Oikocredit International

Oikocredit is a financial institution established in 1968 and based in the Netherlands. It focuses on empowering individuals and communities by providing funding to the microfinance sector, fair trade organizations, cooperatives, and small to medium enterprises. Oikocredit aims to create sustainable opportunities for people in need, enabling them to improve their own circumstances through access to financial resources.

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Djamo

Venture Round in 2025
Djamo is a fintech company offering a mobile application that enables users to use their cards fee-free across various services. The app provides free physical and virtual cards, automatic savings features, salary reception options, expense tracking, and withdrawal controls.

Avanti Finance

Series B in 2024
Avanti Finance develops digital financial inclusion platforms. It offers loan products and capital for third parties, aiming to provide accessible financing solutions to those underserved by traditional banking systems.

SureChill

Debt Financing in 2024
SureChill develops innovative cooling technology that continuously maintains temperatures without relying on consistent power supply. Harnessing water's unique properties, it ensures optimal cooling for extended periods, making it ideal for preserving vaccines and other essential goods in regions with unreliable electricity.

Kaleidofin

Venture Round in 2024
Kaleidofin is a fintech company that delivers holistic financial solutions for underbanked individuals and households in India. It builds individual profiles from multiple data sources to tailor goal-based financial services that address income volatility and limited financial literacy. The platform helps users plan savings and investments through a data-driven model that estimates income, saving capacity, and monetary health, enabling personal wealth management. With a focus on intuitive design and analytics, Kaleidofin aims to expand access to customized financial guidance.

Access Bank

Debt Financing in 2024
Access Bank, established in 1988 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, is a commercial bank that offers a wide range of banking products and services to individual and business customers. The bank operates in Ghana and provides various accounts, including standard savings and current accounts, as well as specialized options such as access advantage and premier accounts. Access Bank also offers online banking services, facilitating ATM transactions, online access, point-of-sale terminal services, bill payments, and Western Union money transfers. In addition to personal banking, the bank provides corporate and investment banking, commercial and business banking services, along with mortgage loans and sustainable international banking solutions.

Validus

Debt Financing in 2024
Validus is a Southeast Asian fintech company that leverages data and artificial intelligence to provide growth financing to underserved small and medium enterprises. Headquartered in Singapore, it operates in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand, partnering with corporations to deliver supply‑chain financing solutions that support local SME ecosystems. The firm holds a Capital Markets Services licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and its Indonesian subsidiary is registered with the OJK. Backed by prominent venture capital investors, Validus offers a comprehensive suite of financial services—including SME lending, crowd‑lending, business accounts, corporate cards, expense management, money transfers, and foreign remittance—positioning it as a leading all‑in‑one SME financing platform in the region.

AfricInvest

Debt Financing in 2024
Founded in 1994, AfricInvest is a Tunisia-based private equity firm with dedicated teams focused on North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. It manages USD1 billion across multiple funds, supported by local and international investors. The firm has invested in over 135 companies across 25 African countries, spanning high-growth sectors such as financial services, agribusiness, consumer/retail, education, and healthcare.

Altum Credo

Series C in 2024
Altum Credo is a long-term home loan company dedicated to enhancing affordability for first-time homebuyers. It offers a range of financial services, including home loans tailored for micro, small, and medium enterprises, refinancing options, and solutions for retail investors. The company's primary focus is on ensuring that equated monthly installments remain affordable, which enables low and middle-income individuals to achieve home ownership through competitive interest rates and minimal processing fees. By prioritizing financial accessibility, Altum Credo seeks to support those who may face challenges in entering the housing market.

Altum Credo

Secondary Market in 2024
Altum Credo is a long-term home loan company dedicated to enhancing affordability for first-time homebuyers. It offers a range of financial services, including home loans tailored for micro, small, and medium enterprises, refinancing options, and solutions for retail investors. The company's primary focus is on ensuring that equated monthly installments remain affordable, which enables low and middle-income individuals to achieve home ownership through competitive interest rates and minimal processing fees. By prioritizing financial accessibility, Altum Credo seeks to support those who may face challenges in entering the housing market.

