Global nonprofit Accion announced that its seed-stage investment initiative Accion Venture Lab is adding $33M to its initial capital pool, with the launch of a new $23M fund and an additional, separate $10M investment from Accion. The new fund brings together a group of third-party impact and commercial investors that share Venture Lab’s commitment to
Destacame, an online platform—and Accion partner—through which consumers manage and build their financial health—is speaking about the important role data plays in opening doors for the underserved. The platform analyzes alternative data to create credit profiles for each user, which they package accessibly, in order to empower customers to understand their finances, access appropriate services,