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Ground Up Investing
Lends two-year working capital to agricultural SMEs that buy directly from smallholder farmers, in ticket sizes that tend to be large for microfinance institutions and small for commercial banks.
How can Ground Up Investing help your biobusiness?
- What it offers
working capital loan
- At what stage
- I need capital
- Who it serves
- Formal companies
- Where it works
- International reach: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Colombia, Peru and EcuadorIn Peru, no department documented yet
How do you access Ground Up Investing?
- Can you apply directly?
- Yes, it serves biobusinesses directly.
- Do you need a business that already operates?
- Yes
- How hard is it to access?
- Demanding access
- Do you pay or co-fund?
- Paid
- Is it repaid?
- Repaid with interest or return
- Where does the money come from?
- Private
Mapping classification: Debt fund: according to f1 it lends working capital to agricultural SMEs with tickets of USD 250,000 to USD 1,000,000, which implies due diligence and a financial track record. The loan is repaid with interest.
Sources and references
Dated public data behind this profile. What is published does not reflect everything an organization does.
First close of USD 6,000,000 for its Fund 2, with a target of USD 20,000,000, for loans to agricultural SMEs in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. Pulse 2.0: Ground Up Investing Reaches $6 Million First Close For $20 Million Fund 2
Target companies typically need loans of between USD 250,000 and USD 1,000,000; its Fund 1 (2017) invested USD 5,000,000 in 15 agricultural companies. Pulse 2.0: Ground Up Investing Reaches $6 Million First Close For $20 Million Fund 2