David Bank
@davidbank.bsky.social
Founder & Editor @ImpactAlpha: Investment News for a Sustainable Edge. Former Lives: Encore.org, The Wall Street Journal, San Jose Mercury News.
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David Erickson and @otho.bsky.social are bringing together community foundations, CDFIs, green banks and local government agencies at the Federal Reserve Bank of NY.
Join ImpactAlpha’s @davidbank.bsky.social for the Making Missing Markets livestream this Wednesday.
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Join ImpactAlpha’s @davidbank.bsky.social for the Making Missing Markets livestream this Wednesday.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
David Erickson and @otho.bsky.social are bringing together community foundations, CDFIs, green banks and local government agencies at the Federal Reserve Bank of NY.
Join ImpactAlpha’s @davidbank.bsky.social for the Making Missing Markets livestream this Wednesday.
web.cvent.com/event/59ed3e...
Join ImpactAlpha’s @davidbank.bsky.social for the Making Missing Markets livestream this Wednesday.
web.cvent.com/event/59ed3e...
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🔌 What does it take to transition breakthrough climate technologies from universities and national labs into venture-ready startups?
Troy Daley of @labstart.bsky.social joins Sherrell Dorsey on the next PluggedIn to discuss on Tuesday, November 18.
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Troy Daley of @labstart.bsky.social joins Sherrell Dorsey on the next PluggedIn to discuss on Tuesday, November 18.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
🔌 What does it take to transition breakthrough climate technologies from universities and national labs into venture-ready startups?
Troy Daley of @labstart.bsky.social joins Sherrell Dorsey on the next PluggedIn to discuss on Tuesday, November 18.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Troy Daley of @labstart.bsky.social joins Sherrell Dorsey on the next PluggedIn to discuss on Tuesday, November 18.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Read more from Beth Bafford about our plan to transform markets in @impactalpha.com: impactalpha.com/climate-unit...
Climate United was built to channel affordable capital from institutional investors to green projects – and still is
The key insight behind Climate United’s investment strategy: The shift to domestically produced clean energy is inevitable – but who benefits from the ...
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June 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Read more from Beth Bafford about our plan to transform markets in @impactalpha.com: impactalpha.com/climate-unit...
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ImpactAlpha promotes @dennisprice.bsky.social to CEO role.
“ImpactAlpha is uniquely positioned to shape the future of impact investing," said @Roy Swan, the director of mission investments at @fordfoundation.org, the lead investor in ImpactAlpha’s seed round.
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“ImpactAlpha is uniquely positioned to shape the future of impact investing," said @Roy Swan, the director of mission investments at @fordfoundation.org, the lead investor in ImpactAlpha’s seed round.
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ImpactAlpha promotes Dennis Price to lead growth of leading media and data platform for impact investors
Dennis Price named CEO at ImpactAlpha. Founder David Bank will continue to lead ImpactAlpha’s award-winning editorial team
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June 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
ImpactAlpha promotes @dennisprice.bsky.social to CEO role.
“ImpactAlpha is uniquely positioned to shape the future of impact investing," said @Roy Swan, the director of mission investments at @fordfoundation.org, the lead investor in ImpactAlpha’s seed round.
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“ImpactAlpha is uniquely positioned to shape the future of impact investing," said @Roy Swan, the director of mission investments at @fordfoundation.org, the lead investor in ImpactAlpha’s seed round.
impactalpha.com/impactalpha-...
Please join Sherrell for the next PluggedIn.
Mobility investor Raggeria Goddard of Crowned Venture Capital joins Sherrell Dorsey to map the mobility landscape, from EV charging and “digital twins,” to advanced sensors and smart corridors.
#RSVP for PluggedIn, Tuesday, June 3 at 10am PT / 1pm ET.
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#RSVP for PluggedIn, Tuesday, June 3 at 10am PT / 1pm ET.
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June 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Please join Sherrell for the next PluggedIn.
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“This ecosystem, in our view, has so much potential for generating outsized returns and yet continues to lack access to capital,” said Pamela Pavkov of TPG Next, the emerging manager platform of the $250 billion TPG.
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CalPERS and CalSTRS find alpha in emerging managers that have earned ‘the right to win’
It felt like a time capsule from another era. At last week’s Catalyst event in Sacramento, officials from California’s two major public pension ...
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May 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“This ecosystem, in our view, has so much potential for generating outsized returns and yet continues to lack access to capital,” said Pamela Pavkov of TPG Next, the emerging manager platform of the $250 billion TPG.
impactalpha.com/calpers-and-...
impactalpha.com/calpers-and-...
There’s still time to #RSVP for tomorrow’s PluggedIn conversation. Hope you can make it.