Leasafric Ghana

Private Equity Round in 2024
Leasafric Ghana Limited is a finance leasing company based in Accra, Ghana, established in 1994. It specializes in providing leasing services for equipment and vehicles to both companies and individuals. The company offers a range of services including operating leases and fleet management, as well as finance leases for automobiles and consumer goods. In addition to leasing, Leasafric Ghana provides outsourcing services focused on personnel evaluation, staff training, and the development of job goals and descriptions. As a subsidiary of C & I Leasing Plc, Leasafric Ghana aims to support its clients by enabling them to conduct their business operations more efficiently through accessible financing options.

Sindhuja Microcredit

Series C in 2024
Sindhuja Microcredit Pvt Ltd, established in 2017 and headquartered in Patna, India, specializes in providing credit products tailored to the needs of self-employed women entrepreneurs in rural areas. The company offers micro finance and micro enterprise loans, focusing on digital and rural-focused financial services to cater to the bottom of the pyramid market.

YoFio

Seed Round in 2024
YoFio develops financial solutions for businesses, focusing on microcredit services. Their key product is an app that enables users to purchase goods or services from partnered stores on credit, with the option to pay later in installments.

Juhudi Kilimo

Debt Financing in 2024
Juhudi Kilimo provides asset financing, technical assistance, and business training to smallholder farmers and rural agribusinesses in Kenya. The company offers loans for dairy cows and goats, poultry, pigs, rabbits, fish farming, and other livestock, as well as financing for agricultural equipment, irrigation, agro-processing and energy-related equipment, and vehicles such as motorcycles and bicycles to transport farm goods. It operates as a microfinance institution focused on empowering rural livelihoods by delivering transformative financing alongside financial literacy and technical training. Founded in 2004 and based in Nairobi, Juhudi Kilimo supports clients across rural Kenya with flexible financing solutions designed to expand agricultural productivity and income.

Good Nature Agro

Series B in 2023
Good Nature Agro is a social enterprise based in Chipata, Zambia, focused on empowering small-scale farmers to enhance their productivity and income. Formed in 2014, the company organizes groups of farmers who nominate a Private Extension Agent (PEA) from within their ranks. These PEAs undergo rigorous training to become community leaders and provide ongoing support and personalized recommendations to fellow farmers throughout the growing season. By promoting improved farming practices, Good Nature Agro supplies high-quality legume seeds and offers loans for additional inputs, helping farmers transition from traditional crops to more lucrative options. The company also guarantees a market for the certified legume seeds harvested by the farmers, effectively enabling them to significantly increase their income and achieve lasting financial stability.

RDG Collective

Debt Financing in 2023
RDG Collective, founded in 2018, seeks to empower the future by creating and delivering innovative solar home systems across Zambia, where an estimated 2.4 million households lack electricity. By offering pay‑as‑you‑go products, the company removes the high upfront cost that has historically limited access to solar energy. This model has enabled more Zambian households to acquire solar home systems, refrigerators, solar water pumps, and smartphones, improving daily life and economic opportunities.

Prestamype

Seed Round in 2023
Founded in 2017, Prestamype aims to enhance access to funding for micro and small businesses. Initially offering secured working capital loans backed by real estate collateral, they have lent over USD 24 million to 750 Peruvian entrepreneurs as of October 2021. In addition to their core lending product, Prestamype has expanded its offerings to include an online FX platform (Cambio Seguro) and digital factoring.

Ed Partners

Debt Financing in 2023
Ed Partners Africa is a non-banking financial institution that transforms the education sector through working with school owners of affordable schools by providing financial solutions.

