Using Gender Lens Investing to Promote Women’s Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Development Invisible Barriers Women constitute half the population but have long been overlooked as entrepreneurs, employees, and consumers, particularly in developing countries such as those in Southeast Asia, the focus of SEAF’s Women’s Economic Empowerment work....
Washington, DC - February 24, 2020 - SEAF is pleased to announce that it has been selected, for the seventh time, as a member of the 2020 class of ImpactAssets 50. Now in its ninth year, the Impact Assets 50 (IA 50) was the industry’s first...
ADN Telecom Ltd., a portfolio company of SEAF Bangladesh Ventures LLC, made its debut trading on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on the 6th of January 2020. The company raised BDT 570 Mn ($6.7 Mn) from the public market in the...
Bogota, Colombia – February 13, 2020 – In November of 2019, SEAF Managing Director Mauricio Samper, head of the SEAF Colombia Agribusiness Fund, received an award signifying Colombia’s acceptance to the global network of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG). The prestigious award was...
Bogota, Colombia – February 12, 2020 – The SEAF Colombia Agribusiness Fund is pleased to announce it has closed an investment in Kingo, a renewable energy company dedicated to installing, distributing and maintaining prepaid solar energy to homes and businesses in communities beyond the reach of...
Washington, DC – February 6, 2020 – SEAF, a pioneer in impact investment in emerging and frontier markets for over thirty years, has signed on to the Operating Principles for Impact Management (“Principles”). The official signing was celebrated today at the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Launched...
Morocco – December 16, 2019 – SEAF is pleased to announce that the SEAF Morocco Growth Fund (SMGF) has completed its fourth investment with its acquisition of a stake in SOWIT, a company utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning to implement precision agriculture in Africa. SOWIT (www.sowit.fr)...
December 12, 2019 - SEAF has made Private Equity International’s shortlist for four categories: Impact investment firm of the year, Frontier markets firm of the year, Firm of the year in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Firm of the year in Middle East North...
December 10th, 2019 - Washington, DC - SEAF is pleased to announce that Yasmin Saadat has joined the firm’s Board of Directors. Yasmin brings more than three decades of experience in development economics and investing in emerging markets. She currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the...
November 15th, 2019 – Casablanca, Morocco - Following its launch in September 2018, the SEAF Morocco Growth Fund (SMGF) welcomes the Caisse Marocaine des Retraites (CMR) as a new institutional investor in its capital. The Caisse Marocaine des Retraites joins the fund shareholders group made...
