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Soros Economic Development Fund invests along the life cycle of enterprises, investing both directly in companies and indirectly through funds. This means that our investments range from seeding early-stage enterprises or business lines; to financing the scale-up of enterprises with proven potential; to sustaining enterprises that need our support to continue delivering social value.
We have significant flexibility in the size of the investments we can make, but in general currently focus on those with a total envelope of between $3 million and $10 million per investment.
Deployed as of December 2021:
$300M
Invested in fragile, frontier, and emerging market countries:
92%
Countries we’ve invested in:
54
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Total investments (36)
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The Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund is a $58M+ fund that invests in early-growth stage innovative agribusinesses that enhance incomes, reduce volatility, and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.View websiteTheme Climate JusticeSize $7.5MType IndirectGeography AfricaSector Financial ServicesDate 2019 -
Theme: Financial InclusionGeography: AsiaAmount: $27.07MDate: 2019
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Capital Float is an Indian non-bank financial company that provides small businesses with short-term working capital finance.View websiteTheme Financial InclusionSize $27.07MType DirectGeography AsiaSector Financial ServicesDate 2019 -
Theme: Transitions to Open SocietyGeography: AfricaAmount: $10MDate: 2019
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Cepheus makes growth capital minority equity investments into Ethiopian manufacturing, agro-processing, and education and healthcare services.View websiteTheme Transitions to Open SocietySize $10MType IndirectGeography AfricaSector GeneralistDate 2019 -
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Community Loan Fund is a Community Development Financial Institution providing capital and technical assistance to finance affordable housing, local businesses, and nonprofit and child care facilities in New Hampshire.View websiteTheme Shared EconomySize $7.5MType IndirectGeography United StatesSector Real EstateDate 2019 -
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PCP Yield Uganda Fund invests in agribusinesses that benefit smallholder farmers in Uganda.View websiteTheme Smallholder AgricultureSize $4.4MType IndirectGeography AfricaSector AgricultureDate 2019 -
Theme: Smallholder AgricultureGeography: AfricaAmount: $2.2MDate: 2018
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IPDEV II is a €21.2 platform managed by Investisseurs & Partenaires and established to create and seed national investment vehicles in Africa to support and invest in local SMEs.View websiteTheme Smallholder AgricultureSize $2.2MType IndirectGeography AfricaSector GeneralistDate 2018 -
Theme: Migration and InclusionGeography: Middle East and North AfricaAmount: $8.5MDate: 2018
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Nomou was established in 2014 to support economic opportunities in Jordan for Syrian refugees, migrants, and host communities.View websiteTheme Migration and InclusionSize $8.5MType IndirectGeography Middle East and North AfricaSector GeneralistDate 2018 -
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Managed by MDIF, EMOF provides affordable debt financing to established independent news media in frontier and emerging markets.View websiteTheme Independent MediaSize $2MType DirectGeography GlobalSector MediaDate 2017 -
Theme: Financial InclusionGeography: AfricaAmount: $3MDate: 2017
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Select issues loans to mainly low-income employees of the Malawian and Kenyan governments primarily for home improvement, incremental housing, or the construction of a ‘starter’ home.View websiteTheme Financial InclusionSize $3MType DirectGeography AfricaSector Financial ServicesDate 2017 -
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WCIF is a $25 million early stage investment vehicle that seeks to address labor exploitation in multinational supply chains.View websiteTheme Migration and InclusionSize $3MType IndirectGeography GlobalSector GeneralistDate 2017 -
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The Media Development Investment Fund advances affordable debt financing to independent media companies that provide news and information and foster debate.View websiteTheme Independent MediaSize $1.9MType IndirectGeography GlobalSector MediaDate 2016 -
Theme: Smallholder AgricultureGeography: AfricaAmount: $4.79MDate: 2015
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Real People Investment Holdings, South Africa, is a financial services company that supports home-building and ownership in South Africa and related services.View websiteTheme Smallholder AgricultureSize $4.79MType DirectGeography AfricaSector Financial ServicesDate 2015 -
Theme: Small and Medium Business DevelopmentGeography: AsiaAmount: $85MDate: 2013
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Aspada is an $85M fund that invests in SMEs that benefit low-income people and smallholder farmers in India.View websiteTheme Small and Medium Business DevelopmentSize $85MType IndirectGeography AsiaSector GeneralistDate 2013 -
Theme: Smallholder AgricultureGeography: AfricaAmount: $5MDate: 2012
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Injaro is a $49M fund that invests in SMEs in West Africa engaged in supply-chain development and other ventures that support smallholder farmers.View websiteTheme Smallholder AgricultureSize $5MType IndirectGeography AfricaSector AgricultureDate 2012 -
Theme: Smallholder AgricultureGeography: AfricaAmount: $2.28MDate: 2011Juhudi is a non-deposit taking microfinance institution with a mission to improve the livelihoods of rural smallholder farmers and microentrepreneurs in Kenya by providing wealth creating financial solutions.Theme Smallholder AgricultureSize $2.28MGeography AfricaSector Financial ServicesDate 2011
