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.

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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
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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
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AfricInvest-TunInvest Group Region: Africa
Target organizations: Start-up, SME
Project type:
Funding range: Minimum: $750,000. Maximum: $3,000,000
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Andromeda Fund Region: South Africa
Target organizations: SME, large
Project type:
Funding range: Minimum: $300,000. Maximum: $10,000,000
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ASN Groenprojecten Fonds Region:
Target organizations:
Project type:
Funding range:
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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
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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
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DOB Foundation (formally Stichting de Oude Beuk) Region:
Target organizations:
Project type: Environmental and social
Funding range:
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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
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Emerge Central America Growth Fund Region: Latin America
Target organizations: SME
Project type:
Funding range: Minimum: $300.000, Maximum: $1.500.000
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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
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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
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GroFin Region: Africa
Target organizations: Start-up, SME
Project type:
Funding range: Minimum: $50,000, Maximum: $1,000,000
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Knife Capital Region: South Africa
Target organizations: Young, SME, high-growth small to mid-cap companies
Project type:
Funding range:
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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
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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
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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
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New PICTET Waterfund Region: Worldwide
Target organizations: Companies with strong commercial potential
Project type: Water-related
Funding range:
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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:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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SOVEC Fund Region: Ghana
Target organizations: SME
Project type: Environmental and social
Funding range: Minimum: €50.000, Maximum: €500.000
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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
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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
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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:
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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