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On the Upswing: ANDE’s 2011 Impact Report
According to the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, over the past three years, fundraising targets for funds focused on small and growing businesses increased by 71 percent, reaching $3.73 billion in 2011. During this same time, 102 SGB funds completed fundraising efforts and began making investments.
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- Investing
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- scale
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The FOUND Middle Series: FUNDES in Latin America
Next in our video series, the FOUND Middle, we introduce Ueli Frei, executive director of FUNDES. Frei discusses the organization’s work helping large corporations organize their suppliers and distributors and facilitating sourcing from small businesses.
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- Investing
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- supply chains
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Microfinance Giant Launches Venture Capital Fund For East Africa
Accion, an international microfinance and investment firm, has launched Venture Lab, a $10 million investment vehicle which will provide seed capital and management support to financial inclusion startups worldwide, with a particular focus on East Africa and India.
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- Investing, Technology
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- North Africa & Near East
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Cisco Invests in Rural Venture Capital Firm
Cisco today announced an investment in Aavishkaar, a venture fund founded to promote development in rural and semi-urban India.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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ANDE at 3: Reflecting on the SGB Mission
One of the biggest challenges the sector still faces is connecting entrepreneurs with the right type of capital at the right time. As ANDE evolves we have come to find that the missing middle itself has a missing part—because even in our network of members, very few are able to provide financing at the critical $25,000 - $200,000 range.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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The Argidius Foundation and ANDE Announce Finance Challenge to Stimulate Small Businesses in Emerging Markets
Competition aimed at providing entrepreneurial finance will award up to two million euros
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- Press Release
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- Investing
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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Omidyar Network Backs Two More Indian Firms
Omidyar Network started funding projects in India about two years ago with plans to invest up to $200 million in five years
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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The FOUND Middle Series: Root Change
Guillermo Rivero, managing partner with Root Change, a capacity development provider that works in Africa, Asia and Latin America, discusses the importance of technical assistance to help businesses succeed. He also stresses the need to bring in outside input and ideas to help an organization evolve.
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- Investing