responsAbility

responsAbility is a leading impact asset manager based in Zurich, Switzerland, with a 17-year track record of managing over USD 3 bn in assets invested in 450 ESG-compliant high-impact companies across 90 emerging economies. The company focuses on sectors such as climate finance, sustainable food, and financial inclusion, supporting the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. With a diverse ownership structure including Swiss and international financial institutions, private investors, and employees, responsAbility is registered with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. The firm specializes in direct and fund of fund investments, seeking minority equity positions in non-listed companies primarily in developing economies and emerging markets in South and Southeast Asia. Their investment portfolio includes a range of sectors such as education, healthcare, renewable energy, agriculture, and information and communication technology, aiming to contribute to sustainable development through responsible investing practices.

Anand Chandani

Global Head of Agriculture Debt and Regional Director

Akshay Dua

HEAD OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRIVATE EQUITY APAC

Michael Fiebig

Head Financial Institutions Equity

Patrik Huber

Regional Director of Africa

Simon Hummel

Investment Professional

Enrique Hurtado

Regional Director

Cécile Koller

Regional Director of Latin America

Rochus Mommartz

Chief Execuitve Officer and Member of the Executive Management

Joseph Nganga

Regional Director Africa and Co Head Africa Energy Equity

Stefan Petter

Head Finance

Roland Pfeuti

Chief Investment Officer

Marco Rosini

Director of Sustainable Agri-Business

Maud Savary-Mornet

Regional Director, Asia Pacific

Rik Vyverman

Head Agriculture Equity and Ventures

58 past transactions

Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Pvt. Ltd. operates as a financial intermediary. It provides a range of financial products and services to value chain actors and rural enterprises for their financial and other service requirements by working with various financial service providers, such as banks, insurance companies, payment service providers, etc. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Chennai, India.

Koa Switzerland

Venture Round in 2023
Koa Switzerland GmbH produces cocoa fruit juice. The company offers cocoa juice under Koa Pure name. Koa Switzerland GmbH was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland with an additional office in Achimota, Ghana.

Fourth Partner Energy

Debt Financing in 2020
Fourth Partner Energy provides turnkey rooftop solar energy solutions for customers in India. The company specializes in manufacturing solar energy based applications and its current product portfolio includes solar lanterns, home lighting systems, solar street lights, and photovoltaic panels. Fourth Partner Energy aims to build, develop, and manage a large operating portfolio of de-centralized solar power assets in India and is positioned as a leading renewable energy services company. It strives to be a partner for sustainable change and endeavors to do so by providing products and services that improve the renewable resources available on the planet, and provide its customers with better quality at lower costs. Fourth Partner Energy is an MNRE empanelled Channel Partner and an ISO 9001:2008 certified company. It is also registered as a partner with state bodies such as RREC, TNREDC, and NREDCAP. The company was founded in 2010 by [Vikas saluguti](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/vikas-saluguti), [Saif Dhorajiwala](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/saif-dhorajiwala), and [Vivek Subramanian](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/vivek-subramanian-3). It is based in Hyderabad, India.

Aye Finance

Debt Financing in 2019
Aye Finance is a finance company that provides business loans to micro and small businesses in Northern India.The company's mission is to provide innovative and customer-centered financial services to micro and small business through effective technology and robust processes. It works with a relevant technology to facilitate better financial inclusion and to consequently serve micro-enterprises. Aye Finance was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, India.

Satya MicroCapital

Debt Financing in 2022
Satya MicroCapital Limited, a non-banking financial company, offers micro financing services. The company provides small value unsecured loans to low income customers in urban, semi-urban, and rural areas. As of June 30, 2020, it operated through a network of 152 branches. The company was formerly known as TFC Finvest Limited and changed its name to Satya MicroCapital Limited in September, 2016. Satya MicroCapital Limited was incorporated in 1995 and is based in New Delhi, India.
Renewable Energy Holdings (Proprietary) Limited is engaged in the investment, development, ownership, and operation of hydroelectric power plants in Southern Africa. It offers investment, project development, and operations and maintenance services. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Wave Mobile Money

Debt Financing in 2022
Wave Mobile Money provides an app-based financial solution to save, transfer, and borrow money. Wave Mobile Money is on a mission to make Africa the first cashless continent. On a continent where less than 10% of the population has a bank account, Wave is building the first modern financial network — no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere! It is building life-changing financial infrastructure. When mobile money succeeded in Kenya, it lifted about a million people out of poverty. And yet, over 10 years later, most Africans still lack access to affordable ways to save, transfer or borrow the money they need to build businesses or provide for their families. Wave is solving this problem by using technology to build a radically inclusive and extremely affordable financial network.