🔌 Partners in Equity’s Talib Graves-Manns and Wilson Lester join ImpactAlpha’s Sherrell Dorsey to discuss how they are channeling capital to foster Black entrepreneurship, and build equity for empowerment and resilience. Tuesday, May 6.
#RSVP today.
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#RSVP today.
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May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
There’s still time to #RSVP for tomorrow’s PluggedIn conversation. Hope you can make it.
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🏅Winning strategies for shared prosperity.
On this week's Agents of Impact call, guests highlighted a plan to boost worker benefits, tools to manage and preserve homeownership as a vehicle for intergenerational wealth, and community-embedded insurance.
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On this week's Agents of Impact call, guests highlighted a plan to boost worker benefits, tools to manage and preserve homeownership as a vehicle for intergenerational wealth, and community-embedded insurance.
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Worker solutions, community insurance and other strategies for shared prosperity (video)
Lafayette Square’s goals, he said, “meet the moment in terms of creating jobs for working class people in working class places, and seeing that employees are centered and receive better benefits becau...
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May 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🏅Winning strategies for shared prosperity.
On this week's Agents of Impact call, guests highlighted a plan to boost worker benefits, tools to manage and preserve homeownership as a vehicle for intergenerational wealth, and community-embedded insurance.
impactalpha.com/worker-solut...
On this week's Agents of Impact call, guests highlighted a plan to boost worker benefits, tools to manage and preserve homeownership as a vehicle for intergenerational wealth, and community-embedded insurance.
impactalpha.com/worker-solut...
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EXCLUSIVE: “If you're sitting there with cash, it's an unequivocally good thing...Prices are going to be lower, there's going to be less competition, and you’re going to get better returns,” Tom Steyer of Galvanize Climate Solutions told @davidbank.bsky.social.
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Galvanize’s Tom Steyer on why now is a good time for climate investors with cash (Q&A)
Climate champions have bemoaned the dismantling of US leadership on climate action. But at least one committed climate investor smells a buying opportunity. ...
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April 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
EXCLUSIVE: “If you're sitting there with cash, it's an unequivocally good thing...Prices are going to be lower, there's going to be less competition, and you’re going to get better returns,” Tom Steyer of Galvanize Climate Solutions told @davidbank.bsky.social.
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@missiondrivenfinance.com has created Care Access Real Estate to purchase, renovate and lease commercial and residential properties specifically designed for child care.
It's one of five promising pages in ImpactAlpha's playbook for shared prosperity.
impactalpha.com/reconstructi...
It's one of five promising pages in ImpactAlpha's playbook for shared prosperity.
impactalpha.com/reconstructi...
Re:Construction: Five promising pages in the playbook for shared prosperity
Our road trip through North Carolina this month traveled both back in history and forward on the road to renewal. We flew into ...
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April 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
@missiondrivenfinance.com has created Care Access Real Estate to purchase, renovate and lease commercial and residential properties specifically designed for child care.
It's one of five promising pages in ImpactAlpha's playbook for shared prosperity.
impactalpha.com/reconstructi...
It's one of five promising pages in ImpactAlpha's playbook for shared prosperity.
impactalpha.com/reconstructi...
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When others zig, ImpactAlpha zags.
We're in DC today to lift up investable models for shared prosperity, along with the impact investment team at @rwjf.bsky.social and @aspeninstitute.bsky.social
Still time to RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/reconstruc...
We're in DC today to lift up investable models for shared prosperity, along with the impact investment team at @rwjf.bsky.social and @aspeninstitute.bsky.social
Still time to RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/reconstruc...
April 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
When others zig, ImpactAlpha zags.
We're in DC today to lift up investable models for shared prosperity, along with the impact investment team at @rwjf.bsky.social and @aspeninstitute.bsky.social
Still time to RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/reconstruc...
We're in DC today to lift up investable models for shared prosperity, along with the impact investment team at @rwjf.bsky.social and @aspeninstitute.bsky.social
Still time to RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/reconstruc...
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ImpactAlpha will continue to build out the playbook for shared prosperity this Tuesday, April 8, at “Re:Construction DC,” produced with @rwjf.bsky.social and hosted by @aspeninstitute.bsky.social.
The Purple Party will take place on the eve of the Aspen Institute's Employee Ownership Ideas Forum.
The Purple Party will take place on the eve of the Aspen Institute's Employee Ownership Ideas Forum.
April 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
ImpactAlpha will continue to build out the playbook for shared prosperity this Tuesday, April 8, at “Re:Construction DC,” produced with @rwjf.bsky.social and hosted by @aspeninstitute.bsky.social.
The Purple Party will take place on the eve of the Aspen Institute's Employee Ownership Ideas Forum.
The Purple Party will take place on the eve of the Aspen Institute's Employee Ownership Ideas Forum.
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ImpactAlpha is hitting the road for a series of screenings of our new mini-documentary.
