International Finance Corporation

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a member of The World Bank Group that focuses on fostering sustainable economic growth in developing countries through private sector investment. It provides a range of financial services, including loans, equity investments, quasi-equity products, and advisory services aimed at supporting startups and various stages of company development. IFC invests in sectors such as agribusiness, financial services, health, education, infrastructure, global manufacturing, oil and gas, telecommunications, and tourism, with a particular emphasis on projects that promote food security, digital finance, and affordable healthcare. The organization targets investments ranging from $1 million to $100 million, often seeking minority stakes but may also take a majority position in its portfolio companies. IFC aims to create jobs, generate tax revenues, and enhance corporate governance in emerging markets, thus contributing positively to local communities. Established in 1956 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., IFC operates globally with offices across various regions, focusing its efforts on financing projects that align with its mission of improving lives in developing countries.

Hyung K. Ahn

Principal Investment Officer

Irene Arias

Global Director of Financial Institutions Group and Director of Latin America and the Caribbean

Georgina Baker

Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Central Asia

Paulo de Bolle

Global Director

Peter Joseph Cashion

Head of Climate Finance FIG and CIO

Andrea Engel

Senior Country Officer, Principal Country Officer and Principal Country Manager

Rapti Goonesekere

Principal Economist

Christian Grossmann

Director for Climate Change

Mandeep Julka

Associate Investment Officer

Rana Karadsheh

Principal Investment Officer and Country Manager

Kyle Kelhofer

Country Manager for Vietnam

Alzbeta Klein

Global Industries Director and Director of Climate Business

Galina Vsevolodovna Klimenko

Principal Investment Officer of Financial Markets

Toshitake Kurosawa

Director

André Laude

CIO of Climate Finance

Mouayed Makhlouf

Regional Director of Middle East and North Africa

Paolo M. Martelli

Regional Industry Director of Latin America and the Caribbean

Atul Mehta

Senior Director of Telecom, Media and Tech, Venture Investing and Funds

Vivek Pathak

Director of East Asia and Pacific

Mary Porter Peshka

Director of Cross-cutting Advisory Services

Tomasz Telma

Senior Director of Manufacturing, Agri. and Services

Mary Beth Ward

Principal Syndications Officer and Team Leader

Tracy Washington

Principal Investment Officer for Global PE Funds and Regional and Sectoral Lead of SME Ventures Program

Al Murshed, Walid

Principal Country Officer

Past deals in FMCG

Westfalia Fruit

Debt Financing in 2023
Westfalia Fruit is a multinational supplier of fresh fruit and related processed​ products to international markets. Part of the Hans Merensky Holdings Group, Westfalia grows, sources and ripens, packs, processes and markets sustainably-grown avocados year round. Its vertically-integrated supply chain enables Westfalia to market quality fruit from across the globe.

Brimore

Series A in 2022
Brimore Holding B.V. owns and operates an online retail and distribution platform. The company offers fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). It offers detergents, perfumes, skin, canned food, upholstery, skin care, lips, spices, mixes, and beans, men wear, personal care, hair care, eyes, women wear, baby and kids wear, appliances, make up, textiles, home care, food and beverage, and wellness products. The company connects and serves manufacturers and customers. Brimore Holding B.V. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.

WayCool

Debt Financing in 2022
WayCool Foods & Products Pvt. Ltd. is an agri-tech company based in Chennai, India, specializing in the procurement, processing, and distribution of fresh produce, dairy products, and grocery staples. Founded in 2015, the company sources fruits and vegetables from smallholder farmers and aggregators, facilitating direct links between farmers and consumers. WayCool employs innovative technology to enhance logistics and food safety, ensuring the quality of its products. It operates a diverse distribution network that includes retail stores under the brand SunnyBee, mobile stores on trucks, and e-commerce platforms, primarily serving the Chennai area. Additionally, WayCool designs and manages storage facilities and cold chain distribution operations, aiming to increase farmers' incomes while providing fresh produce to local shops, restaurants, and catering establishments. The company's vision focuses on becoming a leading food development and distribution entity in India, positively impacting the agricultural community.

WayCool

Series D in 2022
WayCool Foods & Products Pvt. Ltd. is an agri-tech company based in Chennai, India, specializing in the procurement, processing, and distribution of fresh produce, dairy products, and grocery staples. Founded in 2015, the company sources fruits and vegetables from smallholder farmers and aggregators, facilitating direct links between farmers and consumers. WayCool employs innovative technology to enhance logistics and food safety, ensuring the quality of its products. It operates a diverse distribution network that includes retail stores under the brand SunnyBee, mobile stores on trucks, and e-commerce platforms, primarily serving the Chennai area. Additionally, WayCool designs and manages storage facilities and cold chain distribution operations, aiming to increase farmers' incomes while providing fresh produce to local shops, restaurants, and catering establishments. The company's vision focuses on becoming a leading food development and distribution entity in India, positively impacting the agricultural community.