Ugro Capital

Debt Financing in 2022
U GRO Capital limited is a BSE listed, technology-focused, small business lending platform. The company is focused on addressing the capital needs of small businesses operating in select eight sectors by providing customized loan solutions.

d.light

Debt Financing in 2018
d.light design inc. designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells solar light and power products for households and small businesses worldwide. The company solar lanterns, home systems, and appliances. It serves customers through a network of importers, distributors, and retailers, as well as online. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Shenzhen, China; Gurgaon, India; Nairobi, Kenya; Kampala, Uganda; and Lagos, Nigeria.

Electronica Finance

Venture Round in 2019
Electronica Finance Limited (EFL) is one of the leading Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC) with 33 branches across India. Incepted in the year 1990, EFL was amongst the first few NBFC’s to provide loans for Machinery purchase. Over the years, EFL has diversified into various segments catering to a large product portfolio that includes Business loans, Working Capital loans & Industrial Property loans in addition to our flagship product of Machinery loans.

Origo Finance

Venture Round in 2019
Origo Finance Private Limited provides financial services to rural and agricultural areas. It offers financing solutions to farmers, traders, processors, retailers, MSMEs; warehouse receipt finance which includes financial assistance to small and marginal farmers, large farmers, traders and aggregators and professional warehousing companies and working capital finance against agricultural produce; MSME loans; and dairy loans. It offers agricultural marketing services. Origo Finance Private Limited was founded in 2016 and is based in Hyderabad, India.
Satin Creditcare Network provides financial assistance to households, excluded from the ambit of mainstream financial service providers. The company offers financial products in the Non-MFI segment, a housing finance subsidiary, and business correspondent services, and similar services to other financial Institutions through Taraashna Services Limited, a business correspondent company and a subsidiary of Satin Creditcare Network. The company also incorporated a housing finance subsidiary which is Satin Housing Finance Limited or SHFL for providing loans to the affordable housing segment. This extension is to provide financial products that cater to the undeserved segments of the market. The company's operations is based on the Joint Liability Group model, which enables people to deliver collateral-free, microcredit facilities to economically active women in rural and semi-urban areas, who have limited access to mainstream financial service providers. It also offers loans to individual businesses and MSMEs, product financing for the purchase of solar lamps, as well as loans for the development of water connections, and sanitation facilities. Satin Creditcare Network focuses on rural and semi-urban areas, securing that its services reach those regions that usually face low or at best, moderate rates of penetration by other microfinance institutions. Satin Creditcare Network was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, India.

Zola Electric

Debt Financing in 2016
ZOLA Electric provides off-grid solar solutions for African markets. The company engages in leasing or selling solar home kits to individual households in Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and the Ivory Coast. It offers solar systems to homes and businesses in rural communities through solar as a service model. ZOLA Electric was formerly known as Off-Grid Electric Tanzania Limited and changed its name to ZOLA Electric in July 2018. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Arusha, Tanzania with an additional office in San Francisco, California.

Gibss

Series A in 2015
GIBSS, a WWF ClimateSolver Partner and a pioneer in high performance building systems, helps businesses reduce operating costs in their buildings by up to 60% through a suite of ultra energy efficient products in the area of air conditioning, hot water generation and lighting. GIBSS Geothermal air conditioning, hot water cogeneration systems and LED technologies are offering compelling triple bottom line benefits to over 250 commercial and industrial buildings across India. With its zero initial investment or Pay from Savings model and performance bank guarantees, GIBSS has made state of the art technologies commercially viable to its clients. GIBSS has been recognized for its contribution to innovation and economic impact by the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India through the India Innovation Award.

Suminter India Organics

Private Placement in 2018
Suminter India Organics is a supplier of certified organic products like spices, cereals, pulses, herbs, cotton, etc. It uses the method of organic contract farming with over 20,000 certified organic farmers. It is a fair-trade company that follows fair labour and distribution practices. It also works for the development and uplifting of the poorer farmer community in India through girl child education and cattle feed programmes.

Wingreens Farms

Private Placement in 2019
Wingreens Farms sells a range of food products and is retailed in the market and online. It offers fresh dips and pita chips and has pioneered this product category in the country. The products are handmade by underprivileged women and are retailed through a unique sampling sales model that is a first in the market. Wingreens Farms was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana.

