Investors in Somalia

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TLG Capital

TLG Capital is an award-winning private investment firm dedicated to empowering frontier market entrepreneurs, with a focus on opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).TLG firmly believes that impact creation is crucial to sustained financial success. They are committed to tackling persistent challenges and better directing resources towards improving the lives for some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Their investments have had a significantly social, environmental and development impact across Sub-Saharan Africa.TLG Africa Limited is a permanent capital investment vehicle focusing on equity opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). TLG Africa invests in sectors underpinned by the ‘rise of the African consumer’, such as: healthcare, finance, consumer goods and real estate. These investments include direct minority/majority stake investments, secondary opportunities and distressed fund restructurings. TLG Africa always seeks board representation, along with other minority protections. Notable investments include WHO pre-approved pharmaceutical plant QCIL (Uganda) and healthcare facilities in West Africa. In recognition for their efforts, their deals have won multiple awards including ‘Landmark Deal of the Decade’ in 2012 and 'Frontier Deal of the Year' in 2014 from Private Equity Africa.
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Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries

BIO is to support a strong private sector in developing and/or emerging countries, to enable them to gain access to growth and sustainable.

Africinvest

AfricInvest was founded in 1994 and is part of Integra Group, an investment and financial services company based in Tunisia. Uniquely positioned as one of the most experienced private equity investors on the continent, AfricInvest has dedicated investment teams focused on North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, and employs 66 professionals based in seven offices. AfricInvest manages USD1 billion across 16 funds and benefits from strong, long-term support from both local and international investors, including leading development finance institutions in the United States and Europe. Having co-founded the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) as well as the Middle East North Africa Private Equity Association (MENAPEA) and the Euromed Capital Forum, the firm is an active promotor of the private equity industry in the region. Since 1994, AfricInvest has invested in 135 companies across 25 African countries in a variety of high growth sectors and maintains a broad network of high quality executives across Africa, offering extensive expertise in key growth industries, including financial services, agribusiness, consumer/retail, education and healthcare.
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Bopa Moruo Private Equity

Bopa Moruo is a mid-market private equity and private capital firm that is focused on generating long-term capital appreciation by building great businesses.

Saviu Ventures

Saviu is a venture capital fund focusing on African early-stage startups.

Oasis Capital Ghana

Founded in 2009, Oasis Capital Ghana is a private equity based in Accra, Ghana. The firm seeks to invest in small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa. The firm prefers education and real estate, to consumer goods and healthcare sectors.

Vital Capital

Vital Capital Fund is a $350 million private equity fund that invests in opportunities which simultaneously enhance the quality of life of communities in rapidly developing nations, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa, while also delivering attractive financial returns for investors. Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth over the past decade has been extensively chronicled. A litany of reports, articles and studies tout the impressive developments enabled by a significantly more stable political and economic landscape and an increasingly successful conversion of natural resources into important national assets and critical infrastructure. Vital’s seasoned team has over 30 years of successful ‘on-the-ground’ experience in Africa across a wide range of industries. Having successfully deployed billions of dollars in hundreds of large-scale infrastructure ventures, the Vital team brings a vast network of key relationships to the Fund. Vital’s primary investment interest is the development of infrastructure. Vital broadens its investment prospects by focusing on urban, large-scale, community-integrated housing concepts and initiating fully integrated agro-industrial solutions, as well as giving particular emphasis to education and healthcare. In addition to these important sectors, the fund also seeks to invest in other large-scale infrastructure projects of national importance. This intersection of need, opportunity and experience creates enormous potential for Vital to ‘Invest for Impact’: simultaneously providing tangible improvements in the quality of life of local populations while providing investors with attractive financial returns.

The EuroMena Funds

The EuroMena Funds is one of the MEA region’s leading private equity firms specialized in emerging markets with a track record of successful investments.

Adenia Partners

Adenia Partners is a private capital management firm investing in some of Africa’s most promising businesses. It was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Port Louis Town, Port Louis, Mauritius.

EchoVC Partners

EchoVC Partners is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm focused on financing and cross-pollinating leading technologies, teams, business models, and knowledge across North America, Africa, and SE Asia. The average investment size ranges from $25,000 to several million dollars depending on the stage of opportunity and capital needs of the business.

