Difference between revisions of "Social Venture Funds"

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List of Social Venture funds that invest in WASH projects/ businesses.
They provide both the funds for the project and their expertise.

	Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund	Region: India Target organizations: Young, SME Project type: Environmental and social Funding range: Minimum: $50.000, Maximum: $500.000
	Acumen Fund	Region: India, East and South Africa, and Pakistan Target organizations: SME Project type: Environmental and social Funding range: Minimum: $300,000. Maximum: $2,500,000
	AfricInvest-TunInvest Group	Region: Africa Target organizations: Start-up, SME Project type: Funding range: Minimum: $750,000. Maximum: $3,000,000
	Andromeda Fund	Region: South Africa Target organizations: SME, large Project type: Funding range: Minimum: $300,000. Maximum: $10,000,000
	ASN Groenprojecten Fonds	Region: Target organizations: Project type: Funding range:
	Central American Renewable Energy and Cleaner Production Facility (CAREC)	Region: Africa, Asia, Latin America Target organizations: Start-up, SME Project type: Environment and social Funding range: Minimum: $500,000. Maximum: $3,000,000
	Central American Small Enterprise Investment Fund II (CASEIF II)	Region: Latin America Target organizations: Young, SME Project type: Environment and social Funding range: Minimum: $250,000. Maximum: $3,000,000
	DOB Foundation (formally Stichting de Oude Beuk)	Region: Target organizations: Project type: Environmental and social Funding range:
	E+Co	Region: Africa, Asia, Latin America Target organizations: Start-up, young, SME Project type: Environment and social Funding range: Minimum: $25,000. Maximum: $1,000,000
	Emerge Central America Growth Fund	Region: Latin America Target organizations: SME Project type: Funding range: Minimum: $300.000, Maximum: $1.500.000
	Environmental Investment Partners (EIP)	Region: Europe, Middle East Target organizations: Start-up, young, SME Project type: Environment Funding range: Minimum: €100,000. Maximum: €1,000,000
	GEXSI Bottom-of-the-Pyramid Fund	Region: Africa, Asia, Latin America Target organizations: Start-up, young Project type: Environmental, social, negative screening Funding range: Minimum: $10,000. Maximum: $500,000
	GroFin	Region: Africa Target organizations: Start-up, SME Project type: Funding range: Minimum: $50,000, Maximum: $1,000,000
	GroFin - Empowerment through Energy Fund (ETEF)	Region: South Africa Target organizations: Start-up, young, SME Project type: Funding range: Minimum: 100,000 South African Rand. Maximum: 3,000,000 South African Rand
	Icos Capital	Region: Europe Target organizations: Europe-based, cleantech companies that are in the Growth & Expansion phase, and which can generate both dividend yield in the short term and capital gains in the long term Project type: Clean technology Funding range: Minimum: €100,000. Maximum: €10,000,000
	InReturn East Africa Fund	Region: Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Target organizations: SME Project type: Environment and social Funding range: Minimum: €100,000. Maximum: €1,000,000
	IFU - Investment Fund for Developing Countries	Region: DAC countries Target organizations: SME, large Project type: Agriculture & food, energy, water & utilities, industry Funding range: Minimum: 45,000 Danish Krone. Maximum: 100,000,000 Danish Krone
	Knife Capital	Region: South Africa Target organizations: Young, SME, high-growth small to mid-cap companies Project type: Funding range:
	Kula Fund II	Region: Latin America, Asia, Africa Target organizations: SME Project type: Agriculture & food, building & engineering, development, clean energy, energy, water & utilities, healthcare, ICT, telecom & technology, trade & transport Funding range: Minimum: $100,000. Maximum: $3,000,000
	Madagascar Development Funds	Region: Madagascar Target organizations: Start-up, young, SME Project type: Environmental and social Funding range: Minimum: $500.000, Maximum: $5.000.000
	Millennium Development Fund	Region: All Target organizations: No restrictions, but investments are long-term (up to 15 years) Project type: Water, renewable energy, biofuels, power generation Funding range: No restrictions
	New PICTET Waterfund	Region: Worldwide Target organizations: Companies with strong commercial potential Project type: Water-related Funding range:
	SAM Sustainable Water Fund	Region: North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific Target organizations: Large, mid and small cap companies Project type: Companies providing technology, products and services relating to the water value chain, such as water distribution, management, treatment and analysis as well as irrigation Funding range:
	SEAF Baltics Small Equity Fund	Region: Central and Eastern Europe: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Target organizations: Young, SME Project type: Environment and social Funding range: Maximum: up to $400,000
	SEAF Central and Eastern Europe Growth Fund	Region: Europe, Middle East: Croatia, Estonia, Poland, Romania Target organizations: Young, SME Project type: Environment, social, negative screening Funding range: Minimum: $500,000. Maximum: $4,000,000
	SNS REAAL Water Fund	Region: Contributors to developing and transition countries Target organizations: Start-up, young, SME Project type: Environmental, social, negative screening Funding range: Minimum: $500,000. Maximum: $2,000,000
	Sofinance	Region: Algeria, Tunisia Target organizations: Young, SME Project type: Agriculture & food, building & engineering, energy, water & utilities, ICT, telecom & technology, industry Funding range: Minimum: 35,000,000 Algerian Dinar. Maximum: 350,000,000 Algerian Dinar
	SOVEC Fund	Region: Ghana Target organizations: SME Project type: Environmental and social Funding range: Minimum: €50.000, Maximum: €500.000
	Start Green Sustainable Innovation Fund	Region: Target organizations: Start-up, SME Project type: Sustainable energy (generation, storage and distribution), water technologies (reduction, purification and desalination) and technological innovations in Bio-Agricultural business (replacement of chemical substances by agricultural products, technology for sustainable agriculture) Funding range: Minimum: €100.000, Maximum: €1.500.000
	TBL Mirror Fund	Region: Kenya, East Africa Target organizations: Late start-ups or early to mid stage Project type: Various sectors operating in growth markets Funding range: Minimum: €100,000. Maximum: €1,000,000
	Triodos Innovation Fund	Region: Target organizations: Companies with an environmentally friendly, socially responsible and/or innovative business approach Project type: Renewable energy, the organic food chain, Fair Trade, clean technologies as well as culture, care and wellness Funding range:
	Uruguay International Venture Capital 1 (UIVC-1)	Region: Uruguay Target organizations: Uruguayan SME Project type: Technology (hardware, software, bio), services, agriculture industry Funding range: Minimum: $300,000. Maximum: $1,500,000