Bankingly

Series A in 2023
Bankingly is a fintech company founded in 2015 and based in Montevideo, Uruguay, dedicated to enhancing digital banking services for financial institutions in emerging markets. The company offers a software as a service (SaaS) platform that enables its clients to promote digital channels, thereby fostering financial inclusion for millions of people. Bankingly's cloud-hosted technologies allow financial institutions to manage their products, facilitate digital transactions, and engage with customers through a mobile application, transactional website, and chatbot, among other tools. With a focus on affordability, the pricing model is based on the number of active users, helping clients align costs with benefits. The company prioritizes a streamlined implementation process while maintaining high standards of functionality and cybersecurity. Currently, Bankingly's technology supports over 1.5 million users across more than 100 financial entities.

Avanti Finance

Series B in 2023
Avanti Finance develops digital financial inclusion platforms. It offers loan products and capital for third parties, aiming to provide accessible financing solutions to those underserved by traditional banking systems.

MyCredit Limited

Debt Financing in 2023
MyCredit Limited is a non-banking financial institution based in Nairobi, Kenya, specializing in a range of financial services. The company provides various loan products, including business loans and salary loans, as well as guarantees such as bid bonds and performance bonds. In addition to these services, MyCredit offers leasing options and a comprehensive suite of insurance products that encompass motor insurance, personal accident coverage, burglary insurance, and agricultural insurance, among others. By catering to diverse financial needs, MyCredit aims to support individuals and businesses in achieving their financial goals.

Yellow

Debt Financing in 2023
Yellow is a fintech company dedicated to delivering impactful products and services to rural households through a widespread sales network. The company specializes in the last mile distribution of affordable pay-as-you-go solar home systems, targeting low-income communities. By leveraging innovative financing solutions, Yellow aims to enhance access to renewable energy, thereby improving the quality of life for its customers in underserved areas.

Solarise Africa

Debt Financing in 2022
Solarise Africa is a pan-African energy-as-a-service company that provides financial leasing and flexible financing for solar and other energy assets to commercial and industrial clients. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, it partners with a select group of renewable energy solution providers to deliver decentralised, reliable and affordable power across Africa. The company enables businesses to deploy clean energy systems without upfront capital and to manage energy costs through tailored financial solutions, supporting accelerated adoption of sustainable power for partners and customers.

Djamo

Venture Round in 2022
Djamo is a fintech company offering a mobile application that enables users to use their cards fee-free across various services. The app provides free physical and virtual cards, automatic savings features, salary reception options, expense tracking, and withdrawal controls.

Tienda Pago

Series B in 2022
Tienda Pago is a merchant support platform designed to assist small merchants in emerging markets by facilitating mobile cashless payments and financing for inventory purchases. The company focuses on creating an ecosystem where both distributors and traders can thrive by offering a closed-loop payment mechanism that leverages mobile technology. This system allows merchants to buy high-demand products on credit, thereby increasing their sales and profit margins. Tienda Pago's platform addresses inefficiencies in traditional payment methods, enabling seamless cashless transactions and supporting the growth of small businesses within its network. Through its services, Tienda Pago aims to promote collaboration among participants, encouraging more traders and distributors to engage with its innovative solutions.

Farmerline

Seed Round in 2022
Farmerline is an AgriTech startup focused on enhancing the livelihoods of smallholder farmers by providing access to vital information, record-keeping services, and communication tools. The company connects farmers with agricultural businesses, government extensions, and education programs through SMS and voice-based systems, thereby enabling them to become empowered entrepreneurs. Farmerline offers a range of services, including input financing through organized groups, climate-smart farming education, logistics support, and access to high-quality fertilizers and seeds. Farmers can subscribe to information packages and services that enhance their farming practices and productivity. Additionally, the company facilitates communication channels for input dealers and traders, improving market access and trade opportunities for farmers, ultimately helping to increase crop yields and expand their reach in international markets.

