Jay Koh, Managing Director of the Lightsmith Group, joins Molly Wood from NPR Marketplace Tech to discuss how the coronavirus crisis changes the calculus for the fight against climate change. View article
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Following the UN Climate Action Summit in NYC, Jay Koh, Managing Director of the Lightsmith Group, is featured in another episode of NPR Marketplace Tech sharing his thoughts on the real opportunities that exist today to invest in climate in adaptation and resilience. View article
Jay Koh, Managing Director of the Lightsmith Group, is featured in an episode of NPR Marketplace Tech sharing his ideas for how Bezos' $10 billion climate plan could help to catalyze and mobilize the funding needed to close the climate financing gap. View article
Jay Koh, Managing Director of the Lightsmith Group, is interviewed by Forbes about Lightsmith's climate adaptation- and resilience-focused investment strategy. View article
Jay Koh, Managing Director of the Lightsmith Group, is featured in another episode of NPR Marketplace Tech, hosted by Molly Wood and produced by Stephanie Hughes, discussing the funding and capital needed to scale resilience technologies and solutions. View article
Jay Koh, Managing Director of the Lightsmith Group, is featured in an episode of NPR Marketplace Tech, hosted by Molly Wood and produced by Stephanie Hughes, exploring how technology can help us manage the risks and impacts of climate change. View article
Jay Koh’s new firm, Lightsmith Group, is working with an incubator on plan to bring fund to market View article
At the 2nd Annual Finance for Adaptation Technologies & Solutions Roundtable (FASTR) held during London Climate Action Week 2020, investors and other stakeholders agree that climate adaptation and resilience is a real opportunity Private sector engagement and investment in climate adaptation continue to move into the mainstream, and leading public and private stakeholders outline new and [...]
New commitments to scaling up climate adaptation investment announced at inaugural Finance for Adaptation Technologies & Solutions Roundtable (FASTR) event during London Climate Week 2019 A number of public and private institutions outlined new financings, projects, studies, risk analyses, measurement methodologies, and other initiatives for climate adaptation, paving the way for greater private sector action [...]
The Lightsmith Group Receives $1.6 Million of Funding from Nordic Development Fund and Global Environment Facility for Climate Resilience Investment Strategy Lightsmith Will Use the Funding to Complete Development of and to Launch the First Private Sector Investment Strategy for Climate Adaptation and Resilience Bonn, Germany – November 13, 2017: The Lightsmith Group [...]
The Lab launches a new class of sustainable finance instruments NEW YORK, September 20, 2017—Today, investors and government representatives met in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly and New York Climate Week to launch a new class of businesses and initiatives that will mobilize finance for addressing climate change. Founded in 2014, the [...]
