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.
The UK solar fund has reached a first close on £327m.
Contrarian's LPs include Korys Investments, Molten Ventures and the Grantham Foundation.
LGT offshoot Lightrock – which raised $900m for its debut impact fund from LGT and its private banking clients – has secured €75m from Thailand’s Gulf Energy as it turns to external LPs for the fundraise.
STAFF II was preceded by the €50m INVL Baltic Forests Fund I, which generated 27% annual returns, according to a statement from the firm.
Investors in the fund include Japan's Norinchukin Bank and the New York State Common Retirement Fund.
Firm CEO Sol Trujillo says his long-term goal is to build 'a multibillion-dollar AUM firm that will endure for many generations'.
First-time fund manager Cornerstone VC has set out to prove that backing diverse entrepreneurs will deliver superior financial returns. Positive impact is a 'significant secondary benefit'.
The women-led firm is targeting $100m.
Tikehau is set to close its debut impact lending fund and is marketing regenerative agriculture, real estate decarbonisation and North America-focused decarbonisation funds – having set a climate AUM target of €5bn by 2025.