The short recounts Napoleon Wallace’s efforts to build a path to racial equity while living with degenerative nerve disease ALS.
Although he can no longer speak, filmmakers trained AI to recapture his voice.
The short recounts Napoleon Wallace’s efforts to build a path to racial equity while living with degenerative nerve disease ALS.
Although he can no longer speak, filmmakers trained AI to recapture his voice.
March 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
ImpactAlpha is hitting the road for a series of screenings of our new mini-documentary.
The short recounts Napoleon Wallace’s efforts to build a path to racial equity while living with degenerative nerve disease ALS.
Although he can no longer speak, filmmakers trained AI to recapture his voice.
The short recounts Napoleon Wallace’s efforts to build a path to racial equity while living with degenerative nerve disease ALS.
Although he can no longer speak, filmmakers trained AI to recapture his voice.
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Disaster recovery experts offer a roadmap for community, health at the upcoming Neighborhood Economics conference in Asheville, NC.
ImpactAlpha's @davidbank.bsky.social will moderate "Building post-disaster resilience into your community," on Tuesday, April 1.
neighborhoodeconomics.org/asheville/
ImpactAlpha's @davidbank.bsky.social will moderate "Building post-disaster resilience into your community," on Tuesday, April 1.
neighborhoodeconomics.org/asheville/
March 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Disaster recovery experts offer a roadmap for community, health at the upcoming Neighborhood Economics conference in Asheville, NC.
ImpactAlpha's @davidbank.bsky.social will moderate "Building post-disaster resilience into your community," on Tuesday, April 1.
neighborhoodeconomics.org/asheville/
ImpactAlpha's @davidbank.bsky.social will moderate "Building post-disaster resilience into your community," on Tuesday, April 1.
neighborhoodeconomics.org/asheville/
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☎️ Join Social Capital Partners' @jonshell.bsky.social, Ownership Capital Lab's Alison Lingane, Apis & Heritage's Michael Brownrigg, Lafayette Square Institute's Jack Moriarty, on ImpactAlpha's "Sharing the wealth through employee ownership" call tomorrow.
#RSVP now.
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#RSVP now.
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March 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
☎️ Join Social Capital Partners' @jonshell.bsky.social, Ownership Capital Lab's Alison Lingane, Apis & Heritage's Michael Brownrigg, Lafayette Square Institute's Jack Moriarty, on ImpactAlpha's "Sharing the wealth through employee ownership" call tomorrow.
#RSVP now.
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#RSVP now.
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Our latest project is taking us on the road. Read all about it @impactalpha.com.
🆕 How economic opportunity, vibrant communities and positive shared prosperity could mean a win for everyone.
Over the next several months, ImpactAlpha's Re:Construction project will share examples of successful wealth-building initiatives.
impactalpha.com/reconstructi...
Over the next several months, ImpactAlpha's Re:Construction project will share examples of successful wealth-building initiatives.
impactalpha.com/reconstructi...
March 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Our latest project is taking us on the road. Read all about it @impactalpha.com.
Read @roodgally.bsky.social’s latest on employee ownership up now at @impactalpha.com.
🇨🇦 Employee ownership is becoming something of a nationalist rallying cry in Canada.
The pitch: Strengthen the country’s economic sovereignty by keeping businesses out of the hands of American investors and instead putting them in the hands of Canadian workers.
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The pitch: Strengthen the country’s economic sovereignty by keeping businesses out of the hands of American investors and instead putting them in the hands of Canadian workers.
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In Canada, employee ownership trusts offer a path to shared prosperity and national sovereignty
Three out of four small- and mid-sized businesses in Canada are projected to change hands over the next decade.
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March 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Read @roodgally.bsky.social’s latest on employee ownership up now at @impactalpha.com.
I’m looking forward to @impactalpha.com’s employee ownership conversation with guests from:
💡Ownership Capital Lab
💡Lafayette Square Institute
💡Social Capital Partners
💡Essential Owners Fund
Hope you can join other Agents of Impact on Wednesday, March 26. RSVP below.
💡Ownership Capital Lab
💡Lafayette Square Institute
💡Social Capital Partners
💡Essential Owners Fund
Hope you can join other Agents of Impact on Wednesday, March 26. RSVP below.
Fund managers are introducing a range of new models for investing in employee ownership transitions.
Agents of Impact will share emerging strategies for financing employee-led buyouts.Join ImpactAlpha for our March 26th employee ownership call.
#RSVP today.
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Agents of Impact will share emerging strategies for financing employee-led buyouts.Join ImpactAlpha for our March 26th employee ownership call.
#RSVP today.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I’m looking forward to @impactalpha.com’s employee ownership conversation with guests from:
💡Ownership Capital Lab
💡Lafayette Square Institute
💡Social Capital Partners
💡Essential Owners Fund
Hope you can join other Agents of Impact on Wednesday, March 26. RSVP below.
