FINCA Ventures

FINCA Ventures is the impact investing initiative of FINCA International, a microfinance network. It provides patient capital to social enterprises in emerging markets that raise the incomes and resilience of low-income households and small businesses.

What FINCA Ventures offers

• Patient capital — long-horizon investment in high-impact social enterprises.
• Active partnership — the team works with founders to help them grow faster and reach low-income customers responsibly.
• Sector spread — investees include a farm-consolidation business, an insect-protein animal feed producer in Tanzania, a solar appliance maker and a medical device company.
• Case write-ups — publishes short stories on why it invested and interviews with entrepreneurs.

Who it works with

Founders of enterprises in emerging markets aiming to reduce poverty, including firms serving smallholder farmers, households and micro, small and medium enterprises.

Key facts

• Parent: FINCA International
• Parent experience: Over 35 years in microfinance
• Named investees: Cinch, Chanzi, Amped Innovation, Sisu Global and BioLite