What is the name of your organisation? Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) What is its mission? ANDE’s mission is to improve lives by strengthening the ecosystems that foster small and growing businesses in developing economies. Where is it based? Washington, DC When was it created?… Read More
Our mission is to improve the lives of our ultimate customers at the Bottom of the Pyramid by providing demand-driven commercial capital and appropriate advisory solutions to create and scale profitable businesses with exemplary financial, social, and environmental impact. Our vision is to make social investments an accepted asset class for commercial investors,… Read More
Nithio Holdings Inc., is an energy finance platform that provides services to distributed energy service companies, capital providers, governments, and other stakeholders in the distributed solar energy sector in Africa. Nithio’s finance and underwriting tools allow for more detailed understanding of consumer credit, climate risk, and behavioral… Read More
MFX is a socially oriented company that supports impact investing with affordable hedging products and risk management education. MFX gives investors the ability to protect themselves against the risk of currency movement. Using hedging, currency risk can be taken out of the investment value chain, thus creating a more stable,… Read More
SunFunder is a specialist debt provider for beyond the grid solar projects and companies: we have deployed over $72m to 46 companies. Our team of 28 people, mainly based in East Africa, are specialists in tailoring innovative loans to scale up the impact of solar for energy access. Read More
GreenMax develops and manages financial instruments which facilitate investment in delivering clean and affordable energy services and basic infrastructure to the world’s most vulnerable populations. Q&A Where is it based? New York and Dublin When was it created? 1994 Who is the CEO? Clifford J. Aron In which region/s are… Read More
Acumen is changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders and ideas. We invest patient capital in businesses whose products and services are enabling the poor to transform their lives. Since 2005 Acumen has invested more than $17M in 15 companies to build the… Read More
Tetra Tech’s mission is to power a just energy transition for all. Q&A Where is it based? United States and Worldwide When was it created? 1966 Who is the CEO? Dan Batrack In which region/s are you present? Global What feature do you think makes you unique? How are you… Read More
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries. We utilize and leverage our products and services—as well as products and services of other institutions in the World Bank Group—to… Read More
DGridEnergy is a US-based social benefit company. Its overall mission is to provide alternative energy solutions that expand businesses, grow communities and enhance livelihoods. We are particularly active in the field of solar refrigeration. Our first product is the Solar Cool Cube (SCC), a modular highly efficient solar-powered walk-in refrigerator with… Read More