SolarNow

Debt Financing in 2017
SolarNow Services (U) LTD designs, develops, and sells solar systems. It offers household solutions, which include radio torches, flat iron, clippers, lightpacks, floodlight packs, decoders, fridges, solar laptop chargers, and TVs and DVDs: and farming solutions that include solar water pumps; small business solutions, and corporate solutions. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Kampal, Uganda. It has branch locations in Uganda and Kenya. SolarNow Services (U) LTD operates as a subsidiary of SolarNow B.V.

Sun King

Private Equity Round in 2017
Greenlight Planet Inc develops and manufactures solar lighting and energy devices. It manufactures solar lighting devices, including solar lamps, solar lanterns with mobile charger, and home energy systems. The company offers its products through a network of distributors and it also offers its product online. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Chicago, Illinois with additional offices in Mumbai, India; and Nairobi, Kenya.

Origo Commodities

Venture Round in 2019
Origo Commodities India Pvt. Ltd. provides post harvest management services for agricultural commodities. Its solutions include commodity handling and collateral management services for producers, processors, corporate houses, and financial institutions. The company provides procurement, professional warehousing, quality certification and gradation, preservation of stock, delivery points for commodity exchanges, audit and surveillance, and trading and other value-added services. Origo Commodities India Pvt. Ltd. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Gurugram, India.

Samunnati

Series C in 2018
Samunnati is a provider of financial intermediation, market linkages, and advisory services that are used to enhance the value of all players across the agriculture value chain. The company aims to provide underserved households access to markets through financial intermediation and advisory services by focusing on the key economic drivers of a district. The objective is to aid the enterprises and value chains to operate at a higher level of productivity thereby creating value for all the stakeholders engaged in it. Samunnati was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Compare88 Group Pte. Ltd.

Private Placement in 2018
C88 Financial Technologies Pte Ltd. operates financial and insurance portal that provides online insurance services. The company was formerly known as Compare88 Group Pte. Ltd. The company is based in the Philippines.

FarMart

Debt Financing in 2024
In India, 75% of farmers own less than one hectare of land. Such small landholdings make it unavailable for them to own machinery solely for their own purpose. FarMart provides a technology platform to connect farmers who own machinery with those who don’t. Thus, ensuring farmers achieve high productivity at minimum input costs. FarMart aims to provide access of the latest agricultural machinery and modern technology to every farmer while simultaneously promoting rural entrepreneurship.

BluSmart Mobility

Venture Round in 2024
Blu Smart Mobility is a provider of electric shared smart mobility platform for transportation. Blu Smart is an all-electric, shared, and smart mobility platform for ride-sharing, car-sharing, and scooter-sharing. Blu Smart is a 100% electric mobility platform that partners with electric vehicle manufactures.

Aye Finance

Series F in 2023
Aye Finance is a finance company that provides business loans to micro and small businesses in Northern India.The company's mission is to provide innovative and customer-centered financial services to micro and small business through effective technology and robust processes. It works with a relevant technology to facilitate better financial inclusion and to consequently serve micro-enterprises. Aye Finance was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, India.

Caxe Technologies

Series C in 2018
Caxe Technologies provides financial services technology serving blue-chip B2B clients. They also provide digital banking software, risk management, digital sales, distribution, and regulatory reporting.

Copper Mountain Energy

Debt Financing in 2023
Copper Mountain Energy is a component of renewable energy that has evolved to dominate the distributed energy market by investing in and constructing renewable energy projects. Their goal is to develop sustainable renewable energy solutions to meet all communities' and industries' global energy needs. They pledged to their partners that they would assist in lowering energy costs, offering an alternate power source, and assisting in achieving their sustainability goals.

Qoala

Series B in 2023
Qoala is a disruptive insure-tech company that leverages big-data, machine learning, IoT and blockchain aiming to revolutionise insurance landscape in Indonesia. We partner with big companies, including e-commerce and travel platforms, to enhance their customer experience through our unique and innovative insurance products.

