Tag: Latin America

Chilean wind farms grab US$135M in investments

Renewable energy wind farmers in Chile won nine-figure funding to boost capitalization and construction of more wind energy infrastructure projects. The funding should increase the country's transformation to non-conventional renewable energies, currently around 18 percent of the country’s energy, 47 percent of which is represented by solar energy.

How 3 Social Enterprises in Colombia are Making Impact

Social enterprises, more pertinent than ever in Colombia
Mariángela Ramírez of Medellin-based Colombia Reports, a news hub of about 150,000 unique visitors for audiences in North America, Europe and readers of the New York Times, Huffington Post and Fox News, reports from the field on how three social enterprises are making impact in Colombia. First...

Chivas Ventures Unveils Top 30 Global Social Enterprise Finalists

March 20th, 2017 Chivas Regal unveils $1 million global social enterprise finalists
Chivas Ventures has announced 30 finalists out of about 6,000 startups across the planet at its accelerator program at. The innovative and diverse group of 30 will go to Los Angeles in July to claim a share of $1 million in cash.

Impact Investing in Latin America Reaches $1.2B, Survey Says

Impact investing in the region is growing but is not nearly as robust as those of other regions like in Europe or North America. The study cites weak networks, finding investment-ready deals, gender bias and regulatory friction as the main factors.