ALMA Sustainable Finance

👉 🎺 DYK that 54% of inclusive #fintechs don’t make it past their 1st funding round?? 😳 New research from CGAP shows how innovative #assetmanagers like ALMA are using data integrations 🤜🤛 and flexible financing structures 💳 to tackle the $4.9 trillion #MSME credit gap. 🧐 Check out the new CGAP publication: "Innovative Financing for Inclusive Credit Fintechs in Africa” 🌍 to learn more about the growth of fintechs in Africa and the financing options for early-stage to mature stage companies: https://lnkd.in/dGJzEsVU Authors: David Kruijff Alexander G. Sotiriou #inclusivefinance #emergingmarkets #privatecredit #sustainablefinance

If you missed our (all-female! 🙌🏽 ) Flowcarbon-hosted panel alongside the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, MicroEnergy Credits, and Sylvera during #NYCW, don't despair! The full session is now available, check it out below 🎬 #CarbonSmart #ClimateAction #VCM #climatefinance

ALMA's next stop: 🇨🇴 #COP16 UN Biodiversity Conference in Cali, Colombia! ALMA's technical advisor, Catalina Mejia, will be on hand to participate in several finance & biodiversity events, including with the Principles for Responsible Investment. ☎️ Reach out to set up a meet up in Cali! #RumboALaCOP18 #COP16Colombia #sustainablefinance #PazConLaNaturaleza #carbonfinance

📅 ALMA's director of investments Corissa Steiner is attending #AFSIC2024 this week in London, if you are an Africa-based company seeking growth capital, we'd love to chat about our new investment vehicle which aims to reach micro and SME lenders, fintechs, renewable energy, and climate and carbon businesses. See you there! 💡 #sustainableinvesting #debt #financialinclusion #carboncredits #impactinvesting #Africa #growth #sustainabledevelopment

If you're at #NYCW on Monday--don't miss our panel discussion at #CarbonSmart! 👉 "Prepare for Financing the Future: Driving Climate Action Through Collaborative Funding Models" -with- Shirin Jamshidi, Director of Investments, US DFC Annalise Downey, Head of Climate Consulting, Sylvera Nicole Pasricha, Head of Climate and Impact, Alma April Allderdice Allerdice, CEO, MicroEnergy Credits Lara Pierpoint, Managing Director, Trellis This panel will explore how financial institutions, carbon buyers, and innovative financial mechanisms, like the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) recent $5.1 billion in approved transactions, are advancing global climate initiatives. Experts will discuss how collaborative funding models, environmental attribute certificates (EACs), and voluntary carbon market rating platforms are driving transparency, accountability, and impact in climate finance. The session will highlight how these tools incentivize clean energy investments and support the path to net-zero, offering new ways to create value in climate strategies. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gssH8AhV #CarbonSmart #sustainability #blockchain #AI #carbonmarket #climateaction #tech #carbonfinance #voluntarycarbonmarkets

If you're at #NYCW on Monday--don't miss our panel discussion at #CarbonSmart! 👉 "Prepare for Financing the Future: Driving Climate Action Through Collaborative Funding Models" -with- Shirin Jamshidi, Director of Investments, US DFC Annalise Downey, Head of Climate Consulting, Sylvera Nicole Pasricha, Head of Climate and Impact, Alma April Allderdice Allerdice, CEO, MicroEnergy Credits Lara Pierpoint, Managing Director, Trellis This panel will explore how financial institutions, carbon buyers, and innovative financial mechanisms, like the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) recent $5.1 billion in approved transactions, are advancing global climate initiatives. Experts will discuss how collaborative funding models, environmental attribute certificates (EACs), and voluntary carbon market rating platforms are driving transparency, accountability, and impact in climate finance. The session will highlight how these tools incentivize clean energy investments and support the path to net-zero, offering new ways to create value in climate strategies. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gssH8AhV #CarbonSmart #sustainability #blockchain #AI #carbonmarket #climateaction #tech #carbonfinance #voluntarycarbonmarkets

🌍⏰ The countdown is on…7 days till #ClimateWeekNYC! ALMA will be present all week, connecting with partners to expand our #climate and #carbon portfolio! Here are some spots to find us 👇 1️⃣ Mon., Sept. 23 at CarbonSmart (https://lnkd.in/eZFpzdww) hosted by Flowcarbon, where ALMA’s Nicole Pasricha and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s Shirin Jamshidi will jointly launch our new Sunbird 2X Investment Vehicle, offering debt for climate entrepreneurs 🌱 2️⃣ Tues., Sept. 24 at Financing Your Climate Startup (https://lu.ma/4jons7od), where ALMA’s Corissa Steiner will discuss off-balance sheet finance for climate along with industry leaders from SVB, Ezra Climate and others 🏦 3️⃣ Wed., Sept. 25 at the 2X Investor Meetup NYCW, hosted by 2X Global and Kuramo Capital Management, to connect with other gender-lens climate investors 🚺 4️⃣ Thurs., Sept. 26 at The People-Centric Energy Transition in Asia Pacific, hosted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and AVPN, to learn how investors are accelerating the renewables transition.⚡ 😍 Somewhere else we should be or want to meet up? Drop us a dm - look forward to seeing you! 💡🌿 #ClimateAction #SustainableFinance #CarbonMarkets #CleanEnergy #NatureBasedSolutions #ImpactInvesting #ALMA #ClimateWeek #NYCW #Carbonmarkets Gautam Ivatury, Eli Popack, Chesky (Jonathan) Malamud, Catalina Mejia, Joanne Mabin

We're very excited to 'officially' join the 2X Global family and help our #fintech and #climate borrowers to advance on their #gender-smart goals! #GLI #Genderlensinvesting #WEE #sustainablefinance

🎉 Join us in welcoming KrediYA to the ALMA family, as they help democratize access to finance and technology across #LatinAmerica! 🙌 #fintech #DFS #latam #sustainabledebt #impactinvesting

👉 Pleased to announce our collaboration with Solara, helping Mexican SMEs go solar, for less ☀