Aye Finance

Debt Financing in 2022
Aye Finance is a finance company that provides business loans to micro and small businesses in Northern India.The company's mission is to provide innovative and customer-centered financial services to micro and small business through effective technology and robust processes. It works with a relevant technology to facilitate better financial inclusion and to consequently serve micro-enterprises. Aye Finance was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
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Investree

Debt Financing in 2021
Investree is Indonesia’s leading B2B marketplace lending platform for SMEs that is fully licensed by Financial Services Authority of Indonesia (OJK) for both conventional and Shariah businesses. Investree is based in Indonesia but has grown its regional footprint in Thailand and soon to be in the Philippines. Investree's mission as marketplace is to use technology and data to provide small businesses with access to working capital solutions from retail and institutional lenders. Established in October 2015, Investree focuses on a B2B acquisition model to drive origination of SME borrowers. These include strong partnerships with ecosystems to drive origination, enhance verification and reduce cost of acquisition. These include strategic partnerships such as e-procurement platforms, payment gateway providers to source potential SME while accessing its digital footprint through the ecosystem to enhance the business process and customer experience. Led by a solid team of seasoned professionals from the financial industry with a team of 175 employees across the region Investree, by August 2019 has facilitated over USD 230 mio since inception, providing access to more than 1000 SMEs , while maintaining a robust and healthy asset quality.

Fawry

Private Equity Round in 2017
Fawry is a pioneering Electronic Payment Network, offering financial services to consumers and businesses through more than 65 thousand locations and a variety of channels. It offers a convenient and reliable way to pay bills and other services in multiple channels (online, using ATMs , mobile wallets and retail points) The company's network of retailers includes small groceries, pharmacies and stationaries, and post-offices, all equipped with point-of-sale machines – the same ones used for credit card payments.
Equity Bank Kenya is a financial services provider headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. It is licensed as a commercial bank by the central bank of Kenya, the central bank, and national banking regulator. Equity Bank Kenya Limited was incorporated in 2014 as a result of the corporate restructure of Equity Group Holdings Limited.

Exten

Series A in 2017
Exten provides invoice financing solutions to small and medium businesses.

Copper Mountain Energy

Debt Financing in 2021
Copper Mountain Energy is a component of renewable energy that has evolved to dominate the distributed energy market by investing in and constructing renewable energy projects. Their goal is to develop sustainable renewable energy solutions to meet all communities' and industries' global energy needs. They pledged to their partners that they would assist in lowering energy costs, offering an alternate power source, and assisting in achieving their sustainability goals.

Utkarsh Small Finance Bank

Venture Round in 2021
Utkarsh Small Finance Bank provides a range of banking services.

Origo Commodities

Private Placement in 2019
Origo Commodities India Pvt. Ltd. provides post harvest management services for agricultural commodities. Its solutions include commodity handling and collateral management services for producers, processors, corporate houses, and financial institutions. The company provides procurement, professional warehousing, quality certification and gradation, preservation of stock, delivery points for commodity exchanges, audit and surveillance, and trading and other value-added services. Origo Commodities India Pvt. Ltd. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Gurugram, India.

ePaylater

Venture Round in 2021
ePaylater was founded in December 2015 by Aurko Bhattacharya, Prasannaa Murlidharan, Uday Somayajula, Shanmunathan Thiagaraja and Saxena. The company gives customers the option to ‘buy now and pay later’ on online portals with just one click. The customers get 14 days to make the payment and within that period they can make many more transactions via single-click checkouts and can bunch them all together to make a single payment at the end of the period.

Satya MicroCapital

Debt Financing in 2021
Satya MicroCapital Limited, a non-banking financial company, offers micro financing services. The company provides small value unsecured loans to low income customers in urban, semi-urban, and rural areas. As of June 30, 2020, it operated through a network of 152 branches. The company was formerly known as TFC Finvest Limited and changed its name to Satya MicroCapital Limited in September, 2016. Satya MicroCapital Limited was incorporated in 1995 and is based in New Delhi, India.

PEG

Debt Financing in 2019
PEGAfrica is an asset financing company currently selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG’s Pay As You Go solar systems give our customers access to better quality light, mobile phone charging, and appliances like radios and televisions. Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller founded PEG in 2013. It has its headquarters in Accra in Ghana.

Kinara Capital

Debt Financing in 2018
Kinara Capital provides flexible loans without property collateral to small business entrepreneurs. The company is focused on lending to growing businesses that require funding for working capital, capital assets, and start-up needs. Kinara Capital focuses on industries such as agri-products, handicraft production, water, food, and energy. Kinara Capital provides personalized customer service with a fast turnaround time by blending data-driven insights with a human touch. Led by a women-majority management team, Kinara Capital has impacted over half a million lives in India. Kinara Capital was founded on 2011 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

M-KOPA

Debt Financing in 2017
M-KOPA Kenya Limited develops and markets solar home systems. It offers solar systems with three lights, phone charging, and a solar powered radio. The company sells its products through dealers and retail shops in Kenya. It offers M-KOPA 5, KOPA 6, KOPA 600, and KOPA 6000. M-KOPA Kenya Limited was founded in 2011 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya. M-KOPA Kenya Limited operates as a subsidiary of M-Kopa, LLC.

