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Facility Name	Provider	Purpose	Max	Business Eligibility	Minimum Documentation Required	Collection / Repayment (months)
Accion Global Investments Visit Website Cambridge, MA 02138 Get a call back	Accion	Accion Global Investments invests in established financial institutions and innovative financial service providers that leverage technology to support underserved microentrepreneurs, families, and individuals in emerging markets.				60
Accion Venture Lab Visit Website Cambridge, MA 02138 Get a call back	Accion	Accion Venture Lab provides capital and extensive support to innovative, scalable fintech startups that improve the reach, quality, and affordability of financial services for the underserved.	KES 654,000,000	Mobile phone–based financial services or business models built on mobile payment platforms; Specialized credit assessment or delivery models (e.g., underwriting/credit scoring approaches, housing, education, small and medium enterprise finance, energy); Online or social media platforms for enabling financial access (e.g., peer-to-peer, social media); Pay-as-you-go, collaborative consumption, and other “embedded” financial service models (e.g., micro-leasing, rent-to-own, modular housing); and New products (e.g., savings, remittances/payments, microinsurance, and credit) for people living in poverty.		12
Aceli Africa Visit Website Nairobi, Kenya Get a call back	Aceli Africa	Aceli Africa will provide targeted financial incentives to lenders to increase their risk appetite, while facilitating technical assistance to agricultural SMEs (farmer cooperatives and food processors) so that they can qualify for and manage financing				60
Acumen Visit Website New York, NY, 10013, USA Get a call back	Acumen	Invests in companies that 1) provide farmers access to better products that allow them to sustainably increase production and sell more crops, and 2) integrate farmers into global supply chains by enabling them to bypass middlemen and sell their products directly to buyers at fair market value.				60
AgDevCo Visit Website London WC1X 8LZ Get a call back	AgDevCo	AgDevCo raises debt and equity for commercial investment while also providing technical assistance.		proven business model (and full business plan and financial operating history for larger investments) strong management team potential for long-term growth potential positive impact on people, economies and the environment And in line with our Investment Policy and Procedures.		60
Agri-Business Development Programme; Visit Website Email Us Roma, Italy Get a call back	IFAD					60
Agri-Lending Visit Website 254-2-2224235/6, 252188-91 Nairobi, Kenya Get a call back	Access Bank (Kenya) Plc	Finances farm inputs for farm crops.	KES 100,000	Unsecured up to KES 50,000 Easy collateral up to KES 300,000 Standard collateral > KES 300,000	Certificate of registration National identification card (for Kenyan citizens) / Passport (Non Kenyans) 1 passport size photo KRA PIN Residential address confirmation ( name estate, road and house number) for all directors and signatories (use the attached format) Company physical address confirmation Personal return Revenue stamp – KES100	36
Agri-Wallet Visit Website Get a call back	Dodore
Agri-business Loans Visit Website Nairobi, Kenya Get a call back	Rafiki Microfinance Bank	The agri-business loan supports value chain players with cash requirements of farm inputs, assets/equipment, working capital requirements and advances on farm deliveries.				12
AgriFI Kenya Challenge Fund Visit Website Download Company Profile Get a call back	Government Development Finance Initiative	AgriFI Kenya Challenge Fund is implemented by Self Help Africa with technical support from Imani Development Limited. The European Union initiative targets 50 Agri –enterprises in 2 windows. NB: Competition window closed on 20th November 2019	KES 100 Billion	Economic Drivers/Viability: Business model fit and growth prospect (i.e. profit, turnover, cash flow, efficiency and market potential) and the business capacity (i.e. governance, financial and risk management) Social impact: Inclusion of smallholder farmers, pastoralists, job creation, influence on food security and improved nutrition, gender and youth inclusion, and inclusion of arid areas. Environmental impact: Inclusion of climate smart approaches at farm and enterprise level Additionality and level of leverage. A minimum 50% match fund required –own sources or external equity investment		24

Facility Name

Provider

Purpose

Max

Business Eligibility

Minimum Documentation Required

Collection / Repayment (months)

Accion Global Investments

Visit Website Cambridge, MA 02138

Accion

Accion Global Investments invests in established financial institutions and innovative financial service providers that leverage technology to support underserved microentrepreneurs, families, and individuals in emerging markets.

Accion Venture Lab

Visit Website Cambridge, MA 02138

Accion

Accion Venture Lab provides capital and extensive support to innovative, scalable fintech startups that improve the reach, quality, and affordability of financial services for the underserved.

KES 654,000,000

Mobile phone–based financial services or business models built on mobile payment platforms;
Specialized credit assessment or delivery models (e.g., underwriting/credit scoring approaches, housing, education, small and medium enterprise finance, energy);
Online or social media platforms for enabling financial access (e.g., peer-to-peer, social media);
Pay-as-you-go, collaborative consumption, and other “embedded” financial service models (e.g., micro-leasing, rent-to-own, modular housing); and
New products (e.g., savings, remittances/payments, microinsurance, and credit) for people living in poverty.

Aceli Africa

Visit Website Nairobi, Kenya

Aceli Africa

Aceli Africa will provide targeted financial incentives to lenders to increase their risk appetite, while facilitating technical assistance to agricultural SMEs (farmer cooperatives and food processors) so that they can qualify for and manage financing

Acumen

Visit Website New York, NY, 10013, USA

Acumen

Invests in companies that 1) provide farmers access to better products that allow them to sustainably increase production and sell more crops, and 2) integrate farmers into global supply chains by enabling them to bypass middlemen and sell their products directly to buyers at fair market value.

AgDevCo

Visit Website London WC1X 8LZ

AgDevCo

AgDevCo raises debt and equity for commercial investment while also providing technical assistance.

proven business model (and full business plan and financial operating history for larger investments)
strong management team
potential for long-term growth
potential positive impact on people, economies and the environment
And in line with our Investment Policy and Procedures.

Agri-Business Development Programme;

Visit Website Email Us Roma, Italy

IFAD

Agri-Lending

Visit Website 254-2-2224235/6, 252188-91 Nairobi, Kenya

Access Bank (Kenya) Plc

Finances farm inputs for farm crops.

KES 100,000

Unsecured up to KES 50,000
Easy collateral up to KES 300,000
Standard collateral > KES 300,000

Certificate of registration
National identification card (for Kenyan citizens) / Passport (Non Kenyans) 1 passport size photo
KRA PIN
Residential address confirmation ( name estate, road and house number) for all directors and signatories (use the attached format)
Company physical address confirmation
Personal return
Revenue stamp – KES100

Agri-Wallet

Visit Website

Dodore

Agri-business Loans

Visit Website Nairobi, Kenya

Rafiki Microfinance Bank

The agri-business loan supports value chain players with cash requirements of farm inputs, assets/equipment, working capital requirements and advances on farm deliveries.

AgriFI Kenya Challenge Fund

Visit Website

Government Development Finance Initiative

AgriFI Kenya Challenge Fund is implemented by Self Help Africa with technical support from Imani Development Limited. The European Union initiative targets 50 Agri –enterprises in 2 windows. NB: Competition window closed on 20th November 2019

KES 100 Billion

Economic Drivers/Viability: Business model fit and growth prospect (i.e. profit, turnover, cash flow, efficiency and market potential) and the business capacity (i.e. governance, financial and risk management)
Social impact: Inclusion of smallholder farmers, pastoralists, job creation, influence on food security and improved nutrition, gender and youth inclusion, and inclusion of arid areas.
Environmental impact: Inclusion of climate smart approaches at farm and enterprise level
Additionality and level of leverage.
A minimum 50% match fund required –own sources or external equity investment

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