Top 5 Sustainability VC Funds &amp; Investors in Mauritius (October 2023)

KFW DEG offers financing, advice and support to private sector enterprises operating in developing and emerging-market countries. Their customers can rely on their expertise: They can benefit from their market knowledge, their 21 locations worldwide, and their international network. For entrepreneurial success and development.

Investment focus

Industry: Financial Services, Finance, Banking
Stage:Debt Financing, Grant
Geography: India, Kenya, Nigeria

Investor stats

Total investments: 50
Round size: Grant $100k–$1.1M; Debt Financing $4M–$105M
Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow

Portfolio highlights

Etana — PT Etana Biotechnologies Indonesia (Etana) is an emerging producer of high-quality, affordable and innovative biopharmaceuticals to treat a range of metabolic, autoimmune and other major life-threatening diseases, including cancer. Nathan Tirtana. Legend Capital. UOB Venture Management. Innovent Bio
BUA Cement — BUA Cement Plc is engaged in the production and marketing of cement under the brand name “BUA Cement”. Presently the company produces CEM II type of cement in accordance with the Nigerian Industrial Standards. BUA Cement is ideal for all construction purposes in Nigeria. Its unique quality makes it the cement of choice for block-making, plasteringand concrete works. Its high early strength, rapid setting and low heat of hydration are all distinct features that characterize our high quality production process.
Stima — Premium electric motorcycles and battery swapping technologies to better serve moto-taxi and delivery riders in Africa - Starting in Kenya

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A strong and engaged private sector is indispensible to ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. That's where IFC comes in - we have more than 60 years experience in unlocking private investment, creating markets and opportunities where they are needed most.

Investment focus

Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
Stage:Debt Financing, Series B
Geography: India, Brazil, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 255
Round size: Series B $5M–$30M; Debt Financing $20M–$300M
Lead/follow: 53% lead, 47% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2016

Portfolio highlights

SteinCares — SteinCares is a supplier of specialty healthcare products, such as complex generics, biosimilars, and cutting-edge pharmaceuticals.
Veritas Finance — Veritas Finance focuses on meeting the financial needs of the micro, small, and medium enterprises. Veritas Finance Private Limited is an organization started with the primary intention of reaching out to the customers who either have no access or inadequate access to financial services in the informal sector. 'Veritas' in Latin meanstruth. True to its name, Veritas is focused on making a true impact through inclusive access to financial services on the customers engaged in informal activities.The company is run by professionals with rich experience in the financial services industry that aims to make availing credit easy to this segment and make a positive impact on the lives of millions of Indians engaged in informal activities and who actually build the nation.
Mahindra Last Mile Mobility — Mile Mobility is a division of M&M that is in charge of the company's well-known mix of petrol, CNG, diesel, and electric last mile mobility 3- and 4-wheelers - passenger and freight vehicles.

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Norfund is the Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries with 24.9 bill. NOK in total commitments (2019).

Investment focus

Industry: Energy, Financial Services, Renewable Energy
Stage:Private Equity, Debt Financing
Geography: Kenya, South Africa, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 57
Round size: Debt Financing $4.5M–$96M; Private Equity $6.6M–$227M
Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2009

Portfolio highlights

Miniplast — Miniplast Limited is one of the leading manufacturers of Industrial and Household products in Ghana with over 25 years of experience in the sector.
Hela Clothing — Hela Clothing is a clothing manufacturer. From design to delivery, the firm collaborates closely with brands in the intimate, sleepwear, and children's product lines. With design centers in major markets, they can watch and predict customer preferences. This enables us to provide their customers with unique design options that fit theirrequirements.
OH Ecosystems — OH Ecosystems is a confectionary company that produces and operates cocoa processing and confectioneries.

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Inspired Evolution established in 2007 as a specialised investment business to lead sustainable clean energy and resource efficiency investments across sub-Saharan Africa. Inspired Evolution offers a dedicated, multi-disciplinary, professional investment team with a deep track record targeting superior returns with measured development outcomes.Inspired Evolution’s investment focus is centered on clean energy and resource efficiency assets. We have demonstrated that capital deployment to investments in this specialised asset class, can generate exceptional returns at the nexus of social equity, ecological integrity and responsible economic growth. This lies at the heart of sustainable investing.Inspired Evolution’s view is that sustainability is not only everybody’s business as citizens of a rapidly globalising world, but that it will define the future of business and investment decisions.Inspired Evolution manages Evolution One Fund – its first dedicated, closed-ended third party investment fund. Evolution One Fund makes early stage, expansion and development stage, and later stage or mature equity and equity-related investments primarily for control or significant minority positions in market-leading growth businesses located principally in South and southern Africa.

Investment focus

Industry: Energy, Renewable Energy, PaaS
Stage:Series A, Series E
Geography: Nigeria, Mauritius, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 6
Round size: Series A $20M–$35M
Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

Escotel — Escotel is an energy services company currently focused on Sub-Saharan Africa countries. Escotel provides energy services to mobile tower owners and operators, owning and operating decentralized renewable energy infrastructure across Africa
d.light — Founded in 2007 as a for-profit social enterprise, d.light manufactures and distributes award-winning solar lighting and power products designed to serve the more than 2 billion people globally without access to reliable electricity. Through five distribution hubs in East Africa, West Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and the United States, d.lighthas impacted over 65 million lives with its products. d.light is dedicated to providing the most reliable, affordable, and accessible solar lighting and power systems for the developing world, with the goal of reaching 100 million people by 2020. For more information, visit www.dlight.com.
Red Rocket South Africa — Red Rocket is a renewable energy integrated power plant (IPP) that designs, develops, and distributes clean energy.

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