Sohan Lal Commodity Management

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
SLCM group is a one stop comprehensive agri-logistics company, having its Corporate Office in Delhi providing comprehensive agri-commodity Warehouse Management, Procurement, Logistics and Financial solutions to farmers, processors, traders, agri exchanges and government across India and now in Myanmar.

Samunnati

Series D in 2019
Samunnati is a provider of financial intermediation, market linkages, and advisory services that are used to enhance the value of all players across the agriculture value chain. The company aims to provide underserved households access to markets through financial intermediation and advisory services by focusing on the key economic drivers of a district. The objective is to aid the enterprises and value chains to operate at a higher level of productivity thereby creating value for all the stakeholders engaged in it. Samunnati was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Sohan Lal Commodity Management

Secondary Market in 2017
SLCM group is a one stop comprehensive agri-logistics company, having its Corporate Office in Delhi providing comprehensive agri-commodity Warehouse Management, Procurement, Logistics and Financial solutions to farmers, processors, traders, agri exchanges and government across India and now in Myanmar.

Punjab Renewable Energy Systems

Venture Round in 2013
Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Private Limited engages in plantation, procuring, storing, preserving, processing, and supplying biomass. Its products and services include generation of bio-energy, briquetting and pelleting, steam supply contracts, build own operate and transfer, assessment and validation studies, operation and maintenance, project management consultancy, energy audit, and energy plantation. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Navi Mumbai, India.

PEG

Series C in 2019
PEGAfrica is an asset financing company currently selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG’s Pay As You Go solar systems give our customers access to better quality light, mobile phone charging, and appliances like radios and televisions. Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller founded PEG in 2013. It has its headquarters in Accra in Ghana.
DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd, a business support services company, provides business process outsourcing services to clients. The company offers data entry, digitization, data conversion, data validation and cleansing, data enhancement, and extract transform loads; content support, social media support, E-commerce support, digital asset management, machine learning, testing, and catalog management; and lead generation and customer interaction management. It serves mass media corporations, online donation platforms, multinational technology companies, FMCG, telecom service providers, Bollywood portal, and restaurant directory. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Chennai, India with a location in Bengaluru, India.

Satya MicroCapital

Venture Round in 2018
Satya MicroCapital Limited, a non-banking financial company, offers micro financing services. The company provides small value unsecured loans to low income customers in urban, semi-urban, and rural areas. As of June 30, 2020, it operated through a network of 152 branches. The company was formerly known as TFC Finvest Limited and changed its name to Satya MicroCapital Limited in September, 2016. Satya MicroCapital Limited was incorporated in 1995 and is based in New Delhi, India.
Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Pvt. Ltd. operates as a financial intermediary. It provides a range of financial products and services to value chain actors and rural enterprises for their financial and other service requirements by working with various financial service providers, such as banks, insurance companies, payment service providers, etc. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Chennai, India.

AVLA

Debt Financing in 2021
Avla S.A. operates as an insurance company. The company underwrites insurance products in the areas of surety bonds, trade credit, and private debt. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Las Condes, Chile.

eFishery

Series D in 2023
eFishery is automatic fish feeder for all types of fish. This tool can not only provide feed scheduled, with a dose efficient, and automatic, but also record every feed in real-time. You can access the data feed, anytime, anywhere with precision. There is no longer a problem of over-feeding, fish feeding or feed irregularly diverted. eFishery provide the best solutions, reliable, and affordable.
Public Joint-stock company commercial Bank Center-invest provides various banking products and services to individual and corporate customers in Russia. The company operates through three segments: Lending, Treasury, and Retail Banking. The company offers retail and corporate lending services, leasing, factoring, bank guarantees, and leasing services; financial instruments trading, borrowings on domestic and international markets, correspondent and current accounts, corporate deposits, bill payments, money transfer, foreign exchange, self-service terminals, and online banking services; and consumer, mortgage, and car loans, as well credit and debit cards. It also provides payment and cash services; overdrafts, credit lines, and working capital loans; long-term loans for modernization projects, including energy efficiency projects; international payments and trade finance; bank guarantees; payroll cards; and corporate bank cards and legal advice services. In addition, the company offers various programs for small and medium enterprises; and loans for women in business, and agribusiness. The company’s branch network comprises 134 offices in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov region, Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai, Volgograd, Volgograd region, Stavropol and Stavropol Kraii, and Nizhniy Novgorod. Public Joint-stock company commercial Bank Center-invest was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.