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    Impact investment opportunities in emerging markets

    Three quarters of global FDI never reaches low- and middle-income countries, home to 80% of the world's population. We surface the founders you'd never find on your own, and hand you diligence-ready profiles when they're ready to meet.

    What partnership looks like

    Curated Deal Flow

    Filterable pipelines of investment-ready founders across three markets.

    Reduced Diligence Cost

    Financials, cap tables, and impact data prepared in a standard format before you meet founders.

    Market Intelligence

    Access qualitative and quantitative research on the ecosystems where you're looking to deploy.

    Demo Day Access

    Two Demo Days per year connecting our cohort directly with investors, in person and remote.

    Join the investor network

    Free, non-binding, and shaped around your thesis.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    No. We work with angels, family offices, foundations, DFIs, and impact funds. What matters is your willingness to look at markets that get overlooked, and to back founders solving real problems.

    Most Demo Day founders raise pre-seed and seed rounds between $50k and $750k, with a growing number of $1M+ rounds. We share detailed profiles ahead of each Demo Day so you can pre-filter.

    Every fellow goes through a multi-stage selection with local partners, then completes a six-month investment-readiness program. By Demo Day, financials, cap tables, and impact data are diligence-ready.

    Our inaugural cohort spans Jordan, Ukraine, and Sierra Leone across agri-food, climate, healthtech, women-led consumer, edtech, and inclusive fintech. Deal flow is filterable by geo and sector.

    No. We do not take fees, referral commissions, or carry on any investment introduced through our network. We're a nonprofit and Demo Day is free for both founders and investors.

    Fill out the investor intake form and a member of our team will schedule a 20-minute call to understand your thesis and add you to the appropriate deal flow lists.
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