Factor[e] Ventures

Factor[e] Ventures impact venture builders, dedicated to supporting the people and ideas that will turn the tables in the global battle for sustainable solutions to energy, agriculture, mobility, and waste challenges in emerging & frontier markets. Working across the globe, we bring disruptive innovation to the worlds’ fastest-growing markets. We serve as a conduit between philanthropic and commercial investors who are like-minded in their pursuit of de-carbonized development through market-driven forces.

Alitheia Capital

Alitheia Capital is an impact investing firm based in Lagos, Nigeria, established in 2007. The firm specializes in investments within the financial services sector, targeting businesses that aim to improve access to essential goods and services for small and growing enterprises, as well as low-income households. Alitheia Capital's focus on impact-driven investments reflects its commitment to fostering economic growth and social development in Nigeria.

Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered Bank offers personal and business banking services. Their solutions for companies include transaction banking and financial markets solutions. They also offer current accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, loans, and mortgage services.

Gray Ghost Ventures

Gray Ghost Ventures (GGV) is an impact investment firm established in 2003 and based in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm is committed to providing market-based capital solutions aimed at improving the lives of underserved populations in emerging markets. GGV primarily focuses on seed-stage and early-stage investments in sectors such as microfinance, social ventures, affordable private education, consumer products, healthcare, information technology, and cleantech. By targeting these areas, GGV seeks to address the needs of low-income communities, particularly in South Asia and Southern Africa, through the application of innovative technologies and sustainable business practices.

Phatisa

Phatisa is a private equity and venture capital arm of The Phatisa Group specializing investments in management buy-outs and buy-ins, expansions, acquisitions, refinancings, and start-up new ventures in small and medium sized enterprises (SME). It also seeks to invest in real estate projects with a focus on affordable and middle income residential developments and mixed use developments comprising of housing and aligned commercial developments and in urban areas. The firm does not invest in bio-fuels, timber, alcoholic beverages, seed capital, short-term bridging, or debt finance and it does not provide grants or soft loans.

Development Partners International

Development Partners International (“DPI”) is a leading Pan-African private equity firm, with strong local knowledge and an established track record of investing in Africa. DPI was established in 2007 by co-founders Miles Morland and Runa Alam, both pioneers of African investment, with a vision to build a leading pan-African private equity firm. Today, DPI manages over US$1.1bn of assets across two private equity funds. Through its world class team with over 100 years of aggregate African investment experience, DPI has invested in 19 portfolio companies operating across 27 countries. The investment team is 100% African and over 40% of the DPI team is made up of women. They possess the local network, knowledge and language skills to source and invest in transactions throughout the continent.

Centum Investment Company

Centum is East Africa's leading investment company listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and Uganda Securities Exchange. Centum are an investment channel providing investors with access to a portfolio of inaccessible, quality, diversified investments. Its Key objective is to consistently generate market beating returns by building extraordinary enterprises throughout Africa. Centum vision is to be Africa's foremost investment channel. Centum mission is to create real, tangible wealth by providing the channel through which investors access and build extraordinary enterprises in Africa. Centum Business: we maintain focus through eight distinct business lines namely; Real Estate & Infrastructure, Financial Services, FMCG, Power, Education, ICT, Agribusiness and Health.

Old Mutual Investment Group

Old Mutual is a diversified international financial services group founded in 1845, specializing in life assurance, asset management, and a range of banking and insurance services. The company caters to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, and corporate clients, offering tailored solutions such as life assurance, short-term insurance, loans, and debt consolidation. It also provides a low-cost transactional account and unit trust savings accounts to meet customer needs. As the largest Africa-domiciled asset manager, Old Mutual manages significant assets, reflecting its extensive investment capabilities across various sectors. Additionally, the group emphasizes financial education through workshops, ensuring that clients are informed about their financial decisions. With a presence in Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia, Old Mutual continues to build on its long-standing heritage and commitment to providing comprehensive financial solutions.

Sanari Capital

Sanari Capital is a South African private investment company. They partner with owners and management in building companies, concepts and ideas.

Proparco

Proparco is devoted to private sector funding in the sustainable development sector. Proparco participates in the financing and support of companies and financial institutions in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Its action focuses on the key sectors of development: infrastructures with a focus on renewable energies, agro-industry, financial institutions, health, education ... Its interventions are aimed at strengthening the contribution of private actors the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the international community in 2015. Proparco finances companies whose activity contributes to the creation of jobs and decent incomes, the supply of essential goods and services, and the fight against climate change.

