Collaborative for Frontier Finance

We're partnering with @FMO_development to support women in early-stage #venturecapital ecosystems across Africa, focusing on Ghana, Morocco & Tanzania. 🇬🇭🇲🇦🇹🇿 We'll be able to support the growth of underserved capital allocators in the VC industry. ➡️ bit.ly/3G6Z996

We are delighted to announce that @ZeedeG has joined @CollabFFinance as the new Early Stage Capital Providers' (ESCP) Network Director! Zee has 2 decades of investment experience in Africa, UK & USA (full bio: frontierfinance.org/about-cff). Welcome, Zee - great to have you onboard!

Particular thanks to Capria, Cardano, Dalberg, DEG, DGGF, FMO, FSD Africa, Ghana's VCTF, GSG, I&P, Small Foundation, Stanbic Bank Ghana and Total Impact Capital who joined us for Session 4: Demystifying frontier finance - we hope this is only the beginning of increased dialogue!

Huge thanks to everyone who joined the CFF Early Stage Capital Providers (ESCP) Network Virtual Convening over the past 2weeks! Looking forward to meeting in-person somewhere warm next time! Learn more: frontierfinance.org/early-stage-ca… #emergingmarkets #earlystageinvesting #fundmanagers

@DavidsDoug Hi @DavidsDoug - apologies for that, the correct email address is: admin@frontierfinance.org Many thanks for flagging!

@CollabFFinance Hi. The email address used in the job spec appears to be incorrect or inactive. Can you provide an alternative email address. Thanks

Work with us! We are recruiting a Director to lead the Early Stage Capital Providers' (ESCP) Network - see the following JD & accompanying document for info. Deadline: 29th January 2021 static1.squarespace.com/static/59d6794… static1.squarespace.com/static/59d6794… #recruiting #hiring #newcareeropportunities

@CollabFFinance and @IFC_org's #SMEVentures have curated the Fund Manager Portal (fundmanagerportal.org) - a collection of open-source resources for various stages of a vehicle’s lifecycle. Watch this video (youtu.be/jTKHwZnMztM) to learn more! #fundmanagers #resources

Funders find ways to offer capital in emerging markets, despite #COVID19 ⁦@azizakasumov⁩ ⁦@FT⁩ ⁦@Sorenson_Impact⁩ ⁦@CSIS⁩ ⁦@CollabFFinance⁩ #impinv #socent #socinn #devfin ft.com/content/40d246…

Our very own Drew von Glahn is quoted in today’s @FinancialTimes article: Funders find ways to offer capital in emerging markets, despite Covid. Read the full article: ⬇️ ft.com/content/40d246… #accesstocapital #emergingmarkets #covidー19

Understand the impact of COVID-19 on Latin American and Caribbean impact-orientated capital managers targeting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). COVID-19’s impact has been noticeable. Find the results here: static1.squarespace.com/static/59d6794… #LATAM #COVID19 #FinancialInclusion

Many thanks to all for participating in the “Improving access to capital for SMEs and SGBs in Africa” workshop at the #gsgsummit! The @CollabFFinance are looking forward to continuing this important conversation! Catch up here: lnkd.in/eZZUfz9 #SGBs #frontierfinance

@CollabFFinance's Drew von Glahn is looking forward to facilitating a workshop on "Improving access to capital for SMEs and SGBs in Africa" at the #gsgsummit this week. Register here to join us on September 11th at 12:30 BST: cvent.me/DlBbOg #impinv #SGBs #accesstocapital

Thanks to @bobkusi, @JuliaBrethenoux and @NextBillion for this article highlighting 5 pathways to help Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) identify and access finance which meets their needs. Read the full report: lnkd.in/dnNJ-Xh #SGBs #missingmiddle #accesstofinance

Majority women-led capital providers are systematically disadvantaged. The results come from a survey, carried out by the Collaborative for Frontier Finance with support from the Visa Foundation. Read the full report: lnkd.in/dBac4Pd #ImpactInvesting #FinancialInclusion

Check out the Collaborative's latest work: a survey of capital providers in LATAM and Caribbean. If you're a capital provider in this region - participate! lnkd.in/dZcrcQ4 #ImpactInvesting #smallandgrowingbusiness #fundinggap

Calling all impact investors in Latin America and the Caribbean! Help @CollabFFinance understand the impact of #COVID19 on the capital provider ecosystem. Respond to the survey now 📑 #impinv #LATAM #Caribbean

Are you an impact investor in Latin America or the Caribbean? Help us understand the impact of #COVID19 on the capital provider ecosystem by participating in the survey below! 👇 surveymonkey.com/r/KSKNNFC #impinv #LATAM #Caribbean

This is just one of many findings from our recent survey of capital managers that target SGBs in emerging markets, helping us to better understand the impact of the pandemic and a pathway forward. Read the full results here: frontierfinance.org/resources

Before the onset of #COVID19 and mandated lock-downs, the SGBs that local capital providers were investing in were healthy. Between September 2019-March 2020: ✅ 64% were experiencing >10% revenue growth ✅ 53% were experiencing >10% growth in operating cash flows

Capital providers in sub-Saharan Africa have been supporting the local small and growing business (SGB) ecosystem by providing financing to businesses that would otherwise not have access to it.