MEDA is an international economic development organization whose mission is to create business solutions to poverty. Founded in 1953 by a group of Mennonite entrepreneurs, MEDA partners with people living in poverty to start or grow small and medium-sized businesses in developing regions around the world.

Vakayi SME Fund provides growth capital to Zimbabwean entrepreneurs operating in the essential services sectors, which are health, housing, education and clean energy sectors. Typically, these are businesses in later stages of development, profitable, cash generative, with potential to scale operations. Vakayi Capital seeks to work alongside capable entrepreneurs who are passionate about their businesses and have a strong will to succeed. Besides seeking financial returns from its investments, Vakayi invests in businesses that deliver meaningful impact.

@iBizAfrica is a business incubator operating within @iLabAfrica, a Centre of Excellence in ICT innovation and Development at Kenya's Strathmore University. @iBizAfrica provides early stage digital startups with one-on-one mentoring, seed capital, legal advice, financial expertise, relevant training and physical resources. Tech entrepreneurs and startups at @iBizAfrica receive work space, linkages to similar international programmes, access to networking events and opportunities to pitch to investors, including venture capitalists, angel investors, private equity groups and banks.

Engineers Without Borders (EWB) invests in early stage, innovative, highly scalable social enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa that are focused on solving issues faced by the underserved. The EWB ventures program makes customised, long-term investments of up to USD 100,000 in first-of-kind scalable social enterprises

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is a national development finance institution, funding entrepreneurs that start new enterprises and supporting companies that want to extend existing operations.

Mercy Corps Social Venture Fund provides early-stage financing (loans and grants) and post-investment support for social venture start-ups. Investments range from USD 50,000 to USD 300,000.

The Oxfam Novib Inclusive Investors Community provides investments and non-financial services for companies in Africa and Asia with a focus on social, environmental or governance related areas. The services include business development, impact management and measurement courses, an online inclusive business accelerator platform, an international fellowship programme, and technical support.

Palladium aims to create positive social and economic impact by providing consulting, programmes management, impact investing and capacity building in various sectors. Palladium works with entrepreneurs, businesses, investors, governments and non-governmental groups to improve private sector competitiveness, enhance market and business performance and create conditions for pro-poor, sustainable growth.

Skopos Impact Fund aims to promote human dignity and social justice through impact investing. Skopos invests in funds and social businesses that intend to generate measurable, positive social and environmental returns alongside financial returns. It makes debt and equity investments in developed and emerging markets and aims to contribute to the field by facilitating dialogue and sharing knowledge in the form of research and learnings and by collaborating with like-minded investors.

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is a national public entity supporting the state in stimulating and intensifying technological innovation. TIA catalyses partnerships between small, medium and micro-sized enterprises, industries, universities and science councils, provides risk funding and support for innovators, attracts and facilitates late-stage funding, and reduces barriers of access to expensive high-end skills and equipment. It provides seed funding of up to R 500,000