Blog by Stephan Peters

We are delighted to announce the ICFA Cohort of 2019-1 Spring:

Terra Global, a climate mitigation and REDD+ fund project investing in Colombian landscape management and forestry; Social Investment Managers & Advisors / Clean Cooking Alliance (now Enabling Qapital), a climate mitigation fund proje...

2019-05-03 16:20:26 - Comment(s)
17 applicants had a full and intense day here in Luxembourg, participating in an exciting workshop on legal and regulatory structuring, fund management companies and impact management and measurement. They also pitched their project in front of an audience of more than 40 experts in climate fin...
2019-02-13 08:29:35 - Comment(s)
We are delighted to announce the launch of the call for expression of interest for the ICFA Cohort 2019-1 Spring. Fund managers are invited to make themselves formally known to the ICFA by sending an email to info@icfa.lu. before December 31 st 2018, midnight CET. The ICFA is dedicated to innovati...
2018-12-07 18:08:12 - Comment(s)

On November 7th 2018, at Climate-KIC's Climate Innovation Summit in Dublin, the ICFA was part of the jury of the Finance Incubator Competition, together with representatives from Convergence and the Green Climate Fund, where, after having presented their fund projects, 3 out of 7 start-ups were sele...

2018-11-08 18:35:46 - Comment(s)
The ICFA Luxembourg held its second Training Workshop for its 2018 Cohort from October 16th til 19th, 2018. Our selected Fund Managers from Empower New Energy, Serimus Hydro, Uberis, Akipeo and the Lightsmith Group attended four days of training sessions here in Luxembourg at the House of Start-ups....
2018-10-23 10:11:49 - Comment(s)
Check out the latest edition of Luxembourg for Finance's e-magazine LEO Mag, featuring an article about the ICFA winners. The article states how the ICFA helps creating the climate finance leaders of tomorrow and gives the opportunity to the Fund Managers to explain their innovative projects and how...
2018-10-01 18:43:36 - Comment(s)
The ICFA Luxembourg held its first Training Workshop for the selected Fund Managers of the 2018 Cohort on July 3rd and 4th, 2018. Empower New Energy, Serimus, Uberis, Akipeo and the Lightsmith Group attended two days of training sessions, enthusiastically participating in discussions on impact strat...
2018-07-06 14:21:29 - Comment(s)
As an Honorary Cohort Member of the ICFA, you will receive all the benefits a normal Cohort Member would receive, except for the support services envelope, the working capital loan, and the coaching from an experienced coach. The benefits that they will still be able to make use of are:
  • Credibil...
2018-07-01 09:00:21 - Comment(s)
We are thrilled to announce that the International Climate Finance Accelerator Luxembourg will be located in the brand-new House of Start-ups from May 2018. The contract has been signed today between Carlo Thelen, Director General at the Chambre de Commerce for the Host and Jennifer de Nijs, Mi...
2018-04-25 14:45:37 - Comment(s)
The ICFA Luxembourg held its first workshop for the 2018 Cohort applicants on March 26th, 2018. 17 applicants participated in an exciting day full of information sessions and interactive discussions around legal and regulatory structuring of funds and fund management companies, impact management and...
2018-04-12 18:45:14 - Comment(s)