The Catalyst Fund
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The Catalyst Fund

The Catalyst Fund is a women-led venture capital fund and accelerator backing early-stage, high impact tech startups building solutions to manage climate risks, adapt livelihoods and build a climate-resilient future in Africa.

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Circulate Capital Ocean Fund LAC 
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Circulate Capital Ocean Fund LAC 

Circulate Capital Ocean Fund LAC, managed by Circulate Capital, is the first fund dedicated to fighting plastic pollution and advancing the circular economy in Latin America & the Caribbean. Plastics, a major pollution and carbon source, have low recycling rates and collection is primarily done by the informal sector, which tends to be overwhelmingly female, with little agency or protection. disproportionately impact vulnerable women in emerging markets. The fund invests in companies and technologies to improve and expand waste collection, sorting, processing, and recycling, primarily in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and the Caribbean.

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KawiSafi Fund II
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KawiSafi Fund II

KawiSafi Fund II is a fund specialised in the green energy transition and decarbonization strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa with the aim of positively impacting the livelihoods of 50M people and offsetting 50M tonnes of CO2e. The fund, managed by a diverse, experienced and locally-based team with an existing track record, is making late venture and early growth equity investments across four key themes: energy transition, green productivity, mobility and logistics, and carbon and natural solutions, which they view as key to unlocking low-carbon growth for a climate resilient future in Africa.

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The 22 Fund
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The 22 Fund

The 22 Fund invests in clean and sustainable tech-based, export-oriented manufacturing with a racial, gender, climate and social justice lens in order to generate above market returns and outsized impact. Their holistic investment approach targets systemic shifts to promote economic mobility, improved climate outcomes, and intergenerational wealth creation. The fund is focused on workforce development and reskilling to help ensure LMI communities, and women/WOC in particular, are not left behind by the transition to Industry 4.0 and a green economy.

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Unconventional Ventures
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Unconventional Ventures

Unconventional Ventures (UV) was founded to bridge the persistent funding and power gap between early stage investors and diverse founders in the Nordics. It focuses on strong diverse founders - identifying as women, people of colour, immigrants and/or LGBTQ+- who are developing impact-driven climate, health and education solutions to challenges identified through their own professional and lived experience.

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