Sitara

Series C in 2022
Sitara, known as Sewa Grih Rin Limited, is a housing finance company based in New Delhi, India, that was established in 2011. The company specializes in providing affordable housing loans to low-income households, particularly those in urban and peri-urban areas. It offers a range of mortgage products that can be used alongside government subsidies, as well as non-mortgage loans aimed at home and infrastructure improvements. Focused on addressing the needs of informally employed individuals, Sitara empowers these households, especially women, by helping them acquire tangible financial assets and improve their living conditions. Through its services, the company strives to bridge the financing gap for those who typically lack access to formal housing finance, thereby enhancing the overall quality of life for its clients.

Sitara

Secondary Market in 2022
Sitara, known as Sewa Grih Rin Limited, is a housing finance company based in New Delhi, India, that was established in 2011. The company specializes in providing affordable housing loans to low-income households, particularly those in urban and peri-urban areas. It offers a range of mortgage products that can be used alongside government subsidies, as well as non-mortgage loans aimed at home and infrastructure improvements. Focused on addressing the needs of informally employed individuals, Sitara empowers these households, especially women, by helping them acquire tangible financial assets and improve their living conditions. Through its services, the company strives to bridge the financing gap for those who typically lack access to formal housing finance, thereby enhancing the overall quality of life for its clients.

Solar Panda

Series A in 2022
Solar Panda is a pay-as-you-go solar home system provider based in Canada and operating in Kenya that furnishes upgradeable solar kits delivering lights, mobile charging, radios and televisions to rural households. The company finances products through loan-to-own payments to enable affordable access to clean electricity, reduce dependence on kerosene, support education and productivity, and help families build credit history. Since its first sale in 2017, Solar Panda has expanded to power hundreds of thousands of homes in Kenya, reflecting its mission to broaden electricity access and lead in the affordable solar energy transition for underserved communities.

Bankingly

Series A in 2022
Bankingly is a fintech company founded in 2015 and based in Montevideo, Uruguay, dedicated to enhancing digital banking services for financial institutions in emerging markets. The company offers a software as a service (SaaS) platform that enables its clients to promote digital channels, thereby fostering financial inclusion for millions of people. Bankingly's cloud-hosted technologies allow financial institutions to manage their products, facilitate digital transactions, and engage with customers through a mobile application, transactional website, and chatbot, among other tools. With a focus on affordability, the pricing model is based on the number of active users, helping clients align costs with benefits. The company prioritizes a streamlined implementation process while maintaining high standards of functionality and cybersecurity. Currently, Bankingly's technology supports over 1.5 million users across more than 100 financial entities.

Kaleidofin

Series B in 2022
Kaleidofin is a fintech company that delivers holistic financial solutions for underbanked individuals and households in India. It builds individual profiles from multiple data sources to tailor goal-based financial services that address income volatility and limited financial literacy. The platform helps users plan savings and investments through a data-driven model that estimates income, saving capacity, and monetary health, enabling personal wealth management. With a focus on intuitive design and analytics, Kaleidofin aims to expand access to customized financial guidance.

Annapurna Finance

Private Equity Round in 2021
Annapurna Finance is a microfinance company dedicated to the financial and economic upliftment of underserved women and economically backward clients. The firm focuses on expanding microfinance operations in areas that remain outside the formal financial system, providing essential financial and technical support to help clients develop entrepreneurial skills and engage in business activities. Annapurna Finance offers a range of services, including micro-loans for clean water, sanitation, home improvement, support for widowed families, and small businesses. Additionally, the company provides customized insurance plans tailored to the specific needs of its clients, ensuring that they receive the financial assistance necessary for economic empowerment throughout various stages of their lives.

Credit Mutuel du Senegal

Debt Financing in 2021
Credit Mutuel du Senegal is a microfinance organization that supports banking services like savings accounts and loans. The company provides creative and banking goods and services suited to their needs.

