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Actis Actis Africa Empowerment Fund
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela
Actis is a leading private equity investor in emerging markets and has been investing exclusively in these markets for nearly 60 years. They have raised US$7.3 billion funds to date and have over 100 investment professionals in 10 offices throughout Africa China Latin America South and South East Asia. In the last ten years they have invested US$4.8 billion in businesses in the emerging markets.Actis is a leading investor in growth markets across Africa Asia and Latin America. We deliver consistent competitive returns responsibly through insights gained from trusted relationships local knowledge and deep sector expertise. Founded in 2004 we have an unparalleled heritage in growth markets set within a culture of active ownership. We have raised US$13bn since inception and employ over 200 people including a team of c.100 investment professionals working across 13 offices globally. Our investors capital is at work in c.70 companies around the world employing over 114000 people.
| Type: Investment Fund Manager | Geography: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela | Impact: Access to Financial Services |
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Aspada Investment Advisors
India
Aspada provides patient capital to entrepreneurs reinventing fundamental services for hundreds of millions of Indians. Our experienced cross functional team manages over $100 million in capital and has a demonstrated track record of success in identifying investing in and exiting early stage investments in India.The Aspada approach has been to invest in home grown business models that address the unmet needs of the middle of the pyramid by adopting a full stack approach. Our portfolio of 14 investments across agriculture healthcare financial services education logistics employability and technology led SME enablement platforms showcases Aspada s commitment to solving India s hardest problems in a capital efficient manner at scale.In addition Aspada acts as the investment advisor to the SONG Fund (an acronym for the fund's LP Soros Economic Development Fund Omidyar Network and Google)
| Type: Investment Fund Manager | Geography: India | Impact: Access to Education |
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Auriga Partnership
China
Auriga Partnership is a global advisory firm specialising in executive search and board appointments. They have offices in London and Shanghai as well as research support across the world.The Auriga Partnership provides executive search services for the global private capital developing emerging markets.Since 1999 the Auriga Partnership has fostered partnerships at the executive level and has successfully completed over 400 assignments in 118 geographies from advising clients on asset acquisition strategies through to successive portfolio company leadership appointments.Engaging with the individuals qualified in leading world globalisation The Auriga Partnership is proud to source talent for those capable of realising its development potential.
| Type: Corporate | Geography: Global | Impact: Capacity Building |
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Capria Ventures
United States of America
Capria is a global investment firm accelerating the flow of impact capital by advancing the next generation of impact fund managers. Capria provides fund managers with acceleration and advisory services funding and access to a growing network of leading fund managers around the world. Investors and catalytic supporters include Bill Gates (in a personal capacity) the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) Ceniarth Crystal Springs Foundation Sorenson Impact Foundation Unitus Labs Lemelson Foundation Mohandas Pai and other leading impact investors.
| Type: Accelerator/Incubator | Geography: Global | Impact: Access to Education |
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Colorful Ventures
United States of America
We share our passion with audacious social entrepreneurs to build outstanding companies that make positive and lasting change in this world. Insurmountable challenges are the soil in which these companies germinate and they thrive with resolution creativity commitment and a deep sense of social justice.Innovation and entrepreneurship emerges anywhere and most likely where the need is greatest. Yet the capital needed to back up breakthrough innovations is mostly locked for the privileged. We invest around the globe and across sectors in meaningful and high impact companies that are transforming the society around us.
| Type: Corporate | Geography: Africa | Impact: Access to Financial Services |
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D Prize
United States of America
Many solutions to poverty already exist the challenge is distributing these solutions to the people who need it most. D Prize tackles this by challenging social entrepreneurs to develop better ways to distribute proven life enhancing technologies and funding early stage startups that deliver the best results.D Prize is a call to the worldas boldest entrepreneurs. Can you design a new social enterprise and solve one of our distribution challenges? If selected we will award you up to $20000 to launch a pilot in Africa India or another other developing region. If your pilot is successful we will help you find future funding and grow to impact millions.
| Type: Other Capital Providers | Geography: Global | Impact: Capacity Building |
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Dalberg Global Development Advisors
United States of America
Dalberg Global Development Advisors is a strategic advisory firm that works to raise living standards in developing countries and address global challenges. The company has completed more than 1000 projects in more than 80 countries for both public and private institutions. Dalberg was founded in 2001 and has rapidly grown to 14 offices.
| Type: Fund Manager | Geography: Africa | Impact: Access to Financial Services |
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Development Partners International African Develop
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela
Development Partners International is a private equity firm. The firm prefers to invest in manufacturing computer related chemicals and materials medical and life sciences mining electronics services telecoms communications insurance transportation beverages financial institutions pharmaceuticals and hospitals telecommunications food service and agribusinesses consumer goods education engineering and construction sectors.
| Type: Investment Fund Manager | Geography: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela | Impact: Access to Financial Services |
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FMO
Netherlands
We are the Dutch development bank. We support sustainable private sector growth in developing and emerging markets by investing in businesses projects and financial institutions.FMO was founded in 1970 and is a public private partnership with 51% of our shares held by the Dutch State and 49% held by commercial banks trade unions and other members of the private sector. FMO has a triple A rating from both Fitch and Standard & Poor s.
| Type: Investment Fund Manager | Geography: Middle Africa | Impact: Access to Financial Services |
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Kitendo Capital
CH
Kitendo Capital is an Angel Impact Investment fund focusing on developing countries in Asia and Africa.
| Type: Investment Fund Manager | Geography: CH | Impact: Access to Financial Services |
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Netherlands Development Finance Corporation
Netherlands
FMO (the Netherlands Development Finance Company) is the Dutch development bank. Founded in 1970 FMO supports sustainable private sector growth in developing and emerging markets by investing in ambitious entrepreneurs. FMO believes a strong private sector leads to economic and social development empowering people to employ their skills and improve their quality of life. FMO focuses on three sectors that have high development impact financial institutions energy and agribusiness food & water. Alongside partners FMO also invests in the Infrastructure Manufacturing and Services sectors. With an investment portfolio of EUR 8 billion FMO is one of the larger bilateral private sector development banks globally.
| Type: Bank | Geography: Europe | Impact: Access to Financial Services |
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Polymath Ventures
Colombia
Polymath Ventures creates companies (from scratch) that serve the needs of the expanding middle class in developing countries. Founded in 2011, headquartered in Colombia, and expanding throughout Latin America, Polymath is specifically designed for emerging markets and encourages the most talented individuals to dive into entrepreneurship and build disruptive businesses.
| Type: Accelerator/Incubator | Geography: United Kingdom | Impact: Access to Education |
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ScopeInsight
Netherlands
SCOPEinsight provides business intelligence to create opportunities in agriculture by measuring the level of professionalism of farmers and their organizations. SCOPEinsight has the standardized and scalable approach to measure and benchmark how farmers manage their business. Since 2010 SCOPEinsight has trained over 265 assessors 1300 assessments were conducted in 28 countries spanning 40 agricultural sectors and reaching over 2.1 million farmers worldwide. Our clients include global agri businesses NGOs financial institutions as well as multilateral development and food security organizations.
| Type: Corporate | Geography: Africa | Impact: Access to Financial Services |