Debt Finance Funders

Bamboo Capital Partners is an impact investing platform that provides innovative financing solutions to businesses in emerging and frontier markets serving low- to middle-income populations. They focus primarily on four key sectors: financial inclusion, access to clean energy, access to healthcare, and agribusiness, where they identify mass-market opportunities for high growth and social impact. The organization operates as the asset management arm of global impact firm Palladium, which operates in over 100 countries. They bridge the gap between seed and growth stage funding through a full suite of finance options ranging from debt to equity, which they deploy either unilaterally or through strategic partnerships. Bamboo has established itself as a significant player in the impact investing ecosystem, having impacted 260 million lives, supported 100,000 jobs including 170,000 female jobs, served millions of patients, and helped avoid significant CO2 emissions. Their comprehensive impact management process deployed throughout the investment lifecycle and their focus on technology-driven solutions for underserved populations positions them as a catalyst for lasting social and environmental change in developing markets.

Big Path Capital is an impact investment bank that connects mission-driven companies and fund managers with mission-aligned investors to advance a sustainable economy. They position themselves as "Impact Investing's Investment Bank" and work exclusively in the impact investing space, focusing on businesses that seek multiple bottom line interests rather than profit maximization alone. Their mission centers on expanding the path for business interests that prioritize natural, social, and financial capital together, taking what they call the "new economy" from the margins to the mainstream. As a B Corp certified organization, they operate with the vision of seeing the financial world generate good as it generates returns, advancing an expansive economy built on sustainable principles. Big Path Capital has established itself as a leader in the impact investing ecosystem since 2007, working with more impact companies and funds than any other investment bank in the space according to their claims. They facilitate company exits, capital raises, and founder liquidity for top impact companies and funds, and have built a significant network that includes hosting various convenings and summits to advance the impact investing community.

era92 Fund is a Uganda-based impact investment and microfinance platform focused on expanding economic opportunity across Africa. The organization provides capital and financial services to startups, SMEs, and micro-entrepreneurs building businesses that improve livelihoods and strengthen local economies. Operating through two core divisions, era92 Finance and era92 Ventures, the fund combines inclusive lending with patient impact capital to support entrepreneurs solving critical social and economic challenges. Its mission centers on reversing poverty and creating long-term prosperity through financial inclusion and social enterprise development.