Unlocking Growth Capital to Create Jobs and Accumulate Wealth in Developing Countries

Equity investments get the most attention from impact investors, especially now that there are “unicorns” in Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, etc.  Less attention is paid to directly providing growth capital to local businesses to help create more jobs and accumulate wealth in their communities.  In this session, the three speakers will share how they are unlocking capital to support local micro-businesses, small-businesses, and medium-businesses.  Although VC-backed startups can generate outsized impact per company, the number of these companies are small.  In contrast, there are millions of local micro-, small-, and medium-businesses that are poised for growth now.