KEY FACTS Has provided seven loans to six investees for a total committed amount of US$15m Has invested in clean cooking (stoves, home biogas) and clean drinking water (in schools), reaching a total of approximately 3.1m low-income consumers With BIX Capital support, the SMEs were able to distribute >120,000 products. BIX is an investment vehicle…
The latest Uganda Energy Off-grid Market Accelerator (UOMA) report focuses on innovative models that can leverage digital financial services to accelerate access to energy. Increased mobile phone technology and digital services have created an array of new business models and opportunities for off-grid energy and this report looks at how digital financial services haves helped…
Key Facts Has built a platform known as OmniBranches that delivers financial and non financial services to the underserved market OmniBranches leverages a widespread network of about 20,000 agents to deliver services throughout Nigeria Is partnering with NoMap (the Nigeria Off-grid Market Acceleration Programme) to address the payment collection difficulties faced by Solar Home Systems companies Swifta…
Since 2017 we have been working with Calvert Impact Capital to encourage a gender-lens in investment, based on the clear evidence that a gender inclusive strategy leads to better performing investments and a more equitable and sustainable world. In this new report, Calvert demonstrate how it is not just the numbers of women in leadership and board…
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the lifeblood of most economies, and especially the Indian economy. In India, over 42 million SMEs comprise a staggering 95% of the total industrial business entities in the country, employing about 40% of India’s workforce and generating nearly a quarter of service sector GDP. With one million people entering…
CreditEnable has recently entered a strategic partnership with the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), which could help 70 million Indian traders to access affordable finance to invest in, and grow, their businesses. “We are delighted to partner with CAIT on this important initiative,” said Nadia Sood, CreditEnable’s CEO. “While there is a considerable supply…
Key Facts Holds data for 1.8m SMEs Strategic partnership with the Confederation of Indian Traders and its 70m+ members Millions of creditworthy SMEs in developing economies are underserved or unserved by the formal financial sector. CreditEnable can connect millions of creditworthy SMEs to lenders, which helps to address an $8.1 trillion market for SME credit…
Key Facts Largest portfolio of financed, distributed solar assets in sub-Saharan Africa Over 2520 tonnes of CO2 emissions averted CrossBoundary Energy (CBE) owns and operates solar installations for African enterprises. Their Power Purchase Agreements take on upfront costs and technical risks associated with solar PV so that Africa’s largest brands – including Unilever, Coca-Cola, and…
Sangam Ventures is a seed and early stage venture fund that identifies innovative and high-impact Indian energy start-ups. They are the only cleantech-focused accelerator in India, making early stage investments of $100,000-500,000 and providing hands-on business support for product-market fit to enhance success and helping start-ups to raise capital. Their investments are focused on solutions…
Key Facts The Fund has enabled more than 87 million people and 978 companies too have improved access to energy 16 million/tonnes CO2 lifetime savings since Fund inception The responsAbility Access to Clean Power Fund provides working capital finance up to $4m to enterprises in the energy access value chain to enable growth and impact.…