Helios Investment Partners

Helios Investment Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in buyouts of going concerns, recapitalization, mezzanine, growth capital for private enterprises, restructurings joint ventures, startups; either green-field or brownfield; and the majority or blocking-minority structured investments in listed entities. It seeks to invest in the telecommunications, media, financial services, power, utilities, travel, leisure, distribution, fast-moving consumer goods, logistics, and Agro-allied sectors. The firm prefers to invest in Africa with a focus on Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya. It seeks to invest between $15 million and $200 million in an individual transaction. The firm prefers to have a board seat in its portfolio companies. Helios Investment Partners LLP was founded in 2004 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Qalaa Holdings

Qalaa Holdings S.A.E., founded in 2004 and headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on investments in the Middle East and Africa, particularly in North and East Africa. The firm specializes in growth capital, turnarounds, and leveraged buyouts across various sectors, including energy, cement, agrifoods, transportation, logistics, and mining. With investments totaling approximately $9.5 billion, Qalaa Holdings aims to concentrate on high-growth industries while divesting from non-core assets. The firm typically seeks majority ownership and collaborates with other investors, emphasizing socially responsible investment practices. By prioritizing innovation and sustainability, Qalaa Holdings strives to build businesses that will significantly impact the region's economic future.

China-Africa Development Fund

The China-Africa Development Fund (“ CADFund”) is one of the Eight Measures which was announced by Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Renew Capital

Renew Capital is an Africa-focused investment firm that addresses critical gaps for Africa’s growing businesses and connects them to a global network of impact investors.

International Finance Corporation

International Finance Corporation is a private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank Group specializing in startups, early stage, mid venture, late venture, late-stage and growth stage companies and also provides growth and expansion capital, mezzanine finance, leasing, microfinance, SME banking, agriculture finance, housing finance, insurance, debt and asset recovery, financial restructuring and rehabilitation, acquisition financing, rehabilitation, and debt refinancing, loans, equity, quasi-equity, trade & supply chain finance and syndications. It seeks to invest in both direct and fund investments. The firm also invests through profit-participating loans, convertible loans, and preferred shares. Through syndications, it provides B loans, parallel loans, A loan participations (ALPS), and managed co-lending portfolio program. The firm does not seek to invest in production or trade in weapons and munitions; alcoholic beverages (excluding beer and wine); tobacco; gambling, casinos, and equivalent enterprises; radioactive materials; unbonded asbestos fibers; drift net fishing in the marine environment using nets in excess of 2.5 km. in length; and in any product or activity deemed illegal under host country laws or regulations or international conventions and agreements, or subject to international bans, such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides/herbicides, ozone depleting substances, PCBs, wildlife, or products regulated under CITES. It does not lend directly to micro, small, and medium enterprises or individual entrepreneurs. For direct investments, the firm seeks to make equity investments. It also offers a full range of quasi-equity products with both debt and equity characteristics, called C-loans. In addition, the firm provides convertible debt and subordinated loan investments, and also offers preferred stock and income note investments. For fund investments, it seeks to invest in private equity, venture capital, and debt funds that invest in emerging-market securities. It seeks to makes investment through loans in projects, intermediary banks, leasing companies, and other financial institutions for on-lending. The firm seeks to invest in agribusiness & forestry with a focus on food security, sustainability and inclusive development; financial institutions with a focus on micro entrepreneurs and small businesses, digital finance, global trade, financial services; health sector with a focus on affordable pharmaceuticals & medical products, healthtech, quality healthcare networks & providers, and knowledge & capital transfer; education sector with a focus on skills & employability and reach & impact; infrastructure sector with focus on power generation, transmission, and distribution, transportation, water, utilities & municipal infrastructure; global manufacturing sector with a focus on textiles & apparel, automotive & machinery, construction materials, chemicals & fertilizers, and renewable energy; oil, gas and mining sector with a focus on exploration, appraisal and development, oil and gas pipelines, oilfield services, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, floating production, storage and offloading; telecommunications, media & technology sector with a focus on broadband development, infrastructure sharing, mobile@ frontier, and financial technology; tourism, retail and property sector with a focus on housing and commercial property; public-private partnership, global financial markets, information and communication technologies, edu-tech, consumer internet including ecommerce and cleantech, natural resources along with e-logistics/e-mobility, consumer technology, enterprise technology, smart cities, waste and sanitization. It invests globally and provides financing to entities based in Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, South Asia with a focus on India, China, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America, Central America, and the Caribbean, Western Europe, and the Middle East and North Africa. The firm investments typically range from $1 million to $100 million, with a limited number of investments in the $100,000 to $1 million range. It provides various financial products to private sector projects in emerging markets in developing countries. The firm seeks to invest in companies, financial institutions, and other businesses that are majority-owned by the private sector and that are based in a developing country that is a member of the Corporation. The firm generally subscribes to between 5 percent and 15 percent of a project's equity/Company’s equity and makes minority equity investments up to 20 per cent in a single project. It also prefers to take majority stake in its portfolio companies. For new projects, it provides up to 25 percent of the total estimated project costs, or, on an exceptional basis, up to 35 percent in small projects. For expansion projects, the firm provides up to 50 percent of the project cost, provided its investments do not exceed 25 percent of the total capitalization of the project company. In FinTech, the firm considers investments of $3 million to $20 million for a minority equity position, or a minimum of $10 million in debt with equity features. The firm also considers investment in women-owned businesses. It does not take an active role in portfolio company management. It finances projects and companies through loans from their own account and typically exits its investments done through loan within seven to twelve years. It usually maintains equity investments for a period between eight years and 15 years. The firm exits an investment by selling its equity stake through domestic stock markets or arrangements with project sponsors or through a public listing to broaden share ownership. International Finance Corporation was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia with additional offices across Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America.