Avanti Finance

Series A in 2021
Avanti Finance develops digital financial inclusion platforms. It offers loan products and capital for third parties, aiming to provide accessible financing solutions to those underserved by traditional banking systems.

Sempli

Venture Round in 2021
Sempli operates an online lending platform in Colombia, designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The company aims to streamline access to capital for these enterprises by leveraging technology and data-driven insights. Through its digital banking services, Sempli facilitates efficient and convenient financing solutions, empowering SMBs to grow and create value.

Sempli

Convertible Note in 2021
Sempli operates an online lending platform in Colombia, designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The company aims to streamline access to capital for these enterprises by leveraging technology and data-driven insights. Through its digital banking services, Sempli facilitates efficient and convenient financing solutions, empowering SMBs to grow and create value.

PowerGen Renewable Energy

Debt Financing in 2021
PowerGen Renewable Energy is a leading provider of energy solutions in East Africa, focused on transforming energy access for residential, community, commercial, government, and industrial customers. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with additional offices in Arusha, Tanzania; Freetown, Sierra Leone; and Lagos, Nigeria, the company specializes in the development, construction, and operation of solar mini-grids. PowerGen offers a range of services including engineering, procurement, construction, and financing, ensuring affordable and reliable power for communities that are not connected to national electricity networks. As a pioneer in the solar mini-grid sector, PowerGen is committed to driving the clean energy transition across Africa and is a founding member of the Africa Mini-grid Developers Association, collaborating with various sector leaders to enhance energy access in the region.

Grace and Mercy Household Improvement Initiative

Debt Financing in 2021
Grace and Mercy Household Improvement Initiative offers financial opportunities for the poor and low-income earners. Their products and services are geared toward assisting micro, small, and medium-scale businesses, which comprise the majority of the economy and serve as the engine of the economy. The majority of recipients are women, and young people make up the majority of the excluded and vulnerable. To assist and strengthen the economy of Nigeria's low-income earners by facilitating easy access to financial services for the poor, excluded, and disadvantaged.

First City Monument Bank

Debt Financing in 2021
First City Monument Bank, established in 1982 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, is a prominent commercial bank that offers a diverse array of financial services. As part of the FCMB Group, the bank caters to individuals, small and medium enterprises, and large corporations through its personal, business, and corporate banking divisions. Its offerings include loans, savings and current accounts, credit cards, and online banking, facilitating digital transformation in the banking sector. Additionally, First City Monument Bank provides specialized services such as cash management, foreign exchange, corporate finance, and trade services, which encompass financial advisory, capital raising, and infrastructure financing.

Avanti Finance

Debt Financing in 2021
Avanti Finance develops digital financial inclusion platforms. It offers loan products and capital for third parties, aiming to provide accessible financing solutions to those underserved by traditional banking systems.

Avanti Finance

Series A in 2021
Avanti Finance develops digital financial inclusion platforms. It offers loan products and capital for third parties, aiming to provide accessible financing solutions to those underserved by traditional banking systems.

Annapurna Finance

Private Equity Round in 2021
Annapurna Finance is a microfinance company dedicated to the financial and economic upliftment of underserved women and economically backward clients. The firm focuses on expanding microfinance operations in areas that remain outside the formal financial system, providing essential financial and technical support to help clients develop entrepreneurial skills and engage in business activities. Annapurna Finance offers a range of services, including micro-loans for clean water, sanitation, home improvement, support for widowed families, and small businesses. Additionally, the company provides customized insurance plans tailored to the specific needs of its clients, ensuring that they receive the financial assistance necessary for economic empowerment throughout various stages of their lives.

BizCapital

Series B in 2020
BizCapital is a financial services provider that specializes in offering loans to small and micro businesses that lack access to traditional banking institutions. The company employs a digital evaluation system that quickly analyzes and ranks loan requests, allowing for rapid funding decisions. By leveraging technology, BizCapital streamlines the loan application process, enabling clients to secure the necessary funds to support their business operations efficiently through an online lending platform.

