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.
The firm's targets include everything from a former VC-backed tech start-up to the division of a major Fortune 100 business.
Bridges aims to add decarbonisation projects and expand its European footprint for its sixth vintage of its flagship real estate impact strategy, NPM has learned.
Urban decarbonisation VC 2150, incubated by Nordic real estate manager NREP, closed its first fund on €268m in 2021 – the largest known VC fund in this sector.
Wollemi Capital will use the money raised to make investments in companies, as well as build up its operations, according to founders Tim Bishop and Paul Hunyor.
Fund I is expected to wrap up 'in the next few months', sources told affiliate title Buyouts.
This year's exclusive list of private markets' largest managers of impact capital has grown in line with an expanding universe and continued fundraising.
Velo Capital, the recently formed group’s credit arm, will target financing opportunities including ‘brown-to-green’ schemes.
Carbon Equity – which funnels high-net-worth individuals' capital into managers like Energy Impact Partners and Lightrock – has raised €50m from 100 investors.
The firm has raised A$150m for its Environmental Opportunities Fund.