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The impact funds being supported by Proparco in the Indo-Pacific region
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Battling climate change, preserving biodiversity and supporting stakeholders in the health and education sectors... Proparco finances a number of impact funds with a development mandate throughout the Indo-Pacific region. We met with five such funds.
1 Kaizenvest
Kaizenvest is an investment fund specialised in the education sector that primarily targets initiatives that complement the public sector offering in India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. The fund invests across the education value chain by harnessing two main vectors: learning (i.e., schools, universities, nurseries, vocational training) and ancillary services to improve access and quality (including e-learning, management systems and school financing).
2 Quadria Capital Fund I & II
Quadria Capital Fund I & II is an investment fund that specialises in the health sector. Through equity investing, Proparco helps to finance the South and Southeast Asian health sector. This programme aims to redress the imbalance in this region between insufficient supply of healthcare and rapidly growing demand.
3 Aavishkaar Frontier Fund
Aavishkaar Frontier Fund invests in businesses in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Indonesia with an inclusive and impactful business model that benefits low-income populations. The fund targets projects in the agribusiness, renewable energy, education, health, water & sanitation and tech sectors.
4 Circulate Capital
Circulate Capital is a Singapore-based fund manager financing growth opportunities at the juncture of climate technology. Circulate Capital Ocean Fund I-B – which Proparco has supported to the tune of $US 5.6 million – combats plastic pollution and promotes the circular economy in South and Southeast Asia.
5 GEF Capital
GEF Capital is an investment fund that focuses on businesses active in the areas of energy efficiency, clean energy and natural resource optimisation in South Asia.