African Clean Energy

Debt Financing in 2020
African Clean Energy is a family‑owned company that designs and manufactures the ACE 1 Ultra‑Clean Biomass Cookstove, a small, powerful, smokeless stove that uses biomass fuels or solar electricity to reduce smoke emissions to negligible levels. The product aims to eliminate the health, environmental, and poverty impacts of traditional cooking methods in developing countries.

Kaleidofin

Series A in 2019
Kaleidofin is a fintech company that delivers holistic financial solutions for underbanked individuals and households in India. It builds individual profiles from multiple data sources to tailor goal-based financial services that address income volatility and limited financial literacy. The platform helps users plan savings and investments through a data-driven model that estimates income, saving capacity, and monetary health, enabling personal wealth management. With a focus on intuitive design and analytics, Kaleidofin aims to expand access to customized financial guidance.

Sempli

Series A in 2019
Sempli operates an online lending platform in Colombia, designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The company aims to streamline access to capital for these enterprises by leveraging technology and data-driven insights. Through its digital banking services, Sempli facilitates efficient and convenient financing solutions, empowering SMBs to grow and create value.

Sitara

Series B in 2019
Sitara, known as Sewa Grih Rin Limited, is a housing finance company based in New Delhi, India, that was established in 2011. The company specializes in providing affordable housing loans to low-income households, particularly those in urban and peri-urban areas. It offers a range of mortgage products that can be used alongside government subsidies, as well as non-mortgage loans aimed at home and infrastructure improvements. Focused on addressing the needs of informally employed individuals, Sitara empowers these households, especially women, by helping them acquire tangible financial assets and improve their living conditions. Through its services, the company strives to bridge the financing gap for those who typically lack access to formal housing finance, thereby enhancing the overall quality of life for its clients.

Access Bank

Post in 2019
Access Bank, established in 1988 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, is a commercial bank that offers a wide range of banking products and services to individual and business customers. The bank operates in Ghana and provides various accounts, including standard savings and current accounts, as well as specialized options such as access advantage and premier accounts. Access Bank also offers online banking services, facilitating ATM transactions, online access, point-of-sale terminal services, bill payments, and Western Union money transfers. In addition to personal banking, the bank provides corporate and investment banking, commercial and business banking services, along with mortgage loans and sustainable international banking solutions.

SolarNow

Debt Financing in 2019
SolarNow provides solar energy and financing solutions in East Africa through a subsidiary, offering solar home systems, electrical appliances, and power solutions for rural and urban households, entrepreneurs, and institutions. The company serves households, small businesses, farming operations, and corporate customers with flexible credit and service options to access clean, affordable energy. Founded in 2011 by Willem Nolens, it is headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, with operations in Uganda and Kenya.

Laudex

Convertible Note in 2018
Laudex is a Mexico-based lender that operates a student-loan platform to finance tuition for undergraduate and graduate studies at universities worldwide. The company focuses on helping talented students access higher education by providing financing for tuition at institutions in Mexico and abroad, with the aim of promoting educational opportunity and social development.

Origo Commodities India

Venture Round in 2018
Origo Commodities India Pvt. Ltd. specializes in post-harvest management services for agricultural commodities, offering a comprehensive suite of solutions designed to enhance the efficiency and security of the supply chain. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Gurugram, India, the company provides services such as commodity handling, procurement, professional warehousing, quality certification, and audit and surveillance. Origo's platform facilitates seamless interactions among producers, processors, corporate entities, and financial institutions, promoting secure trade and reducing risks and waste throughout the post-harvest process. By leveraging technology, Origo Commodities aims to create inclusive modern markets that contribute to a robust agricultural economy and sustainable development.

