The capital exists. The investor-ready businesses don't – yet. The WDI Academy is launching the Investor Readiness Program for founders in Africa, South & Southeast Asia, and Latin America. https://bit.ly/4oL0cTU #impactinvesting #eso #DFI

WDI is heading to #LondonClimateActionWeek. Sr. Directors Diana E. Páez (Energy and E-mobility) & Gagandeep Bakshi, CFA Bakshi (Impact Investing) will be on the ground for conversations at the intersection of energy & e-mobility & blended finance in emerging markets.

45% of the world now lives in cities - and urban heat is a growing crisis. Join CoolCoalition to explore passive cooling research from Brazil, Colombia and Burkina Faso. Tomorrow! Time: 09:00 – 10:00 AM ET Register today: https://bit.ly/4a5PaT1 #UrbanHeat #ClimateAction #PassiveCooling

45% of the world now lives in cities - and urban heat is a growing crisis. Join CoolCoalition to explore passive cooling research from Brazil, Colombia and Burkina Faso. Tomorrow! Time: 09:00 – 10:00 AM ET Register today: https://bit.ly/4a5PaT1 #UrbanHeat #ClimateAction #PassiveCooling

Africa captures 40% of global blended-finance deals, but just $6B of a $277B annual need. The problem: blended finance here substitutes for commercial capital instead of catalyzing it. New @nextbillion.bsky.social piece by WDI's Gagandeep Bakshi + Intellecap's Santosh Singh: https://bit.ly/4vQVTIO

The #Mobility & #Sustainability Case Collection from #WDIPublishing puts students in the driver's seat, tackling real decisions around #climate, #innovation, and #governance at some of the world's most recognized companies. https://bit.ly/4uuDrF4 #CaseStudy #BusinessSchool

Catalytic capital has one job: unlock new investment - not replace commercial capital. WDI​ CEO Wendy Taylor moderated this conversation at the Africa HealthTech Summit in Toronto. #AfricaHealthTech #CatalyticCapital #GlobalHealth

Founders get feedback from investors all the time. Rarely do they get to give it back. WDI + @acumen.org want to change that. "Founders in Focus" surveys founders across Africa, Asia & Latin America on their real experiences with impact capital. Survey closes June 26. Add your voice. 🔗

Wildfire season is now year-round. In June's case of the month from WDI Publishing, students explore how State Farm can stay viable in California's incendiary insurance market. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4odgR2d #Wildfires #ClimateRisk #BusinessEducation

Clean cooking taught us: distributing stoves isn't the same as reducing emissions. Clean cooling is approaching the same inflection point - and risks building infrastructure that incentivizes asset ownership, not outcomes.👇 https://bit.ly/4eQkxnT #worldenvironmentday

We're grateful to the 22 leaders from 11 countries who joined this spring's NGO Leadership Workshop in Bratislava, Slovakia. They were joined by a very special guest equally grateful for their work. Zuzana Čaputová, the former President of Slovakia. @umichWCEE

WDI's Gagandeep Bashki, Sr. Director of Impact Investing, is speaking at the Africa Impact Summit - a leading forum for impact investing and financial innovation across Africa. 🌍 #ImpactInvesting #NABII There's still time to register: https://africa-impact-summit-2026.businessroom.io/

At WDI, we know that thriving businesses in emerging markets are among the most powerful forces for change. We're hiring a Program Manager, Energy & Mobility, a role at intersection of clean energy, innovation ecosystems, & climate finance ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4b0CCxG

New WDI research: Beyond the Horizon examines what off-grid solar and clean cooking can teach the clean cooling sector - before it's too late to apply the lessons. https://bit.ly/4eQkxnT

New WDI research: Beyond the Horizon examines what off-grid solar and #CleanCooking can teach the #CleanCooling sector—before it's too late to apply the lessons. Access to affordable cooling is becoming a matter of survival for millions. 🌍 https://bit.ly/4eQkxnT

EVs built for Africa, by Africans. Wahu Mobility, Ghana's first homegrown EV manufacturer, is designing electric vehicles for African roads and the urban delivery riders who depend on them. Together, our co-learning journey has taken us far. https://bit.ly/4d8MfJU

