Accion

Accion is a global nonprofit organization founded in 1961 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, dedicated to promoting financial inclusion. The organization works to provide underserved individuals and small businesses with access to essential financial tools that can enhance their lives and foster community growth. Accion engages with financial service providers to deliver affordable, high-quality solutions at scale, challenging industry norms and advocating for regulatory changes to support financial accessibility. Through its Venture Lab initiative, Accion invests in innovative fintech startups that utilize technology and new business models to improve the quality and reduce the cost of financial services for those traditionally excluded from the formal economy. The organization offers both financial investments and strategic support, including governance and operational assistance, to help these startups grow and succeed. Accion's commitment to enhancing financial health and capabilities aims to create a more inclusive financial landscape globally.

Njord Andrewes

Managing Partner, Accion Digital Transformation Fund

Paarul Dudeja

Investment Director - Asia

Sebastian Molina Gasman

Investor

Ashley Lewis

Director, Africa - Accion Venture Lab

Paolo Limcaoco

Principal, Accion Venture Lab

Amee Parbhoo

Managing Partner, Accion Venture Lab

Vikas Raj

Managing Director, Accion Venture Lab

Michael Schlein

President and CEO

Raliat Sunmonu

Vice President and Program Manager, MEA

Past deals in Andes

R5

Seed Round in 2022
Grupo R5 Ltda operates R5, an online platform based in Bogotá, Colombia, that provides mortgage loans and insurance policies using assets such as cars and motorcycles as collateral. Founded in 2018, the company primarily serves low-income customers in cities including Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, and Bucaramanga. R5 enables users to refinance high-interest debt or invest in their businesses by offering a streamlined digital process for accessing funds. Additionally, the platform facilitates the purchase of compulsory vehicle insurance with affordable policies, allowing customers to leverage their vehicles as security for low-rate credit options.

HENRY

Seed Round in 2020
Henry trains software developers for free and helps them find a job in exchange for a share of their future income. The company is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Destacame

Series A in 2019
Destácame SpA develops and markets a credit-ranking service that gives customers an account of their credit rating. The company is based in Santiago, Chile.

ESCALA EDUCACION

Seed Round in 2017
ESCALA EDUCACION S.A.S is a social enterprise based in Medellin, Colombia, founded in 2015. The company focuses on promoting access to higher education and financial inclusion by partnering with businesses to provide educational benefits to their employees. ESCALA offers savings plans that allow employees to allocate a portion of their paychecks for educational purposes, either for themselves or their children. These savings plans include company matching funds, tuition discounts, scholarships, and vocational support, along with career counseling services. By enhancing these educational benefits, ESCALA aims to make higher education more accessible to a broader audience, fostering both personal and professional development.

Destacame

Seed Round in 2017
Destácame SpA develops and markets a credit-ranking service that gives customers an account of their credit rating. The company is based in Santiago, Chile.

Destacame

Seed Round in 2016
Destácame SpA develops and markets a credit-ranking service that gives customers an account of their credit rating. The company is based in Santiago, Chile.

Tiaxa

Series F in 2012
TIAXA provides innovative financial services to people across the globe, with a particular focus on financial inclusion through mobile technology. Each day, Tiaxa provides more than 2 million Nano-Credits through users'​ mobile Operators in 14 countries including Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and the Philippines. Tiaxa also provides the mobile telecommunications market with infrastructure, clearinghouse and revenue enhancement services, improving the efficiency with which the current prepaid user base is managed, and increasing revenues for Operators around the world, including China Telecom, Telefónica Movistar, America Móvil and Smart Communications.
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