Ignite Holding Company

Debt Financing in 2018
Kingo Energy, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Guatemala City, Guatemala, specializes in manufacturing solar energy systems aimed at providing reliable electricity to underserved rural communities. The company's mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals living without access to a dependable power grid, particularly in regions facing extreme poverty. Kingo offers a prepaid solar energy service that is more affordable than traditional lighting methods, such as candles and kerosene. Their solar energy kits can power essential household items, including light bulbs and mobile phone chargers, with payment options tailored to customers' budgets. Kingo has already benefited over 100,000 people, with significant reported improvements in cost savings, educational performance, and productivity among users. The company operates in Central America and South Africa, with ambitions to expand its reach to over 3 million individuals by 2020. Kingo's executive team comprises experienced professionals from various sectors, including consumer markets, telecommunications, and energy.

Sempli

Convertible Note in 2018
Sempli operates an online lending platform in Colombia, designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The company aims to streamline access to capital for these enterprises by leveraging technology and data-driven insights. Through its digital banking services, Sempli facilitates efficient and convenient financing solutions, empowering SMBs to grow and create value.

YCook

Series B in 2018
YCook is a food technology company that specializes in minimally processed vegetables, lentils, and fruits. It has developed a process that allows field fresh produce to retain their natural freshness, colour, texture, flavour and nutrients for 12 months without any preservatives or additives or even refrigeration. YCook was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Karnataka, India.

Aashiyaan Housing & Development Finance

Seed Round in 2018
Aashiyaan Housing and Development Finance Pvt. Ltd. is a housing finance company based in Kolkata, India, established in 2016. The company specializes in providing housing finance solutions to individuals in the informal sector, including low-income groups such as small business owners, taxi drivers, and other entrepreneurs. Aashiyaan offers a range of financial products, including micro housing finance for self-construction, home purchases, home repairs, extensions, and loans against property. By focusing on the financial needs of these underserved communities, Aashiyaan aims to facilitate homeownership and improve living conditions for its clients, particularly in semi-urban and rural areas of eastern India.

Inyenyeri

Convertible Note in 2018
Inyenyeri gets the even the poorest of Rwandan households to switch from cooking with wood and charcoal by providing clean and renewable fuel that cooks better and is more affordable. Inyenyeri is a for-profit social enterprise. Profitability ensures sustainable social impact and increases access to financial capital needed to scale quickly.

Tienda Pago

Series A in 2018
Tienda Pago is a merchant support platform designed to assist small merchants in emerging markets by facilitating mobile cashless payments and financing for inventory purchases. The company focuses on creating an ecosystem where both distributors and traders can thrive by offering a closed-loop payment mechanism that leverages mobile technology. This system allows merchants to buy high-demand products on credit, thereby increasing their sales and profit margins. Tienda Pago's platform addresses inefficiencies in traditional payment methods, enabling seamless cashless transactions and supporting the growth of small businesses within its network. Through its services, Tienda Pago aims to promote collaboration among participants, encouraging more traders and distributors to engage with its innovative solutions.

Fusion Microfinance

Series E in 2018
Founded in New Delhi in 2010, Fusion Microfinance operates primarily in North Central India. It specializes in providing microloans to women organized into Joint Liability Groups (JLGs), empowering them with financial services. Additionally, the company offers loans to small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and facilitates access to other financial products like mobile handsets and bicycles through its distribution network.

Enko Education

Debt Financing in 2017
Enko Education is an Africa-wide network of international secondary schools that serves as a launchpad to top universities worldwide. It operates a curriculum that is internationally recognized and offers educational program services to prepare learners for admission to universities around the globe, with a model designed to make education more accessible through discounted fees.

SolarNow

Debt Financing in 2017
SolarNow provides solar energy and financing solutions in East Africa through a subsidiary, offering solar home systems, electrical appliances, and power solutions for rural and urban households, entrepreneurs, and institutions. The company serves households, small businesses, farming operations, and corporate customers with flexible credit and service options to access clean, affordable energy. Founded in 2011 by Willem Nolens, it is headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, with operations in Uganda and Kenya.