🌍 24 countries. 60 universities. 100+ authors. One shared belief: that entrepreneurship in emerging markets deserves a place in every business classroom. To every author who submitted — thank you for bringing these stories to light! https://bit.ly/4ukJb4x

New from WDI Publishing: "Wahu Mobility: Scaling an E-mobility Enterprise in Ghana," examines an e-bike company balancing profitability, African-led development, and sustainability. Learn more about how this https://bit.ly/4sz8lLi

🗳️ This fall's Social Capital Markets conference is set for Chicago, and you have opportunity to shape this important event on the impact investing calendar. Below are our 2 proposed sessions with our partners, please vote us up! ➡️ https://bit.ly/4t9qZdQ

"Growth often asks us to sit with uncertainty, to look at ourselves honestly and to explore possibilities." Superb advice from Victoria Hädler, a coach for the Entrepreneurship Exchange. Undergrads, this is your last day to apply! https://bit.ly/429xBgo

Nearly 300 undergraduate students in Michigan, Egypt, Libya & Morocco have completed the Entrepreneurship Exchange since the WDI Academy launched the program in September. Wednesday (April 15) is the deadline for applications to join the final cohort. https://bit.ly/4sA3wkX

Climate change and health aren't separate crises in Africa. Martin P. Slawek of Open Capital and Rajat Chabba at WDI share why climate-health is Africa's next strategic investment frontier. https://bit.ly/4bQc4Og #climatehealth

Kenya's E2W market hits its tipping point by 2030. A $4.5B opportunity by 2035. The barrier isn't tech or demand — it's misaligned capital.Our new report with Intellecap maps the gaps and lays out a 4-phase roadmap to unlock financing at scale. 📄 https://bit.ly/4aYXGTu

⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING for the Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: 2026 Global Case Writing Competition ✅ Up to $5K prizes ✅ Publication & global distribution ✅ Open to faculty, students & practitioners worldwide Submit your case study & teaching note by April 13 👇 https://bit.ly/4snQGaf

The entrepreneurial mindset translates to every major and every career path. The third and final cohort of this free, virtual, eight-week certificate program begins May 4. Open to undergrads from these Michigan universities. Applications close 4/15. 🔗 https://bit.ly/48LLxRW

🌟 We're excited to announce the appointment of Gagandeep Bakshi, CFA as our new Senior Director of Impact Investing. With 20+ years of experience, Gagan is a seasoned leader in blended finance and capital structuring. Details → https://bit.ly/4rBFrtu #impactinvesting

Heather Esper explores how systems thinking — and a shift from "knowing" to learning — can rebuild a fragmented entrepreneurship support ecosystem. [link] #SystemsThinking #ImpactMeasurement https://bit.ly/4dmi8jR

BYD just dethroned Tesla, claiming the global #1 spot for global #EV sales the first time. From WDI Publishing, "Tesla's Evolution: Mass Market Electric Vehicles?" explores the key reason why: Tesla's premium positioning vs. BYD's mass market play. https://bit.ly/4uqihsD

Undergrads, educators: Registration for the third & final cohort of the Entrepreneurship Exchange is open! We've been talking to students who have completed this free, 8-week opportunity. Check out their takes on our blog & register: https://bit.ly/3MJ5eBw #virtualexchange

"Value addition" for critical minerals sounds great in theory. In practice? It's full of trade-offs. Our report examines how Chile, Ghana, Indonesia & the Philippines are navigating the dilemmas of turning lithium and nickel into economic opportunity. 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZS4sW9

Couldn't join us live? The recording is now available! 🎥 Check out Thursday's discussion, "Reimagining the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in East Africa, featuring WDI colleagues and our partners at International Trade Centre. Watch: https://bit.ly/4t6ma5h

Gooru's "GPS for learning" serves millions from U.S. schools to the DOD to learners across continents. After 12 yrs & $35M+ in grants, the central question remains: nonprofit or pivot? Check out our case of the month from WDI Publishing :https://bit.ly/49RHDpW

📚 TOMORROW at 10 AM EST! Don't miss our final webinar for the 2026 Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets Global Case Writing Competition. Learn how to bring your case study to life in the classroom. Register now: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cpkp0hb_SF2pJaBXS3QU1w#/registration