SIDI

SIDI supports the initiatives of entrepreneurs and producers.

Tana Africa Capital

Tana Africa Capital Managers (Pty) Ltd is a private equity firm investing through its fund Tana Africa Capital specializing in buyouts. The firm seeks to invest in consumer and agriculture sectors including agricultural production and processing of farm produce. Within the consumer sector, it focuses on food, beverage and personal care fast moving consumer goods, building materials, retail, and logistics.

Tembo Capital

Tembo Capital is a mining-focused private equity fund group, which has a strong track record of identifying and supporting emerging resource companies.

EXEO Capital

EXEO Capital is an alternative investment partner in Africa, sought after for its business building capabilities.

Actis

Actis is a leading investor in growth markets across Africa, Asia and Latin America. They deliver consistent, competitive returns, responsibly, through insights gained from trusted relationships, local knowledge and deep sector expertise. Founded in 2004, they have an unparalleled heritage in growth markets, set within a culture of active ownership. They have raised US$14bn since inception and employ over 200 people, including a team of c.120 investment professionals, working across 16 offices globally. Their investors’ capital is at work in c.70 companies around the world, employing over 116,500 people. Actis is a global platform offering a multi-asset strategy through the asset classes of private equity, energy, infrastructure and real estate. Their depth of experience, global insight and local understanding make them the partner of choice for investors, management teams, entrepreneurs and governments. They invest with an exclusive focus on intra-growth market investing (their 'south-south' approach): sharing knowledge and experience across regions and businesses to help deliver consistent, competitive returns responsibly.

Veris Investments

Veris Investments is a private equity firm established in 2013 and headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The firm focuses on growth expansion investments within the agriculture and food product sectors, particularly targeting opportunities in the food value chain throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, including Western, Middle, Eastern, and Southern Africa. Through its investment strategy, Veris Investments aims to support the development of sustainable agricultural practices and enhance food security in the region.

Man Capital

Man Capital is the private equity fund and investment arm of the Mansour Group which is based in London.

8 Miles

8 Miles is a private equity firm focused exclusively on making private equity investments in Africa. They invest in consumer-driven businesses and service providers with strong growth prospects. They look to partner with leading entrepreneurs and management teams, and work with them to achieve shared objectives by providing capital and operational expertise. A core part of Their strategy is active ownership - actively participating in transforming businesses in which They invest. They are "hands on" investors in Africa. At 8 Miles They have a complementary team of principals with significant experience in private equity and direct experience in successfully managing and transforming businesses in Africa. All Their principals have extensive experience in developed and emerging economies, and therefore have a deep insight into the unique opportunities and challenges that Africa presents. They seek to achieve superior capital returns and accelerate the development of African companies by delivering lasting operational improvement.

