We are a matching grant facility operating in the Lao PDR. We provide matching grants (50%) to companies operating in Laos that are looking to retain the services of third party business development service (BDS) providers to make improvements to their business, and to grow.

Earth Capital Partners focuses on growth companies with patented, substantially proven technology, but also considers investments in earlier stage technology development. Earth Capital's focus areas are sustainable technology dealing with resource or energy constraints, sustainable agriculture and timberland, and renewable energy (generation assets, energy efficiency and storage). It usually makes investments to the tune of USD5 million to USD 15 million.

Fast Forward accelerates tech non-profits by investing money, providing training and mentoring, and increasing the visibility of tech non-profits to scale them to impact. Fast Forward runs an accelerator programme and a Tech for Good Fund. Organisations recieve a USD 25,000 grant, 13 weeks of training, and connections to 100 high-caliber mentors as part of the accelerator programme.

Gray Ghost Ventures is a venture capital firm specialising in fund of fund investments and direct investments in the fintech sector. For direct investments, the firm invests in incubation, early stage, seed/start-up, and growth capital. The firm’s focus areas include: microfinance, social venture investment, and affordable private schools in low-income communities of emerging markets. It also invests in early-stage enterprises providing catalytic innovation and technologies which includes information, communication and technology (ICT). It makes investments between USD 1 million and USD 5 million.

The HIF is a globally-recognised programme leading on the development and testing of innovation in the humanitarian system. Established in 2011, it was the first of its kind: an independent, grant-making programme open to the entire humanitarian community. It now leads the way in funding, supporting, and managing innovation at every stage of the innovation process.
The HIF’s portfolio of funded projects has informed a more detailed understanding of what successful innovation looks like, and what it can achieve for the humanitarian community. This work is leading the global conversation on innovation in humanitarian response.

LeapFrog supports financial services businesses with investments ranging between USD 10 million and USD 50 million and aims to exit the investment via IPO, trade sale, a sale back to a partner, or a management buyout. LeapFrog also provides technical support in strategy and governance, product, pricing and revenue, sales and distribution, core operations, human resources and talent management, technology and data, and measurement.

The Mentor Capital Network draws on a global web of mentors and investors to provide support to early stage entrepreneurs who are using business to solve social, economic, and environmental problems. The network also awards cash and in-kind prizes worth around USD 30,000.

Norfund - The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries - is a strategic minority investor, owned and funded by the Norwegian Government. The fund invests in clean energy, financial institutions, food and agribusiness, private equity and venture capital funds that target small and medium-sized enterprises. It mostly provides equity investments starting from USD 4 million and acquires a maximum 35% ownership share. In some cases, it also provides debt funding. Its investment horizon is 5-10 years.

The Small Enterprise Assistance Fund (SEAF) is an investment management group that provides growth capital (from USD 200,000 to USD 3 million) and business assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises through the Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development (CEED). SEAF uses an international network of partners of investment teams, industry experts and the Center of Entrepreneurship and Executive Development (CEED) to provide assistance including corporate governance, financial control, operations assistance, and marketing and strategy.

True North Venture Partners invests in early stage companies with innovations that reshape socially important industries such as energy, water, agriculture and waste. Total investment per company generally ranges from USD 100,000 to USD 25 million.