Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • AgroTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) |
Stages | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A |
Investing | United States • India • Mexico • South Africa • Argentina • Brazil • Colombia • Poland • Chile • Philippines • Indonesia • Pakistan |
Investment Range | $1,000,000 - $1,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,000,000 |
Assets Under Management | $23,000,000 |
Accion Venture Lab, part of Accion, is a venture capital fund that focuses on investing in early-stage fintech startups aimed at improving financial inclusion. With headquarters at 1101 15th St., NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C., 20005, US, the fund has an assets under management amount of $23,000,000 and specializes in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A funding rounds. Their investment is highly targeted with a sweet spot of $1,000,000, indicating a focused approach in company financing. Accion Venture Lab targets industries such as Software, Education, AgroTech, FinTech and Financial Services, Retail and E-Commerce, Logistics and Distribution, Medical Devices and Hospital Services, Healthcare and Wellness, among others. Their mission is to create a fair and inclusive economy by partnering with local entities to develop and scale responsible digital financial solutions for underserved populations across the globe. The fund provides more than just capital; it also offers strategic support to help innovative startups grow and scale through decades of experience harnessing the capital markets for social impact. Accion Venture Lab's global portfolio reveals investments in over 65 early-stage companies that operate in more than 30 countries, implying a wide geographic reach and influence. They prioritize businesses with novel products or business models that offer high-quality financial services to underserved communities, even if the company might not yet have significant revenue but has a developed prototype or is past the R&D phase. Their investment strategies span several regions, including Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and the U.S, and they highlight their openness to global investments should the right team and idea come along.
We invest in innovative, scalable fintech startups that improve the reach, quality, and affordability of financial services for the underserved.