fusion energy advances, so does its capital stack,” by Amy Cortese.

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editors and journalists from our team. Up this week: Jessica Pothering discusses a new financing tool from Roots of Impact, Simple Agreement for Future Impact. Eric Stein joins from Medellín to talk about impact investing trends he's been seeing during recent travels across Latin America (8:30). And, Jessica shares how a medical oxygen company in East Africa managed to secure financing after the DFC reneged (16:40)."Forget SAFEs. Impact investors are incentivizing growth and impact with SAFIs," by Jessica Pothering and Erik Stein. “Peruvian impact investors are mobilizing capital for inclusive growth in the Amazon,” by Erik Stein"Kenya's Hewatele lands $10.5 million to produce medical oxygen locally, " by Lucy Ngige

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with ImpactAlpha editors and journalists. Up this week: Amy Cortese discusses the “billionaire buyers club” of wealthy donors buying up tons of carbon just to lock it away. Roodgally Senatus dishes on the big changes underway at Turner MIINT (7:45). And, dealflow editor Jessica Pothering runs down the impact deals and fundraises catching her eye this week (12:38).Story links:“⁠Billionaire Buyers Club: Wealthy donors are buying tons of carbon just to lock it away⁠,” by Amy Cortese“⁠Impact Capital Managers takes the helm of Turner MIINT to advance the next generation of impact investors⁠,” by Roodgally Senatus."⁠Grupo Gaia is bringing a Big Ag financing tool to Brazil’s smallholder farmers⁠," by Gilberto Lima.

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Can open deal data and standardized reporting might help fix blended finance? How the Singapore-based Tsao family office deploys its capital towards impact (10:00). And, goodbye accelerators, hello venture studios – how emerging market investors are helping startups survive the valley of death in reaching impact at scale (15:07).Story links:“Can AI collapse transaction costs and make high-impact investments viable at scale?” by Human Planet’s Florian Kemmerich.“Fix for blended finance: Open deal data and standardized reporting,” by Erik Stein“From Singapore, Tsao Family Office expands the LP pool for impact strategies in Africa,” by Jessica Pothering"These DIY investors are notching impact and exits with venture studios to build startups from scratch," by Lucy Ngige.

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How air capture aims to capture the market for carbon my cost effectively removing it from the air. How Boldline Capital seeks to meet the short term liquidity of impact and emerging fund managers (10:34). And, who actually lands a job in impact investing? Harvard Business School’s Project on Impact Investments crunches the numbers (17:55).Story links:“⁠Capturing the market for carbon by removing it from the air more and more cheaply⁠,” by David Bank.“⁠Impact and emerging GPs to get a ‘bold line’ of credit to streamline capital calls and accelerate dealflow⁠,” by David Bank and Roodgally Senatus.“⁠Who lands the jobs in impact investing? Successful candidates take nontraditional paths⁠,” by Shawn Cole, Jonah Zahnd and Marcus Sander.

In this Agents of Impact podcast David Bank speaks with CapShift CEO and co-founder Adam Rein ] about the growing demand for impact investing among high net worth individuals and how Capshift is addressing this need through its technology-enabled platform. ImpactAlpha and CapShift are launching Advisors' Corner, a new hub of practical resources to help financial advisors dive into impact investing.

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Amy Cortese and senior reporter Lucy Ngige. Up this week: How nearly $3 billion in Biden era climate financing, thought to be frozen in legal limbo, made it out to some private equity giants. Why biochar is having a moment (09:00). And, how global superstar Rihanna is investing in women-led ventures in Africa via her Nairobi-based investment fund Gather Ventures (17:40).Story links:“Coalition for Green Capital places $2.65 billion in green bank funds with Apollo, Brookfield and Energy Capital Partners,” by Amy Cortese and David Bank“Beyond storing carbon, biochar’s co-benefits give it early customers and revenues,” by Lucy Ngige“With Gather Ventures, Rihanna expands her toolkit for investing in women-led ventures in Africa,” by Lucy Ngige

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: New urgency around investments in climate adaptation and resilience in the wake of the tragic flooding in Texas. How Community Development Financial Institutions in Indian country are positioned to step up – with or without promised federal funding (09:02). And, highlights from David's recent interview with Blue Haven Initiative’s Liesel Pritzker Simmons about the ways that family offices are engaging with impact investing during these perilous times (14:15).“Investments in adaptation and resilience acquire new urgency as the climate future arrives,” by Amy Cortese“Native CDFIs are positioned to step up, even without promised federal funds,” by Erik Stein“Blue Haven’s Liesel Pritzker Simmons on family office impact investing in perilous times (Q&A),” by David Bank