Grassroots Business Fund

What is Grassroots Business Fund?

Grassroots Business Fund (GBF) is a nonprofit venture capital firm founded in 2008, specializing in a blend of financial and educational services to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in low-income communities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

With a clear focus on economic upliftment and poverty alleviation, GBF provides investment capital alongside technical assistance services to bolster the growth and efficacy of impactful SMEs. By investing in businesses that demonstrate viable models for generating sustainable earnings or cost savings for low-income individuals, the fund targets industries such as clean energy, technology, agriculture, and consumer sectors.

GBF manages impact funds and delivers a wide range of assistance, including management and technical guidance, investment advisory services, and social impact studies, intending to create opportunities for economic mobility and generate substantial income for thousands of underserved community members.

Over its operational years, GBF has propelled significant economic value, created job opportunities, impacted the lives of millions of women and family members, and supported a vast number of farmers, artisans, and consumers. Their investment strategy elucidates a meticulous process of engagement with regional and local players, accumulation of insights, and application of best practices.

GBF's dynamic team consists of specialists in investment consulting, impact advisory, strategy formulation, commercial due diligence, and project finance.

The Jiinue Growth Program further exemplifies GBF's commitment to driving growth and competitiveness for their portfolio companies and partners. GBF's mission is embodied in their substantial track record of effective blended finance and their steadfast dedication to fostering economic opportunity across the communities they serve.