25 April 2018 This renewables infrastructure finance space is getting a bit popular, or maybe even crowded, in a good way. When the behemoths start jockeying for a place in the climate finance arena, Wall Street suddenly pays attention. Both announced recently: Morgan Stanley’s new commitment to finance clean-tech and renewable energy efforts by investing $250…
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The Profitable Path to Climate Change Reversal In3’s founder, Daniel Robin, and Bio4Climate’s chief scientist, Jim Laurie, both spoke at this Climate Reckoning 3-day Conference showing what is already working and within reach for profitably restoring our favorite planet, mama earth. Mr. Robin gave several practical examples — success stories that show how conservation, carbon…
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Daniel Robin of In3 Capital Partners facilitated an informal workshop at the Nov 2017 Climate Reckoning conference, at Harvard University. The workshop was held on Sun., Nov 19th, entitled “Selfless or Selfish: Fundraising for Purpose-Driven Organizations” and was very well received. Participant Eva Leung, founder of small not-for-profit Terra Cura, quoted Daniel’s comment about what it takes to…
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Doing social and environmental good in the post-Trump era By Daniel Robin Multiple recent articles (examples of EdTech in 2017 receiving $5m from the Kellogg Foundation, and many others) indicate that impact investing has reached investors of all ages and backgrounds, not just the liberal progressives on both US coasts, but hardcore angels and institutional investors…
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In3 Group and In3 Capital Partners launch “RAIN,” project readiness assessment and project finance platform, at LAC-CORE Finance Summit in Florida. In3 Group is silver sponsor of the summit, with Managing Partner Daniel Robin leading a briefing & workshop on this revolutionary expert system, and serving as a panelist to select the Top Innovators pitching at the LAC-CORE Finance Summit, held at the…
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Pitching to investors? What could possibly go wrong? Mistake #1 Lost rapport with funder due to ignoring their subtle, non-verbal (but usually highly visible) cues Presenters often pay more attention to what they are saying (and how they are saying it) than to how the listener is receiving their message. A classic example of this is…
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7 July 2016 in San Francisco Bay Area: Renewables on the Rise Venture Showcase The second Impact Innovation Investor Forum (I3F) in the series will focus on three rising stars using renewables for producing high-performance biomaterials (bioplastics), “upcycling” waste, and innovative FinTech for renewable energy project finance. See below for the presenting company profiles or contact us to propose a presentation, sponsorship or other collaboration.…
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Solving the Food/Water/Energy/Climate Conundrum New urban communities built around organic farming have grown in popularity recently. Well beyond conventional urban gardens, local food is the new green, with developers taking new pains to build for the segment of the population committed to responsible, healthy living. But water insecurity has reached new heights (as water table…
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Why developers (should) seek to use Project Finance versus Venture Capital or other methods Impact innovators can now take advantage of quite affordable, low-cost Project Finance, which is a “method of long-term financing of infrastructure and industrial projects based upon the projected cash flows of the project rather than the balance sheets of its sponsors.” …
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Large numbers of people around the world have experienced the removal of historic constraints. Attainment of their newfound freedoms coincides with more wealth, longer life spans, better communication, and an array of [social and environmental] problems that necessitate the creation of new solutions. – From Social Entrepreneurship … what everyone needs to know, by David…
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