Tagged: green

June 23, 2021 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Solfácil, a solar Fintech based in Brazil, has raised a $30 million Series B funding round led by top Fintech VC QED Investors. According to a note from Solfácil, the round is the largest venture capital injection in the distributed solar sector in Brazil.  Existing… Read More

June 17, 2021 @ 11:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Goobit Group and Xpecunia Nordic are collaborating on “green” cryptocurrency. The deal gives Goobit exclusivity to sell Xpecunia Nordic-produced crypto across the Nordic countries. Those coins are produced with green energy like solar and will be available on Goobit’s BTCX exchange. “BTCX is Sweden’s oldest… Read More

May 19, 2021 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

WiseAlpha, a corporate bond trading platform providing access to smaller investors, says it has added green bonds to its marketplace for the first time. The initial bonds are from AMP Clean Energy and Canary Wharf Group. The company said its decision to list green bonds… Read More

April 15, 2021 @ 10:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Solar investment marketplace Trine is reporting that a debt offering seeking €750 000 closed in just 5 hours, the fastest loan funded through Trine’s impact investment platform to date. The investment platform said that the debt financing for Redavia, a firm offering solar farms to… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 10:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Tred, a UK-based green debit card, has successfully secured its initial £400,000 funding target through equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The campaign has attracted more than 300 Crowdcube investors. Founded in 2019, Tred claims to be the first UK green debit card that allows users track, reduce and offset… Read More

March 24, 2021 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sugi, a UK-based green investment mobile app, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £385,000 raised. The funding round, which originally sought to raise £350,000 has attracted 275 Crowdcube investors. Sugi is now offering 3.62% in equity at a £9.5 million… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd has partnered with Waterfund to build an investment portfolio of 15 water and Agtech companies. According to a release, Waterfund has committed $50 million of capital to the OurCrowd managed portfolio, with an initial investment completed in Plenty, Inc., a vertical farming firm. Simultaneously,… Read More

March 7, 2021 @ 9:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Sugi, a UK-based green investment mobile app, has successfully secured its initial £350,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The campaign, which recently made its debut, has already attracted more than 170 Crowdcube investors. Sugi describes itself as a new way for everyday… Read More

February 12, 2021 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK digital banking group Tandem Bank announced on Friday it launched its new Green Instant Access Saver, knowing how most UK customers would opt for green options when it comes to their money. The company reported that in a recent survey carried out by the… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Orbital Marine Power Ltd., the developer of the world’s “leading floating tidal turbine technology,” has successfully secured nearly £1.9 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round launched last month and early access investors were able to push Orbital Marine past its… Read More

December 17, 2020 @ 9:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Online pension provider PensionBee has introduced a fossil-fuel-free fund, which has been developed through a partnership with Legal & General Investment Management  (LGIM). Emma Douglas, Head of DC at LGIM, remarked: “We believe that investing in companies who are positioned to capture the benefits from… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 1:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Early access investors for the securities offering in Orbital Marine Power Ltd have already pushed the company past its £1 million funding target in less than one week. The offering is now live to the public on Crowdcube. According to the offering page, investors are… Read More

November 30, 2020 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

This past summer, Tandem Bank acquired Allium Lending Group, a green finance platform. The targeted lending platform may boost Tandem’s business in the growing interest of ESG finance. In a note distributed by Tandem, the challenger bank says that more than half the UK population… Read More

November 18, 2020 @ 11:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sugi, an app that allows users to keep track of the carbon impact of their investment portfolio, has introduced the public beta version of its platform in the United Kingdom. Sugi has been developed specifically for retail investors. It’s free to use and allows users… Read More

November 14, 2020 @ 5:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based PensionBee, an online pensions provider, is reportedly planning to introduce a fossil-fuel-free investment option for its customers. The new investment plan may be suitable for clients who would prefer to exclude coal, oil, gas, tobacco, and arms manufacturers from their investment portfolios. PensionBee’s latest… Read More

November 6, 2020 @ 7:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland is establishing a Green Fintech Network in order to help the country take advantage of the different opportunities offered by sustainable finance solutions. As stated in the announcement: “The Federal Council sees sustainable finance as a great opportunity for the Swiss financial centre. The… Read More

August 30, 2020 @ 10:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Green, a UK-based digital energy buying and managing platform, is set to close its Seedrs funding round with nearly £300,000 secured from 630 investors. Founded in 2019, Green describes itself as an energy supplier that was set up with three main goals, which are… Read More

August 26, 2020 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

In partnership with Abundance Investment, Warrington Borough Council is raising £1 million via a Community Municipal Investment (CMI), as part of an effort to beat the UK government’s 2050 net-zero target by a full 20 years, according to a note from the crowdfunding platform. Abundance… Read More

July 4, 2020 @ 11:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bruce Davis, the co-founder and joint MD at Abundance (previously Abundance Generation), a UK-based online investment platform which aims to offer “ethical” and “socially beneficial” investments that contribute to a green economy, is reportedly supporting the IMF’s argument that the UK government must focus on a… Read More

March 3, 2020 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lender LendInvest is now offering a green friendly initiative where Bridge-to-Let borrowers are now eligible to benefit from a cashback when they improve the EPC rating (or Energy Efficiency Rating) of a property during the term of their loan. LendInvest states that borrowers may… Read More