Bizongo

Series D in 2021
Bizongo is an innovative online B2B marketplace catering to the diverse packaging and material handling industries. It makes packaging sourcing, distribution, inventory management, and design hassle-free for enterprises. The company's automated supply chain platform ensures availability of packaging for business with lower inventory. It addresses challenges such as inventory stock out, excess inventory, and obsolescence that are common for enterprises. Bizongo was founded in 2015 by Aniket Deb, Ankit Tomar, and Sachin Agrawal and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Dodla Dairy

Private Equity Round in 2021
Dodla Dairy Ltd is an integrated dairy company based in south India that specializes in a wide range of milk products. Its offerings include fresh milk, butter, ghee, paneer, curd, flavored milk, doodh peda, ice cream, and skimmed milk powder. The company focuses on meeting various consumer needs through conveniently packaged products. While primarily serving the Indian market, Dodla Dairy also exports its products internationally, with a significant portion of its revenue generated from domestic sales.

Bizongo

Series C in 2021
Bizongo is an innovative online B2B marketplace catering to the diverse packaging and material handling industries. It makes packaging sourcing, distribution, inventory management, and design hassle-free for enterprises. The company's automated supply chain platform ensures availability of packaging for business with lower inventory. It addresses challenges such as inventory stock out, excess inventory, and obsolescence that are common for enterprises. Bizongo was founded in 2015 by Aniket Deb, Ankit Tomar, and Sachin Agrawal and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Chaldal

Grant in 2021
Chaldal Limited operates an online shop for necessities in Bangladesh. It offers groceries, such as fruits and vegetables, breakfast, beverages, meat and fish products, snacks, dairy products, frozen and canned food products, bread and bakery items, home and cleaning products, baking needs, and cooking products; office products, including writing and drawing, organizing, and printing products, as well as batteries; beauty and health care products; baby care products, such as diapering, fooding, and bath and skincare products; sweets; and electrical products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Frontier Nutrition

Series B in 2021
Frontier Nutrition, Inc. is a company that develops and manufactures nutritious food products aimed at addressing the dietary needs of families in low-income communities globally. Established in 2016 and based in Dover, Delaware, Frontier Nutrition focuses on creating innovative and appealing packaged food items that cater to the specific nutritional requirements of these communities. The company's offerings are grounded in advanced research in pediatric nutrition and behavioral marketing, ensuring that the recipes are tailored to traditional diets while optimizing for taste, nutrition, and affordability. Through its strategic initiatives, Frontier Nutrition strives to make a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of underserved populations.

Bizongo

Series C in 2021
Bizongo is an innovative online B2B marketplace catering to the diverse packaging and material handling industries. It makes packaging sourcing, distribution, inventory management, and design hassle-free for enterprises. The company's automated supply chain platform ensures availability of packaging for business with lower inventory. It addresses challenges such as inventory stock out, excess inventory, and obsolescence that are common for enterprises. Bizongo was founded in 2015 by Aniket Deb, Ankit Tomar, and Sachin Agrawal and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Twiga Foods

Debt Financing in 2020
Twiga Foods Ltd. operates a mobile-based business-to-business supply platform, serving retail outlets, kiosks, and market stalls across Africa. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the company facilitates the ordering of various supplies, including bananas, pineapples, and tomatoes, through its innovative platform. Twiga Foods aims to streamline the supply chain and enhance access to essential goods for millions of small and medium-sized vendors in urban markets throughout the continent.
DSIL is based in Northern India with a portfolio of products comprising of sugar, alcohol, fine chemicals and rayon tyrecord.

1mg

Debt Financing in 2020
1mg is a digital consumer healthcare platform based in Gurgaon, Haryana, India, launched in 2015. It aims to make healthcare more accessible, understandable, and affordable for users. The platform allows individuals to find detailed information about medicines prescribed by doctors and purchase them directly. Users can search for medications based on ailments, drug classes, companies, and brands. Additionally, 1mg features a doctor platform designed to help users locate suitable healthcare professionals for their needs. The company also offers a diagnostics service that enhances transparency and cost-effectiveness for lab tests, empowering Indian consumers and caregivers to choose the right healthcare services at competitive prices.

Olam

Debt Financing in 2020
Olam SVI is a food & beverages company that provides onion, garlic, spices, herbs, tomatoes, and capsicums.