GE Capital Equity

GE Equity is a division of General Electric that focuses on maximizing returns on investment capital through equity investing. It specializes in acquiring minority ownership stakes in established companies with significant growth potential. The division pursues various investment strategies, including growth capital, buy-out co-investments, secondary direct purchases, recapitalizations, and limited partner investments. Leveraging GE's extensive industry knowledge and global reach, GE Equity seeks to identify and capitalize on high-potential opportunities across multiple sectors. By combining financial acumen with operational expertise, GE Equity plays a crucial role in enhancing the overall value of General Electric's investment portfolio.

Sanaga Ventures

Sanaga Ventures actively invests in and supports new and emerging ventures across the African continent. They offer finance and coaching to assist in building the capacity of their partners to the stage where they can achieve financial sustainability and critical mass in their operations.

Vantage Capital

Vantage Capital commenced business in 2001 as a black owned and managed private equity fund manager. Vantage Capital remains primarily focused on private equity investment activities for its own account and for third-party funds and is one of the only remaining black controlled, independent private equity firms in SA.

British International Investment

British International Investment is a development finance institution and impact investor based in London, established in 1948 and wholly owned by the UK Government. The organization aims to foster economic growth in Africa and South Asia by supporting the development of businesses and job creation. It provides various forms of financial assistance, including debt, equity capital, and mezzanine financing, both directly and through intermediaries. The firm targets multiple sectors, including distribution, education, consulting, logistics, electronics, and healthcare, to promote sustainable development and economic resilience in the regions it serves.

Oikocredit International

Oikocredit is guided by the principle of empowering people. Their experience proves that the most effective and sustainable means of assisting those in need is providing an opportunity to help themselves.

Temasek Holdings

Temasek Holdings is a lender provider. The company offers debt financing and focuses on transforming economies, increasing middle-income populations, developing comparative advantages, and emerging champions. Financial services, transportation, industrial, consumer, real estate, telecommunications, media, technology, and life sciences are among the industries served by the firm.
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Accion

Accion is a global nonprofit organization founded in 1961 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, dedicated to promoting financial inclusion. The organization works to provide underserved individuals and small businesses with access to essential financial tools that can enhance their lives and foster community growth. Accion engages with financial service providers to deliver affordable, high-quality solutions at scale, challenging industry norms and advocating for regulatory changes to support financial accessibility. Through its Venture Lab initiative, Accion invests in innovative fintech startups that utilize technology and new business models to improve the quality and reduce the cost of financial services for those traditionally excluded from the formal economy. The organization offers both financial investments and strategic support, including governance and operational assistance, to help these startups grow and succeed. Accion's commitment to enhancing financial health and capabilities aims to create a more inclusive financial landscape globally.

EIB

EIB offers loans, guarantees, equity investments, and advisory services.

Onex

Onex is a Canadian investment firm established in 1984 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm specializes in private equity and credit assets, managing capital on behalf of shareholders and institutional investors. Onex focuses on a variety of sectors, including aerospace and defense, building products, media, retail, transportation, financial services, healthcare, software, and industrials. In addition to its private equity investments, Onex Credit manages funds targeting non-investment grade credit markets, such as leveraged loans and direct lending. The firm operates several funds, including co-investment and direct lending funds, reflecting its diversified investment strategy across North America and Europe.
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Stellantis

Stellantis is a major automotive manufacturing corporation formed in 2021 through the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Group, becoming the world's fifth-largest automaker with a diverse portfolio of 14 brands. The company offers a wide range of vehicles, including luxury, premium, and mainstream passenger cars, pickup trucks, SUVs, and light commercial vehicles. Stellantis focuses on sustainable mobility solutions, embracing trends such as electrification, connectivity, autonomous driving, and shared ownership. In addition to its vehicle offerings, Stellantis operates mobility, financial, and parts and service brands. The company also manages Stellantis Ventures, a venture capital fund dedicated to investing in innovative startups within the automotive and mobility sectors, with a minimum investment of 300 million EUR. In 2023, Stellantis reported sales of 6.2 million vehicles, with Europe being its largest market, followed by North America and South America.

