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Nancy Pfund, the founder and managing partner for DBL Partners, advises climate tech investors to “steer into uncharted waters,” like wildfire tech or biodiversity. Why she matters: Pfund, through DBL — which stands for Double Bottom…

DBL Partners was recognized as the Top Performing Venture (General) Fund Manager: America in the first annual edition of the Preqin Awards. This competitive honor is given to top industry performers across private capital and…

PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ZincFive®, the world leader in nickel-zinc (NiZn) battery-based solutions for immediate power applications, has announced a strategic partnership with Orion Infrastructure Capital (OIC). The capital investment will provide ZincFive up to $80 million…

Here’s the problem: The planet is burning, and there’s not much we can do about it. Forests are in peril not just because of the ravages of climate change, but because the industries that support…

Climate technology innovator Mast Reforestation is on a mission to mitigate the worst effects of a changing climate by replanting burnt forests in a cost-effective way. It also sells carbon credits to offset C02 and greenhouse…

Interview at the BNEF New York Summit     To watch the interview, please visit: Vimeo

There’s something to be said, too, for lower-level investment in the rickety wires meant to distribute the clean-energy future. “People aren’t that interested in their grid, except when it doesn’t work,” says Nancy Pfund, founder…

DBL was recognized as a 2023 ImpactAssets 50 Emerging Manager. The Emeritus Manager category recognizes impact investment fund managers who have achieved IA50 recognition for five or more years for their commitment to generating positive social,…

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 with an initial focus on…

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 investment firm, agrees. “You still…

-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 we breathe. Investors include BMO…