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We invest in companies that can deliver top-tier venture capital returns and enable social, environmental and economic benefits. In fact, we believe healthy financial performance and positive social change are inherently connected. That’s why we invest in and help nurture outstanding entrepreneurs and companies in Cleantech, Information Technology, Sustainable Products and Services, and Healthcare.

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ZOLA Elec­tric, a Tes­la-backed com­pa­ny pro­vid­ing ener­gy to remote African vil­lages through solar and bat­ter­ies, has announced the deploy­ment of a new micro­grid sys­tem that is pow­er­ing 1,000 homes, schools, […]

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-Zero today announced it has closed a $105 mil­lion Series C to con­tin­ue scal­ing the adop­tion of its UV‑C tech­nol­o­gy to address a grow­ing health cri­sis: dis­in­fect­ing the indoor air […]

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News

Tech staffing unicorn Andela is buying a smaller industry peer, as startups are looking to combine amid a tough funding market

Business Insider
By April Joyner
March 9, 2023

Andela, the remote tech­ni­cal tal­ent start­up last val­ued at $1.5 bil­lion, is acquir­ing the engi­neer­ing tal­ent assess­ment plat­form Qual­i­fied, the CEOs of both com­pa­nies told Insid­er exclu­sive­ly. Found­ed in 2014 […]

Pitch perfect: how impact entrepreneurs can wow investors

Financial Times
By Sarah Murray
February 20, 2023

For­get ‘one size fits all’. The best fund­ing appeals are tai­lored to their audi­ence Nan­cy Pfund, founder and man­ag­ing part­ner of DBL Part­ners, a San Fran­­cis­­co-based ven­ture cap­i­tal and impact […]

R‑Zero Raises $105 Million Series C

techbuzz
By Mark Tullis
February 16, 2023

-Zero today announced it has closed a $105 mil­lion Series C to con­tin­ue scal­ing the adop­tion of its UV‑C tech­nol­o­gy to address a grow­ing health cri­sis: dis­in­fect­ing the indoor air […]

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