💡Ownership Capital Lab
💡Lafayette Square Institute
💡Social Capital Partners
💡Essential Owners Fund
Hope you can join other Agents of Impact on Wednesday, March 26. RSVP below.
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🗣️ Choose your words carefully. ImpactAlpha enlisted ChatGPT for this week's #impinv recap using language that apparently triggers the Trump administration.
How many weaponized phrases can you spot?
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How many weaponized phrases can you spot?
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March 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🗣️ Choose your words carefully. ImpactAlpha enlisted ChatGPT for this week's #impinv recap using language that apparently triggers the Trump administration.
How many weaponized phrases can you spot?
impactalpha.com/the-week-in-...
How many weaponized phrases can you spot?
impactalpha.com/the-week-in-...
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DFIs can play a key role in originating, de-risking and sharing EMDE assets with private investors.
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Climate and development challenges spur development finance institutions to unlock private capital
Another month, another climate record smashed. This time, it is the warmest January ever recorded. Even climate scientists are mystified about the extent ...
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March 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
DFIs can play a key role in originating, de-risking and sharing EMDE assets with private investors.
impactalpha.com/climate-and-...
impactalpha.com/climate-and-...
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A federal judge is set to hold a hearing today on Climate United's request for a temporary restraining order after the US Environmental Protection Agency's Lee Zeldin officially terminated $20 billion in green lending financing under the Inflation Reduction Act.
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EPA raises the stakes in battle over $20 billion in green bank grants
Capping a day of legal maneuvering, Environmental Protection Agency chief Lee Zeldin officially terminated $20 billion in green lending financing under the Inflation Reduction Act.
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March 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A federal judge is set to hold a hearing today on Climate United's request for a temporary restraining order after the US Environmental Protection Agency's Lee Zeldin officially terminated $20 billion in green lending financing under the Inflation Reduction Act.
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In this week’s LP/GP newsletter:
🎯 African capital for African private equity.
🎯 Sustainable investing with Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund.
🎯 Billion-dollar impact funds.
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🎯 African capital for African private equity.
🎯 Sustainable investing with Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund.
🎯 Billion-dollar impact funds.
impactalpha.com/lp-gp-africa...
LP / GP: African capital for African private equity
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Welcome to this week’s ImpactAlpha LP/GP, where we take you inside the real business of impact investing, with a ...
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March 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In this week’s LP/GP newsletter:
🎯 African capital for African private equity.
🎯 Sustainable investing with Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund.
🎯 Billion-dollar impact funds.
impactalpha.com/lp-gp-africa...
🎯 African capital for African private equity.
🎯 Sustainable investing with Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund.
🎯 Billion-dollar impact funds.
impactalpha.com/lp-gp-africa...
Read more from today’s @impactalpha.com Brief.
@climateunited.bsky.social is today expected to ask a judge to unblock some $7 billion in funds frozen in accounts at Citibank because of Trump administration threats.
The coalition filed suit against the EPA and Citi on Saturday for illegally withholding funds.
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The coalition filed suit against the EPA and Citi on Saturday for illegally withholding funds.
impactalpha.com/climate-unit...
Climate United carries legal banner in battle for the green bank
Beth Bafford is fighting to bring the benefits of clean energy and green jobs to communities across the US. To do so, she ...
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March 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Read more from today’s @impactalpha.com Brief.
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ImpactAlpha's @amy-cortese.bsky.social spoke with two Capricorn investment team members about the firm’s GP stakes strategy, the need for fund managers to specialize, and what’s next in impact.
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Capricorn stakes out the next wave of large-scale impact fund managers (Q&A)
Capricorn has taken minority stakes in about a dozen impact fund managers it thinks can help drive the transition to a sustainable economy
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March 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
ImpactAlpha's @amy-cortese.bsky.social spoke with two Capricorn investment team members about the firm’s GP stakes strategy, the need for fund managers to specialize, and what’s next in impact.
impactalpha.com/capricorn-st...
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Across venture capital, and private equity and debt, limited partners and general partners are seeking alpha in impact. But the ecosystem of owners and managers deploying capital for positive impact remains fragmented.
Sign up for a free 30-day trial of ImpactAlpha LP/GP.
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Sign up for a free 30-day trial of ImpactAlpha LP/GP.
impactalpha.com/lp-gp/
February 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Across venture capital, and private equity and debt, limited partners and general partners are seeking alpha in impact. But the ecosystem of owners and managers deploying capital for positive impact remains fragmented.
Sign up for a free 30-day trial of ImpactAlpha LP/GP.
impactalpha.com/lp-gp/
Sign up for a free 30-day trial of ImpactAlpha LP/GP.
impactalpha.com/lp-gp/