U.S. International Development Finance Corp
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) serves as America's development bank, focusing on financing solutions to pressing challenges in the developing world. DFC collaborates with the private sector to invest in projects that foster job creation in emerging markets across various sectors, including energy, healthcare, critical infrastructure, telecommunications, and support for small businesses and women entrepreneurs. The corporation is committed to adhering to high standards that prioritize environmental sustainability, human rights, and worker rights in all its investments.
Past deals in Uganda
Inputi
Venture Round in 2024
Inputi is a Kampala-based online marketplace, aggregator, and distributor of farm inputs that serves smallholder farmers. It operates a digital platform that connects farmers to access quality, genuine inputs at affordable prices through a single portal, and it includes insurance coverage to cushion farmers against unexpected events. The company supplies fertilisers, fungicides, and pesticides, consolidating procurement and distribution to streamline input supply for agricultural producers.
Blencowe Resources
Grant in 2023
Blencowe Resources plc, incorporated in 2017 and based in Rugby, United Kingdom, is focused on the exploration and development of the Orom Graphite Project located in the Republic of Uganda. The company holds mining licenses for an extensive area of approximately 520,000 hectares, with a commitment to advancing the project's potential. Originally known as Cora Gold Limited, Blencowe Resources aims to strategically acquire additional companies or business ventures to enhance its operations and growth trajectory within the mining sector.
Blencowe Resources
Grant in 2023
Blencowe Resources plc, incorporated in 2017 and based in Rugby, United Kingdom, is focused on the exploration and development of the Orom Graphite Project located in the Republic of Uganda. The company holds mining licenses for an extensive area of approximately 520,000 hectares, with a commitment to advancing the project's potential. Originally known as Cora Gold Limited, Blencowe Resources aims to strategically acquire additional companies or business ventures to enhance its operations and growth trajectory within the mining sector.
Africell
Debt Financing in 2021
Founded in Africa in 2001, Africell is a rapidly growing mobile telecommunications operator committed to empowering local communities through connectivity. It is the leading provider in Gambia and Sierra Leone, with expanding operations in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda. As of 2016, it served over 11 million active subscribers across these four countries, offering voice and 3G data services.
Bayport Management
Post in 2020
Bayport Management offers retail financial services across Africa, Latin America, and Mauritius. It provides personal loan products, savings accounts, mobile banking, insurance plans, and other related services.
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