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), established in 1971, is a sovereign wealth fund based in Riyadh aimed at fostering the development of the national economy. Initially tasked with holding equity positions in joint-stock ventures within Saudi Arabia, PIF has since evolved to focus on sustainable investments on both domestic and international fronts. The fund is actively expanding its portfolio by investing in various global sectors and markets, while also forming strategic partnerships and launching initiatives that align with the objectives of Vision 2030. The management of PIF’s assets is overseen by an executive team dedicated to enhancing the fund's impact and contributions to economic growth.
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Yildiz Ventures

Yıldız Ventures is one of the largest financial and strategic investors in the tech ecosystem in Turkey, focusing on CVC activities mainly in food, consumer, e-commerce and retail technologies and VC activities with an early stage and sector agnostic investment approach by investing either directly to start-ups or indirectly through VC funds globally

GP Investments

GP Investments, Ltd. is a private equity and alternative investment firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, with additional offices in Hamilton, Bermuda; New York; London; and Mexico City. Established in 1993, the firm specializes in leveraged acquisitions, buyouts, corporate divestitures, and growth capital investments in mature mid-sized and large companies, primarily in Latin America, with a strong emphasis on Brazil. GP Investments avoids sectors such as technology, biotech, weapons, and tobacco, focusing instead on industries like retail, telecommunications, healthcare, logistics, and real estate. The firm typically invests in companies generating over $60 million in annual revenue, with average investments ranging from $100 million to $250 million. It maintains a conservative investment strategy, limiting exposure to 20 percent or 35 percent in any single company or sector. GP Investments exits its investments through various means, including trade sales and IPOs, while also engaging in real estate projects in residential, office, and retail segments.

Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is an international nonprofit organization established in 1979 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon. It aims to support individuals and communities in overcoming challenges posed by conflict, crisis, and natural disasters. The organization provides a range of services, including emergency relief, agriculture and economic development, housing and infrastructure support, as well as nonviolent conflict management. Mercy Corps also emphasizes financial assistance through donations and planned giving programs, and it actively invests in local economies by offering small business loans and grants to help vulnerable populations achieve sustainable livelihoods. Throughout its history, Mercy Corps has responded to numerous global emergencies and has provided approximately $3.7 billion in lifesaving assistance. The organization focuses on critical areas such as climate, food security, gender equality, and sanitation, and it is dedicated to empowering youth affected by violence to become advocates for change in their communities.
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Norfund

Norfund is an active, strategic minority investor. They offer risk capital and expertise to help building sustainable businesses in poor countries. Norfund aim to invest in countries where they can have the greatest impact. In countries where the private sector is weak and access to capital is scarce. This is primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa, but also in some countries in South East Asia and Central America.
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Smile Group

Smile is Asia’s leading platform that builds internet businesses with passionate entrepreneurs. We partner with fast-growing companies for their expansion and invest in disruptive companies. Business Building We build and operate companies across multiple domains such as digital media, consumer internet, SaaS and more. We operate Tyroo, APAC’s Largest Multi-Screen Performance Network and SingleInterface, a location-based marketing company for multi-location enterprise retail brands. Some notable ones are as follows: -> Quasar sold to WPP -> SVG Media sold to Dentsu Aegis Network -> Squad Digital sold to Scan Group Partnerships (Katalyzers) We partner with fast growing technology companies to expand their business overseas. Our partnerships include Airbnb, WPP(Prodigi/Hogarth India), WPP Africa and more Investments We enable entrepreneurship by investing in disruptive companies. Our investments include Letsbuy.com, HackerEarth, Scoopwhoop, Yumlane, Rapido, Wealthy, The Man Company, Bira 91, Little Eye Labs and more Say Hello! info@smile.co.in
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TPG Growth

TPG Growth was founded in 2007 to specialize in growth equity and middle-market buyout opportunities. Taking a long-term and hands-on approach to partnership, we identify unique companies across the U.S., Europe, Africa, and Asia and help them achieve their full potential. We can assist at all stages of a company’s growth, from its inception to its international expansion, by drawing on our geography-specific experience and expert global operational resources from the TPG platforms. TPG Growth manages more than $7 billion in assets across a variety of sectors including media, technology, and industrials.
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