Ryan Hibbison

Norrsken22 closed its debut fund at an oversubscribed $205m with support from its namesake foundation to invest primarily in sub-Saharan growth-stage companies.

The climate-focused impact investor’s portfolio is already made up of almost 33% underrepresented founders, and it wants to double that with its sophomore effort.

Rogue Women's Fund uses part of its management fee to fund support programmes for female founders, including providing a personal leadership coach, financial coach and a family stipend, says managing partner Caroline Lewis.