SEAF in conjunction with USAID and DFC have invested in Puntored, a pioneer Colombian fintech company reaching more than 9 million under-banked people each month in rural and hard to reach areas in Colombia, to whom it provides financial inclusion and opportunities for socio-economic...
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago took an important step in the modernization of Trinidad and Tobago’s financial sector by confirming that the SEAF Caribbean SME Growth Investments Ltd satisfies the requirements of a security in which pension plans could invest....
The SEAF Colombia Agribusiness Fund (SCAF) has invested in the Colombian biotech company Ecoflora, which has created one of the world’s only natural blue colorants from the region’s native jagua fruit....
Kingston, Jamaica - October 21st, 2020 - The SEAF Caribbean SME Growth Fund has acquired a majority ownership interest in Camex Restaurants Inc. in Guyana. The investment will enable the fast-food restaurant franchisee to accelerate its growth and expansion plans in Guyana and the region. Founded...
Casablanca, Morocco - October 16th, 2020 - SEAF is pleased to announce that the SEAF Morocco Growth Fund (SMGF) has just finalized its sixth investment with the acquisition of a stake in Deepsense, a biometrics security company providing an instant identity verification solution that detects...
July 14th, 2020, Casablanca, Morocco - SEAF Morocco Growth Fund (SMGF) welcomes ASMA Invest as a new investor. ASMA Invest joins fund shareholders La Caisse Centrale de Garantie, La Caisse Marocaine des Retraites, Bank of Africa (BMCE Bank), USAID (Wise Venture Capital) and the SEAF...
Bangkok, Thailand – March 4, 2020 - The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) have formalized a partnership to catalyze women’s entrepreneurship through impact investing in Asia. The partners will work to...
The Caribbean Fund, SEAF’s 40th fund since its establishment in 1989, will invest in fast-growing businesses in CARICOM October 30th, 2019 Kingston, Jamaica – The Jamaica Minister of Finance, business executives, representatives from multilateral organizations, and investors gathered last week at the Sagicor Life Auditorium to mark...
June 24th, 2019 Morocco – The SEAF Morocco Growth Fund (SMGF), an investment fund targeting innovative Morocco-based companies with high growth potential, is pleased to announce it has finalized its third investment, investing in SOS Credit, an online financial services broker providing its clients with access...
June 21st, 2019 Morocco – Wise Venture Capital, the independent Moroccan investment management company established and fully owned subsidiary of Small Assistance Enterprise Fund (SEAF) as part of the Middle East and North Africa Investment Initiative (MENA II) funded by USAID, is pleased to announce...