Chaldal

Series B in 2020
Chaldal Limited operates an online shop for necessities in Bangladesh. It offers groceries, such as fruits and vegetables, breakfast, beverages, meat and fish products, snacks, dairy products, frozen and canned food products, bread and bakery items, home and cleaning products, baking needs, and cooking products; office products, including writing and drawing, organizing, and printing products, as well as batteries; beauty and health care products; baby care products, such as diapering, fooding, and bath and skincare products; sweets; and electrical products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Bizongo

Series C in 2020
Bizongo is an innovative online B2B marketplace catering to the diverse packaging and material handling industries. It makes packaging sourcing, distribution, inventory management, and design hassle-free for enterprises. The company's automated supply chain platform ensures availability of packaging for business with lower inventory. It addresses challenges such as inventory stock out, excess inventory, and obsolescence that are common for enterprises. Bizongo was founded in 2015 by Aniket Deb, Ankit Tomar, and Sachin Agrawal and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

BAC Acquisition

Venture Round in 2020
Navi is building consumer-centric and technology-driven businesses in the BFSI (Banking, Financial Services & Insurance) space.

Shadowfax

Series D in 2019
Shadowfax Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is an on-demand logistics platform based in Bengaluru, India, founded in 2015. The company specializes in providing last-mile delivery services for local businesses, including restaurants, e-commerce, FMCG, and pharmaceuticals. Shadowfax's technology-driven platform offers a comprehensive delivery solution that enhances customer experiences through efficient logistics. With a presence in over 75 cities across India and more than 7,000 active delivery personnel, the company utilizes a crowdsourced model to optimize its operations. In addition to its delivery services, Shadowfax provides clients with valuable analytics and consumer insights by analyzing delivery data, enabling merchants to focus on their core business while benefiting from improved delivery efficiency.

Mahindra finance

Post in 2019
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited, a non-banking financial company, provides asset finance in the rural and semi-urban areas in India. The company offers financing for auto and utility vehicles, tractors, cars, commercial vehicles and construction equipment, and preowned and others vehicles to transport operators, farmers, small businesses and self-employed and salaried individuals; personal Loans for weddings, children’s education, medical treatment, and working capital for a small or medium-sized enterprise; and project finance, equipment finance, working capital finance, vehicle finance, and bill discounting services to small and medium-sized enterprises. It also provides life, non-life, and reinsurance products; housing finance; equity mutual funds, tax saver mutual funds, monthly income funds, and other investment products; and investments and advisory services. The company was formerly known as Maxi Motors Financial Services Limited and changed its name to Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited in November 1992. Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited is a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited.

Bizongo

Series C in 2019
Bizongo is an innovative online B2B marketplace catering to the diverse packaging and material handling industries. It makes packaging sourcing, distribution, inventory management, and design hassle-free for enterprises. The company's automated supply chain platform ensures availability of packaging for business with lower inventory. It addresses challenges such as inventory stock out, excess inventory, and obsolescence that are common for enterprises. Bizongo was founded in 2015 by Aniket Deb, Ankit Tomar, and Sachin Agrawal and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

1mg

Series D in 2019
1mg is a digital consumer healthcare platform based in Gurgaon, Haryana, India, launched in 2015. It aims to make healthcare more accessible, understandable, and affordable for users. The platform allows individuals to find detailed information about medicines prescribed by doctors and purchase them directly. Users can search for medications based on ailments, drug classes, companies, and brands. Additionally, 1mg features a doctor platform designed to help users locate suitable healthcare professionals for their needs. The company also offers a diagnostics service that enhances transparency and cost-effectiveness for lab tests, empowering Indian consumers and caregivers to choose the right healthcare services at competitive prices.

Sohan Lal Commodity Management

Debt Financing in 2019
Sohan Lal Commodity Management Pvt Ltd, based in New Delhi, India, specializes in agricultural commodity warehouse management and procurement services. Founded in 1971, the company provides a range of offerings, including commodity warehousing, agricultural financing, collateral management, risk mitigation, and analytical services. Its Commodity Market Intelligence division conducts primary and secondary crop surveys and monitors crop cycles. The company also ensures quality testing of agricultural products and offers pest control and disinfestation services for stored grains. In addition, Sohan Lal Commodity Management provides assaying, trade and export services, and skill-building initiatives. Its diverse clientele includes farmers, processors, millers, traders, importers, exporters, commodity exchanges, and government entities, with operations extending across India and into Myanmar.

Twiga Foods

Series B in 2018
Twiga Foods Ltd. operates a mobile-based business-to-business supply platform, serving retail outlets, kiosks, and market stalls across Africa. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the company facilitates the ordering of various supplies, including bananas, pineapples, and tomatoes, through its innovative platform. Twiga Foods aims to streamline the supply chain and enhance access to essential goods for millions of small and medium-sized vendors in urban markets throughout the continent.

Hayat Holding

Debt Financing in 2018
Its mission is to offer high quality Turkish brand alternatives to the consumers all over the world in the sectors they operate. This goal; their production power, their developing and self-renewing human resources, their customer-focused approach and their belief in sustainability. Their vision to be known, liked and preferred in every corner of the world with their companies and brands in the sectors they operate in.

