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YYTZ Agro-Processing (August 2024) – AlphaMundi Foundation, whose mission is to strengthen the long-term commercial viability of SMEs in Africa and Latin America to drive economic transformation, has selected YYTZ Agro-Processing Company Limited (YYTZ), a cashew processing company based in Zanzibar, Tanzania, as the first…

Dar es Salaam (June 2024) – Maua Mazuri, an agricultural innovation company based in Moshi, has received impact-linked funding, under Daraja Impact. This funding aims to expand Maua Mazuri’s laboratory facilities and enhance training and support for women farmers, promoting sustainable agricultural practices and job…

Dar es Salaam (April 2024) – SEAF, a global impact investing firm has today announced that it has selected Dawa Mkononi, a Dar es Salaam-based health-tech company, as the first recipient of its impact-linked funding, under Daraja Impact, to scale its business and improve the…

Washington, D.C. (January 2024) – SEAF and FMO, the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, today announced a multi-year strategic partnership to support the Daraja Impact project in Tanzania. Daraja Impact is a 5-year project that seeks to support enterprises through the provision of capital and technical…

Washington, D.C., January 25, 2024 – SEAF is delighted to share the exciting news of Mr. Oleg Osipenko’s appointment as Chief Country Representative for our activities in Ukraine. In this role, Oleg Osipenko will play a pivotal role in coordinating SEAF’s investment activities and technical…

Bogota, Columbia, December 2023 – SEAF is thrilled to announce a major milestone for Ecoflora, one of SEAF’s portfolio companies, as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) grants approval for Jagua Blue, a natural blue colorant for several industries derived from the fruit of…

Bogotá, Colombia (November, 2023) SEAF, a global impact investing firm, has announced an investment in Sunco, a pioneer in green technology based in Colombia. Sunco provides access to basic universal services based on solar energy and water as tools for social, environmental, and economic transformation,…

Tunis, Tunisia (18 October, 2023) – SEAF, in collaboration with ABCapital and a group of strategic partners, today announced the close of an investment in Nouha Ecoprint, the first ecological packaging and printing company based in Tunisia. Starting as a conventional printery, Nouha Ecoprint pivoted…

Belgrade, Serbia (September 12, 2023) – Following execution of a successful agreement for exit of Gomex (or the “Company”) in 2022, SEAF today announced receipt of the final tranche of the agreed upon exit consideration. The payment marks a monumental achievement in the Company’s business…

Washington, D.C. (August 23, 2023) – As part of its mission to create development in underserved communities by investing in SMEs, the Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) seeks to ensure that all portfolio companies and investees engage in responsible sourcing with a particular emphasis on…

Tunis, Tunisia; July 13, 2023 – SEAF, in partnership with Development Finance Corporation (DFC), The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and ABCapital, have announced the close of an investment in Orient Tea, a fast-growing innovative Tunisian food company. The investment was made through SEAF’s…

SEAF’s SunColombia featured at Forbes Original Article can be found here. May 19, 2023 Suncolombia has developed projects to bring basic services to communities using solar energy. Its co-founder and CEO Juan Diego Gómez told Forbes how they arrived at this model of real impact….

SEAF is pleased to announce that it has been selected as an Emeritus Impact Manager by ImpactAssets for the ImpactAssets 50™ 2022 (IA 50). IA 50 Emeritus category recognizes impact fund managers who have been on the IA 50 for at least five years. Each year, IA 50 fund managers who achieve this status will be recognized in the Emeritus category.

SMEs are often overlooked as part of the solution to climate change, despite having an enormous impact on their communities and local economies. Attention is primarily given to investing in climate mitigation (renewable energy) and resilient infrastructure for adaptation. What we are overlooking is that SMEs can create local solutions that drive adaptation and build resilience to climate change, becoming agents of climate resilience themselves, if given the right tools and investment, which they currently do not have.

Creating sustainable climate solutions has never been more critical. Entrepreneurs in emerging markets are a powerful yet often under-leveraged tool and are daily addressing the climate and social challenges of our time. Our CEO Agnes Dasewicz shares how SEAF’s investee company Kingo is playing a critical role in creating an equitable energy transition that is truly inclusive, making real, measurable change in communities in Central America.

This new video narrates the typical journey of our entrepreneurs and the impact of our interventions in 2020!

Creating sustainable climate solutions has never been more critical. Entrepreneurs in emerging markets are a powerful yet often under-leveraged tool and are daily addressing the climate and social challenges of our time. Our Co-CEO Agnes Dasewicz shares how SEAF’s investee companies are playing a critical role in building climate resilience and justice around the world.

Our Co-CEO Agnes Dasewicz shared SEAF’s experience investing in and building the resilience of SMEs in Africa, setting the tone for engagement in this year’s Dealroom and modeling how investors should view and support their investees.

As the African population is growing at a rate of 2% per year, with 80% of the population
employed by SMEs, our Founder and Co-CEO Bert van der Vaart shared SEAF’s perspective on access to finance for African SMEs that will not only enable their own growth and sustainability but also increase the shared prosperity of their communities and the larger economy.

Co-CEO Agnes Dasewicz and Managing Director Meriem Zairi participated in the Sorenson Impact Summit highlighting SEAF’s proactive business model to support and build resilience in SMEs throughout the pandemic to set them up for post-COVID success and sustainability.

Washington, DC – March 10th – The SEAF Global Gender Lens Emergency Loan Finance Facility (“C19F”), an investment vehicle focused on addressing the devastating effects of COVID-19 on SMEs supporting women through the pandemic, has closed an investment in Georgian Basket, a restaurant and retail…

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…