We're seeking a Director of Health to lead and grow WDI’s health and climate-health portfolios to advance equitable access to quality health care and climate-health solutions across emerging markets. https://bit.ly/4b0CCxG

💡🌍 Incubators and accelerators are vital to Africa’s innovation pipeline—but many face challenges reaching financial sustainability and building investable companies. Join our us as we detail our latest research. 👉 Register : https://bit.ly/48M3nV4

🚀 Final webinar for the 2026 Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets Global Case Writing Competition! Topics: ✓ Writing measurable learning objectives ✓ Essential pedagogy details ✓ Discussion questions as instructor roadmaps Register: https://bit.ly/4blpm6H

💡🌍 Incubators and accelerators are vital to Africa’s innovation pipeline—but many face challenges reaching financial sustainability and building investable companies. Let’s reimagine the future of entrepreneurship support together. 👉 Register: https://bit.ly/48M3nV4

This holiday season, we’re grateful for the partners and collaborators who make our work possible. Together, we’re turning ideas into impact across emerging markets. Happy Holidays from the William Davidson Institute. #HappyHolidays #SeasonsGreetings #Grateful

📰 Our final newsletter of 2025 is out! 💡 Turning lab ideas into market solutions 🚁 Scaling drone healthcare in Africa 🌍 Students investing in impact startups 🎓 Entrepreneurship Exchange kicks off ⚡ Case: Schneider Electric & decarbonization 🔗 https://bit.ly/3XXjCZd

Can a global company balance ambitious climate goals with business performance? A new #casestudy from WDI Publishing explores how Schneider Electric sought to scale its flagship supply chain #decarbonization initiative, The Zero Carbon Project. 👉 https://bit.ly/4rZcx85

A student perspective on the Entrepreneurship Exchange: "Entrepreneurship suddenly feels less like a distant concept and more like a skillset I can continue building." Undergrads and educators, learn more and find out how to participate! https://bit.ly/4iPlahk

Breakthrough ideas are being born in labs every day, but too many never make it past the campus gates. In Mexico, a growing coalition is rewriting that story to turn academic innovation into real-world impact.💡 🔋 ⚡ https://bit.ly/3MErDj7

From creative recycling models to innovations improving women’s mobility, undergrads in the Entrepreneurship Exchange are thinking big, while thinking local. Amy Gillett, WDI VP Education on how students are building relationships and businesses: https://bit.ly/4pORLGq

Ready to turn real-world entrepreneurial stories into publishable teaching cases? Join our free webinar, “How to Write a Case Study: Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets,” at 10 am (ET) Dec. 11! Register to learn about 2026 Competition https://bit.ly/49VoKUL

Graduate students at Michigan Ross are gaining hands-on experience in global venture finance through the International Investment Fund—supported by WDI. Together, they're investing in startups driving impact across Africa and India. #frontierfinance https://bit.ly/4pL8ydq

🚨 Launch Alert! WDI Publishing + Zell Lurie Institute @umich.edu kick off the "Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: 2026 Case Writing Competition." Submit an original case on entrepreneurship for a chance to win, get published, and inspire future leaders! wdi.umich.edu/entrepreneur...

Our latest e-newsletter is live! Inside: 🧭 Why WDI’s refreshed brand reflects the future ⚡ Partnering with ADB & U-M on e-mobility 🚀 New report on strengthening accelerators 🌍 NextBillion turns 20 💼 2026 Case Competition https://bit.ly/3LTbBl1

“This strategy reflects the world we see emerging — and the one we want to help shape and sustain. It’s a signal that WDI is doubling down on what we do best: turning ideas into action and optimism into opportunity.” WDI CEO Wendy Taylor wdi.umich.edu/from-contrac...

Thrilled to announce The University of Michigan, led by School for the Environment and Sustainability, WDI, and the Asian Development Bank have established a partnership to strengthen collaboration on sustainable development initiatives across Asia and the Pacific. wdi.umich.edu/news/asian-d...

A critical topic at a critical time! Our colleagues on the WDI Energy & E-mobility team join fellow experts to discuss “Navigating the critical minerals opportunity: Global Lessons for increasing local economic value” at Africa E-mobility Week #AEW2025. Details 👉 lnkd.in/dBFUwwQr