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Citizens want to be part of the energy transition

By Blog, Impact financing, Invesdor, News, StartGreen Capital

Expert blog – August 22, 2024

Wind farms play a crucial role in the energy transition. Crowdfunding platform Invesdor, which was founded in 2012 by StartGreen as Oneplanetcrowd, has already completed two very successful citizen participation campaigns this year: Wind farm Friesland and Westermeerwind Wind Farm. In both cases, the available bonds were sold out in no time. In this blog, Ellen Hensbergen, Managing Director of Invesdor, explains the huge success of citizen participation in wind farms. Read More

With more manure digesters we can achieve green gas targets

By Blog, Overijssel Energy Fund, Impact financing, News, StartGreen Capital

Expert blog – June 27, 2024

There is a lot of interest in manure fermentation. This makes sense, because livestock farmers can use their manure to produce green gas and make good money from it. In this blog, Willem Dubbelman, biogas expert at Energiefonds Overijssel, explains what manure fermentation is, what the pros and cons are and why he believes there should be more manure digesters. Read More

Visa Foundation partners with Borski Fund: Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment

By Borski Fund, Impact financing, News, StartGreen Capital
June 20, 2024

In 2022, Visa Foundation was looking for a European fund to invest in that would help advance equitable access to capital for women-led businesses. Najada Kumbuli and her team investigated more than 300 funds in Europe. Borski Fund was one of the first to make the cut. In this interview, Najada explains what makes this partnership invaluable. 

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How does Borski Fund help close the funding gap for female founders?

By Blog, Borski Fund, Impact financing, News, StartGreen Capital

Expert blog – April 11, 2024

In addition to co-founding StartGreen Capital, Laura Rooseboom is co-founder and partner of Borski Fund. This fund improves access to capital for growth companies with a diverse team and a female (co-)founder. In this blog, Laura shares her insights into the investment landscape and gives tips to starting female entrepreneurs looking for venture capital.
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StartGreen sees opportunities in grid congestion

By Blog, Overijssel Energy Fund, Impact financing, News, StartGreen Capital

Expert blog – March 19, 2024

Grid congestion is a hot topic, especially in the world of impact investing. On the one hand, we would like to accelerate the energy transition, on the other hand, we are limited in this by the infrastructure of our electricity grid. Joost Vlot, Investment Manager at Energiefonds Overijssel, one of the funds that StartGreen manages, explains how grid congestion could arise and how StartGreen helps to solve the traffic jam on the electricity highway.
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The BespaarGarant Fonds helps entrepreneurs become more sustainable

By Blog, Impact financing, News, StartGreen Capital

Expert blog – January 4, 2024

Sice last June, StartGreen has been managing the BespaarGrant Fonds. Entrepreneurs who want to make their business premises more sustainable can turn to the fund for financing. Noura Hzami, Investment Analyst at Energiefonds Overijssel, explains in this blog how StartGreen contributes to the success of the BespaarGarant Fonds.

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Increasing emphasis on impactful and sustainable investing

By Impact financing, News, StartGreen Capital

Interview – September 7, 2023

In a double interview in Management Scope tell our Managing Partner Laura Rooseboom and Edwin de Graaf from Guild Healthcare about their role as investors in companies shaping the transition to a better world. They realize that with the financial resources they are in a position to make a change. 'Global warming, refugee flows… the challenges are clear.'

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