Elevar Equity
Elevar Equity has been at the forefront of impact investing since 2006. Led by an entrepreneurial emerging markets team, Elevar seeks to connect the economic resilience and vibrancy of low-income communities with capital markets. To address issues of access and inequity, Elevar invests early growth capital in entrepreneurs and businesses that demonstrate a direct correlation between high impact and returns. The Elevar Method of investing has democratized essential products and services for over 30 million low-income households in India and Latin America and catalyzed billions of dollars of capital into 40+ companies.
Faering Capital
FCIEF-II & FCIEF-III are settled as trusts in India. They are registered with SEBI as Category II - AIF. The investment philosophy of both funds is based on the strong belief that there are significant structural positives in the Indian economy today - largely driven by favourable demographics, urbanization, rising middle class, the rapid increase in internet and mobile penetration. These factors shall result in sustained broad-based consumption growth which, in turn, shall have favourable impact on a number of industries including financial services.
About DEG
For 60 years, DEG has been financing and advising private enterprises operating in developing and emerging-market countries. With a portfolio of around EUR 9.2 billion we’re one of the world’s largest private-sector development financiers. As an impact and climate investor we accompany companies that are addressing transformation and aiming to seize their opportunities. Our customers not only receive financing and advisory solutions tailored to their needs: they can build on our market knowledge, our impact and climate expertise and our international network. In this way, we contribute together to creating more skilled jobs and local income and to improving value creation on the ground in line with the SDGs.
About Women’s World Banking Asset Management
Women’s World Banking designs and invests in the financial solutions, institutions, and policy environments in emerging markets to create greater economic stability and prosperity for women, their families, and their communities. Women’s World Banking Asset Management (“WAM”) invests in innovative inclusive finance companies in the emerging markets, guiding them to capture the substantial market share of financially under-served women and the substantial talent pool of women staff and leaders. WAM’s first Fund was a pioneer of gender-focused impact investing in inclusive financial service providers. WWBCP II expands the gender-focused investment strategy in innovative financial service providers, with a dedicated technical assistance facility to help portfolio companies achieve strategic objectives toward gender inclusion. To learn more about WAM at Women’s World Banking, visit https://www.