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From Subsidy to Discipline: DFIs vs Private Credit

From Subsidy to Discipline: DFIs vs Private Credit

DEAR JADE We are seeing a massive influx of private credit flooding into emerging markets that used to be exclusive Development Finance Institution (DFI) territory. Is this actually good for the energy transition, or does it just aggressively reprice the risk without improving outcomes on the ground? THE ANSWER Imagine

We want to launch a private credit fund with a sustainability mandate. What is the minimum viable structure to attract institutional LPs?

We want to launch a private credit fund with a sustainability mandate. What is the minimum viable structure to attract institutional LPs?

DEAR JADE The Minimum Viable Structure for Survival THE ANSWER Picture a boardroom in Mayfair. A fund manager has just finished a glossy, forty‑slide deck for a new 500 million dollar “sustainable credit” vehicle, rich with SDG logos, ESG integration slides, and carbon‑reduction metrics. The CIO of a

I Am a Climate Tech Founder in East Africa With Traction. Why Is No Investor Looking at Me

I Am a Climate Tech Founder in East Africa With Traction. Why Is No Investor Looking at Me

DEAR JADE 💡I Am a Climate Tech Founder in East Africa With Traction. Why Is No Institutional Investor Looking at Me I run a climate technology company in Kenya. We have 18 months of revenue, a paying customer base, and unit economics that work. I have been pitching to impact