Public & institutional investors

Azerbaijan Investment Holding (AIH)

GovernmentBaku

Government strategic holding of key SOEs under coordinated governance.

Multiple local subsidiaries of international banks serving SME sector.

Receives AfDB facility to bolster trade and women-focused SME finance.

Swedish Energy Agency

GovernmentSweden

We are a government agency dedicated to national energy policy issues.

Leksell Social Ventures

Government

We are a non-profit social impact investment company based in Sweden.

Letshego Bank Tanzania

BankDar es Salaam

Formerly Advans Bank; mission-driven microfinance with branch network

Bange Bank (Banque Nationale de Guinée Equat.)

BankDouala

Provides corporate and SME financing in Cameroon and Central Africa.

Creand (ex-Crèdit Andorrà)

BankAndorra la Vella

Andorra’s main banking group, with asset mgmt & business accelerator

Large-scale financing line mobilized for innovation projects in SMEs

The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)

GovernmentAustria

We are Austria's national funding institution supporting innovation.

State-backed investment arm with major support for French industry.

National agency for investment promotion and business facilitation.

KredEx (via Papermark list)

GovernmentTallinn, Estonia

Development agency providing guarantees, grants, and SME financing.

First Islamic bank in Maghreb, providing Islamic finance products.

Housing Bank of Senegal (BHS)

BankDakar

DFI providing mortgages and financing to cooperatives/individuals.

EU4Business - SMEPIS

GovernmentKyiv, Ukraine

EU-backed initiative improving SME access to finance and services

Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

GovernmentTokyo, Japan

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Hope Ventures

GovernmentManama, Bahrain

Knowledge Building I Equity Investment | Opportunity Facilitation

Priorbank (Part of Raiffeisen Group)

BankMinsk

Large commercial bank offering SME and asset management services.

BIDV (Bank for Investment & Development of Vietnam)

BankHanoi

Largest state-owned bank, diverse SME and trade finance products

Piraeus Bank

BankAthens, Greece

Largest market lender, part of systemic bank guarantee programs.

Argonne Labs: Chain Reaction Innovations - From Dept of Energy (DOE)

Government

An energy and science incubator for transformative technologies

Banque du Caire

BankCairo, Egypt

Leading SME financier; winner of MENA SME Innovation Award 2024

INVL Baltic Innovation Fund

GovernmentVilnius, Lithuania

Pirmaujanti alternatyvaus turto valdytoja Baltijos šalyse Kurti

Garanti BBVA

BankIstanbul, Turkey

IFC’s long-standing partner expanding SME access to financing.

Mumtalakat Holding Company

GovernmentManama, Bahrain

Sovereign wealth fund investing in non-oil assets and sectors.

State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB)

GovernmentUnited States

Contributing to a strong future for Wisconsin's public workers

Banco Internacional de São Tomé e Príncipe (BISTP)

BankSão Tomé

Largest commercial bank, also operating as an investment bank

We are the governing board for a prominent university system.

Union Gabonaise de Banque (UGB - Attijariwafa group)

BankLibreville

Universal bank; additional SME lines announced with partners.

Bank Gutmann

BankVienna, Austria

Private bank managing entrepreneur and institutional wealth.

Eurobank Ergasias

BankAthens, Greece

Another key systemic bank in SME credit guarantee alliances.

FMO (Netherlands Dev. Finance Company)

BankAmsterdam, Netherlands

Dutch development bank financing Fondi BESA & Albanian SMEs.

Turkey Development Bank (TKB)

BankAnkara, Turkey

State-owned bank supporting infrastructure and SME projects.

Lehman Brothers

BankUnited States

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was a global financial firm.

Avançsa

Government

Private equity arm of Generalitat de Catalunya .

CPP Investments (PE arm)

GovernmentToronto, Canada

Canada Pension Plan’s private equity arm

Exome Asset Management

GovernmentUnited States

Healthcare Fund Management

Seneca Partners

BankSouthfield, United States

Finance, Venture Capital