Chaldal

Series A in 2018
Chaldal Limited operates an online shop for necessities in Bangladesh. It offers groceries, such as fruits and vegetables, breakfast, beverages, meat and fish products, snacks, dairy products, frozen and canned food products, bread and bakery items, home and cleaning products, baking needs, and cooking products; office products, including writing and drawing, organizing, and printing products, as well as batteries; beauty and health care products; baby care products, such as diapering, fooding, and bath and skincare products; sweets; and electrical products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Mahindra finance

Post in 2018
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited, a non-banking financial company, provides asset finance in the rural and semi-urban areas in India. The company offers financing for auto and utility vehicles, tractors, cars, commercial vehicles and construction equipment, and preowned and others vehicles to transport operators, farmers, small businesses and self-employed and salaried individuals; personal Loans for weddings, children’s education, medical treatment, and working capital for a small or medium-sized enterprise; and project finance, equipment finance, working capital finance, vehicle finance, and bill discounting services to small and medium-sized enterprises. It also provides life, non-life, and reinsurance products; housing finance; equity mutual funds, tax saver mutual funds, monthly income funds, and other investment products; and investments and advisory services. The company was formerly known as Maxi Motors Financial Services Limited and changed its name to Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited in November 1992. Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited is a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited.

Twiga Foods

Series B in 2018
Twiga Foods Ltd. operates a mobile-based business-to-business supply platform, serving retail outlets, kiosks, and market stalls across Africa. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the company facilitates the ordering of various supplies, including bananas, pineapples, and tomatoes, through its innovative platform. Twiga Foods aims to streamline the supply chain and enhance access to essential goods for millions of small and medium-sized vendors in urban markets throughout the continent.

Bizongo

Series B in 2018
Bizongo is an innovative online B2B marketplace catering to the diverse packaging and material handling industries. It makes packaging sourcing, distribution, inventory management, and design hassle-free for enterprises. The company's automated supply chain platform ensures availability of packaging for business with lower inventory. It addresses challenges such as inventory stock out, excess inventory, and obsolescence that are common for enterprises. Bizongo was founded in 2015 by Aniket Deb, Ankit Tomar, and Sachin Agrawal and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

BigBasket

Series E in 2018
BigBasket is an online food and grocery store that delivers personal and household needs right to customers' doorstep. The company believes in being smart, quick, and efficient making life as leisurely as possible. Customers can browse through the vast range of products at bigbasket.com, order, and get them to be delivered at the customers' own convenient time slot. The company handpicks each and every product, putting it through a safety packaging process, and delivering to customers' home.

BigBasket

Venture Round in 2017
BigBasket is an online food and grocery store that delivers personal and household needs right to customers' doorstep. The company believes in being smart, quick, and efficient making life as leisurely as possible. Customers can browse through the vast range of products at bigbasket.com, order, and get them to be delivered at the customers' own convenient time slot. The company handpicks each and every product, putting it through a safety packaging process, and delivering to customers' home.

Grupo Los Grobo

Private Equity Round in 2016
Grupo Los Grobo is a leading agribusiness and investment company both in Brazil and the whole of Latin America in terms of the production and commercialization of agricultural commodities. They offer a broad, integrated and diversified business platform that covers agricultural land development, services that go from input provision to technical and financial assistance for small producers, as well as our own farming activities, wheat processing and commodities industrialization.

BigBasket

Series D in 2016
BigBasket is an online food and grocery store that delivers personal and household needs right to customers' doorstep. The company believes in being smart, quick, and efficient making life as leisurely as possible. Customers can browse through the vast range of products at bigbasket.com, order, and get them to be delivered at the customers' own convenient time slot. The company handpicks each and every product, putting it through a safety packaging process, and delivering to customers' home.
CFPA Microfinance Management Co is a small microfinance institution that focuses on the rural market. Its main purpose is to tailor micro-credit, insurance, wealth management, e-commerce and other multi-faceted services to rural low-income groups who cannot fully enjoy the services of traditional financial institutions, to help them develop their industries, increase their income, and achieve good results as soon as possible. life.

HNG Float Glass

Venture Round in 2007
HNG Float Glass Ltd. is a manufacturer based in Mumbai, India, specializing in the design, production, distribution, and installation of float and safety glass products. Founded in 2006, the company offers a diverse portfolio that includes clear float glass, tinted float glass, reflective glass, mirrors, and low iron solar glass, ensuring uniform thickness and scratch-resistant, bubble-free quality for its customers. The applications of its products span various sectors, including curtain wall glazing, windows, shop fronts, structural glass, shower enclosures, furniture, table tops, partitions, and balustrades. HNG Float Glass distributes its products through a network of suppliers and operates additional sales offices in Mumbai and Janak Puri. The company is a subsidiary of Trakya Cam Sanayii A.S.