Annapurna Finance

Private Equity Round in 2017
Annapurna Finance is a microfinance company dedicated to the financial and economic upliftment of underserved women and economically backward clients. The firm focuses on expanding microfinance operations in areas that remain outside the formal financial system, providing essential financial and technical support to help clients develop entrepreneurial skills and engage in business activities. Annapurna Finance offers a range of services, including micro-loans for clean water, sanitation, home improvement, support for widowed families, and small businesses. Additionally, the company provides customized insurance plans tailored to the specific needs of its clients, ensuring that they receive the financial assistance necessary for economic empowerment throughout various stages of their lives.

PEG

Debt Financing in 2016
PEG is an asset financing company based in Accra, Ghana, that specializes in providing affordable solar energy solutions to off-grid households in West Africa. Founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, PEG offers a Pay As You Go financing model that enables customers to acquire solar home systems, which enhance their quality of life by providing reliable lighting, mobile phone charging, and access to appliances like radios and televisions. By facilitating the transition from traditional, polluting fuels such as kerosene to sustainable solar energy, PEG empowers its customers to invest in clean technology while reducing their ongoing energy costs. The company's operations extend to countries including Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal, where it addresses the energy needs of underserved communities.

Fusion Microfinance

Series D in 2016
Founded in New Delhi in 2010, Fusion Microfinance operates primarily in North Central India. It specializes in providing microloans to women organized into Joint Liability Groups (JLGs), empowering them with financial services. Additionally, the company offers loans to small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and facilitates access to other financial products like mobile handsets and bicycles through its distribution network.

Fusion Microfinance

Series C in 2015
Founded in New Delhi in 2010, Fusion Microfinance operates primarily in North Central India. It specializes in providing microloans to women organized into Joint Liability Groups (JLGs), empowering them with financial services. Additionally, the company offers loans to small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and facilitates access to other financial products like mobile handsets and bicycles through its distribution network.

Chetna Organic Agriculture Producer Company

Venture Round in 2015
Chetna Organic Agriculture Producer Company specializes in agricultural market-linkage services, focusing on fostering transparent and equitable commercial practices. The company aids small and marginal farmers in connecting with markets for their produce, offering essential financial and trade support. By promoting fair and standardized agricultural transactions, Chetna Organic seeks to enhance the livelihoods of farmers and transform agriculture into a sustainable and profitable profession. Through its initiatives, the company plays a significant role in improving the overall economic prospects of rural farming communities.

RGVN (North East) Microfinance

Venture Round in 2014
RGVN (North East) Microfinance Limited is a registered Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) based in Guwahati, India, founded in 2008. The company operates 149 branches across West Bengal and the Northeastern region of India, focusing on providing financial services to underprivileged households. RGVN aims to enhance access to health, education, and livelihood opportunities by offering consumer financing, including loans for micro-businesses and subsidized loans for welfare purposes. The organization is committed to good governance, professionalism, integrity, and transparency, with a vision to positively impact the lives of its clients, serving approximately 500,000 clients in the region.

Fusion Microfinance

Series B in 2013
Founded in New Delhi in 2010, Fusion Microfinance operates primarily in North Central India. It specializes in providing microloans to women organized into Joint Liability Groups (JLGs), empowering them with financial services. Additionally, the company offers loans to small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and facilitates access to other financial products like mobile handsets and bicycles through its distribution network.

Sulaxmi Finance

Venture Round in 2009
Sulaxmi Finance Private Limited (SFPL) [previously known as Heathrow Investments Private Limited (HIPL)] is a non-deposit taking NBFC, duly regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). SFPL operates under the brand name of “Sulaxmi”, which translates to “well-intentioned wealth” in Hindi. Presently, SFPL is solely dedicated to urban microfinance, chiefly in Northern India. The chief promoter of SFPL is Dr. Sunita Sharma, a social worker, teacher and writer of national fame, who has been felicitated by the President of India.
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