Gazelle Finance

Gazelle Finance is a private equity and venture capital firm headquartered in Tbilisi, Georgia, with an additional office in Yerevan, Armenia. The firm focuses on early-stage, mezzanine, and growth capital investments, primarily targeting high-growth small and medium-sized enterprises in the Eurasia region, including countries such as Georgia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Moldova. Gazelle Finance seeks minority equity stakes and avoids investments in sectors such as weapons, tobacco, hard alcohol, and gambling. The firm's investment areas include agribusiness, light industry, transportation and logistics, healthcare and education, hospitality and tourism, as well as retail and trade services. Gazelle Finance typically aims for long-term investments, holding them for about five years, and prefers to exit through trade sales or public listings.