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Accelerating Appalachia

Accelerating Appalachia is the first of its kind nature based business accelerator connecting innovative businesses investors and mentors aligned with people place and prosperity. They attract and scale high impact seed stage businesses in the following sectors Farming Food Clean Energy Forest products (natural building) and non timber forest products (ginseng mushrooms fruit & nut trees) Fiber/ Textiles Craft Brewing/ Distilling Botanicals/Wellness Outdoor Industry and other innovative triple bottom line businesses with special consideration for innovators and entrepreneurs from marginalized populations.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: Global

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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California PACE (Calpace)

United States of America

CalPACE, the California PACE Association, is a 501(c)(6) association dedicated to the expansion of comprehensive health care services to the frail elderly through the Program of All-inclusive Care for Elderly (PACE).

Type: Foundation

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Capacity Building

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D3Jubilee

Republic of Korea

With an aim to build a fair and sustainable world for the next generation D3 invests in and supports startups improving lives of a neglected class of people.We discover technology based companies with innovative business ideas to address significant social issues and narrow socio economic gaps. We particularly pay attention to entrepreneurs who create excellent user experiences and build business models of high growth potential in the following impact areas

Type: Individual Investor

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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E10

Guatemala

E 10 is a boutique venture capital firm based in Guatemala City addressing emerging markets energy challenges. E 10 are focused on conscious high impact triple bottom line clean energy and energy related technology investments. E 10 help companies develop and integrate clean technologies and later co invest build and operate to scale. By having a hands on approach they leverage the engineering operational financing and commercial expertise and infrastructure to help technologies reach markets and scale rapidly.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Guatemala

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Energy Excelerator

United States of America

Energy Excelerator is a startup program dedicated to helping solve the world's energy challenges starting in Hawaii. Energy Excelerator help innovative companies succeed in Hawaii and the Asia Pacific with funding strategic relationships and a vibrant ecosystem. Energy Excelerator is primarily funded by the U.S. Office of Naval Research who made a $30M commitment to our program in 2013 U.S. Department of Energy and the corporate partners. Energy Excelerator focus on commercializing innovative solutions to the energy water transportation cybersecurity and agriculture challenges.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Energy

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Energy Savers

United States of America

Energy Saver is your source for information about saving energy and using renewable energy. From the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Building the new clean energy economy. Reducing nuclear dangers & environmental risks. Expanding the frontiers of knowledge via innovative scientific research.

Type: Government

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Energy

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Engie

France

ENGIE develops its businesses (power natural gas energy services) around a model based on responsible growth to take up today s major energy and environmental challenges meeting energy needs ensuring the security of supply fighting against climate change and maximizing the use of resources. The Group provides highly efficient and innovative solutions to individuals cities and businesses by relying on diversified gas supply sources flexible and low emission power generation as well as unique expertise in four key sectors independent power production liquefied natural gas renewable energy and energy efficiency services.ENGIE employs 152900 people worldwide and achieved revenues of 74.7 billion in 2014.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Global

Impact: Access to Energy

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Flat World Partners

United States of America

Flat World Partners is a next generation investment advisory firm solely focused on impact investments. We take a global active and transparent approach to our investment strategy seeking out the best in class opportunities that meet the needs of clients. We work alongside your investment team to build customized impact portfolios. We re constantly talking to the impact market conducting due diligence on managers products and direct investments to help you drive your business for generations to come.Our Mission is to drive more capital into impact investments. We believe we can achieve this by serving as a bridge between existing gaps in the market. We understand the challenges that you face when evaluating impact and hope to stand alongside you in achieving your impact goals.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Global

Impact: Access to Education

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MacArthur Foundation

United States of America

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just verdant and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows the Foundation works to defend human rights advance global conservation and security make cities better places and understand how technology is affecting children and society.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Americas

Impact: Access to Information

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Mosaic

United States of America

Mosaic is the first peer to peer lending platform for solar power. Mosaic provides borrowers access to affordable solar loans investors opportunities to invest in renewable power and clean energy supporters the power to spread wealth from the sun to their communities. Mosaic is enabling thousands of people to profit from the ongoing transition to a better energy future.

Type: Corporate

Geography: Northern America

Impact: Access to Energy

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Oak Investment Partners

United States of America

Oak Investment Partners is a multi stage venture capital firm. The primary investment focus is on high growth opportunities in Clean Energy Financial Services Technology Healthcare Information Technology Internet and Consumer. Over a 34 year history Oak has achieved a strong track record as a stage independent investor funding more than 495 companies at key points in their life cycle. Oak has been involved in the formation of companies funded spin outs of operating divisions and technology assets and provided growth equity to mid and late stage private businesses and to public companies through PIPE investments. Oak has helped innovators exploit new business opportunities and anticipate trends through long term relationships that endure the changing economic landscape. Our accomplishments can be best recognized through the success of our companies and the ability to deliver consistent performance over time.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Energy

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SunFunder

Kenya

Since 2012 SunFunder has provided $77m debt financing to 46 solar borrowers in Africa and Asia directly improving energy access for over 5m people and mitigating more than 450k tons of CO2 emissions annually. SunFunder raises capital through private debt offerings and reached first close on its new $85m Solar Energy Transformation (SET) Fund in February 2019. The company exists to solve the financing bottleneck for off grid and weak grid solar providing working capital loans receivables financing and project financing to manufacturers distributors developers installers and retailers that provide solar energy in countries such as Tanzania Kenya Uganda Rwanda and Ghana.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Africa

Impact: Access to Energy

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Wunder Capital

United States of America

Wunder is an online investment platform that allows any accredited investor to access investment-grade solar projects across the country. Not only does this new and transparent way of investing in renewables represent a terrific opportunity for investors, it is also transforming the solar industry and helping to solve the current energy crisis.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services