Latest Insights
There's no doubt that we are in challenging times. With all that's going on, the ClearlySo Team are still here, working hard to bring impact to investment, because our mission is still the same, in fact it’s never been more important. Below we share our latest updates and observations on what's going on in the industry.
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ClearlySo and clients open for business and providing support during COVID-19
ClearlySo responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, releasing an official statement and sharing positive steps its clients are taking to provide support during these challenging times.
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What’s happening in the investment market: Trends of Q1 2021
Shyan Khaleeli from the Investment Banking team at ClearlySo gives her analysis in this investor update
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The Growth of Tech for Good: Where technology meets impact investing
With the acceleration in tech solutions across sectors and industries, the ClearlySo team takes a look at how this is impacting the investor landscape.
Impact Funds
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ClearlySo in New Private Markets: Linking Carried Interest to Impact: the ‘Who?’ and the ‘Why?’
ClearlySo's David Gowenlock shares his comments on PE/VC managers beginning to link a fund's carried interest to positive social or environmental impacts in addition to a return hurdle...
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Webinar: Economic Recovery
We close out the year with our seventh and final webinar in the Impact Investment Funds series, this time taking a look at the highs and lows of...
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Eka Ventures announces $95m final close of its Impact VC fund, investing in companies focused on sustainability, healthcare and inclusivity
ClearlySo is delighted to see Eka Ventures close its UK focused Impact VC fund, sharing the mission of bringing impact investing to mainstream venture capital.
Agriculture & Food
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ClearlySo in the Financial Times: Funding boom for faux meat and dairy start-ups
David Gowenlock, Fund Advisory at ClearlySo weighs in on the rise in capital towards alt-protein based initiatives in this article by the FT.
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Webinar: The Future of Food
Missed our live session? Catch the recording of this webinar where ClearlySo's David Gowenlock, joined by exceptional guest speakers to dive into the subject of sustainability, the food...
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Blue Horizon Ventures announces €183m final close of first fund, investing in alternative proteins, synthetic biology, & cellular agriculture
Zurich-based food-tech investor gets backing from Institutional LPs for its flagship venture fund
Circular Economy
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Interview: Talking Circular Economy with bio-bean
To celebrate Circular Economy week, ClearlySo CTO, Theresa Lacey interviews senior members of the bio-bean team, George May (CCO) and Peter Griffiths (CFO) to spotlight this circular economy...
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Rethinking Circular Economy in Colour – An Interview with Colorifix
ClearlySo's Jon Wright delves deeper into circular economy this week as he interviews Chief Operating Officer of Colorifix, a company borrowing from nature to grow colour, eliminating the...
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Podcast: ClearlySo Waste-to-Energy Sector Insights
Digging deeper into the Energy & the Environment sector, Matias Wibowo shares his overview of the waste-to-energy sub-sector specifically, looking at interesting companies disrupting the space, in this...
Clean Energy
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Mitigating Climate Change: Supply and Demand
What can we do as individuals that is really going to make a difference? In the run-up to COP26, we outline an idea about how to empower and...
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Webinar: Sustainable Energy & Renewables
Kicking off Part II of the Impact Investment Funds Webinar Series, in partnership with Octopus and Paul Hastings, ClearlySo Founder & CEO, Rod Schwartz unpicks sustainable energy and...
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Zeigo raises £800,000 for AI-powered platform democratising access to renewable energy
ClearlySo helps London based renewable energy company, Zeigo, surpass its recent fundraising goal to develop its platform and scale its business.
Education
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Impact Investing: Education & Training Sector Insights
Head of Enterprises and Sector Lead for Education & Training, Chris Parsons shares his insight and observations of the current climate and its effects on investor appetite in...
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ClearlySo Catch-Up: Education & Training Edition
Education and the way children and young adults learn has seen much upheaval over the coming months; Theresa Lacey interviews our sector lead, Chris Parsons on the subject...
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BibliU raises $10 million to empower remote learning for students in the U.K. and the U.S.
This funding round allows BibliU to continue transforming how higher education institutions make textbooks and supplementary reading materials accessible to their students in the U.K. and the U.S.
Healthcare & Well-being
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Ten artificial intelligence companies to watch in the digital health sector
What is AI and how can it facilitate progress in finding and executing healthcare solutions? Find out exactly that and ClearlySo's shortlist of impactful businesses helping move the...
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ClearlySo Catch-Up: Healthcare & Well-being Edition
In the first of five in this series, CTO, Theresa Lacey sits down with our sector leads for Healthcare and Well-being to dissect what's been happening in their...
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IW Capital completes £2 million Series A fundraise for GPDQ as primary healthcare innovator helps to combat the COVID-19 pandemic
ClearlySo supports GPDQ in recent capital raise, introducing the company to IW Capital
Responsible Consumerism
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Consumer Technology: Innovation in the everyday
Uncovering the vast array of life management and consumer technology changing the way people live and manage their lives.
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ClearlySo Catch-Up: Responsible Consumerism Edition
Third in our interview series, Theresa Lacey discusses changes in this sector during the course of COVID-19 and what we might expect the investment landscape to look like...
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FuroSystems raises £750,000 to accelerate growth into the electric transport industry
The London-based brand joins the cycling revolution with news of its latest funding round, supporting improved mobility and cleaner air in cities.
