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Opportunity Fund is a new fund managed by Factor Ventures, whose mission is to increase the impact of sustainable companies in emerging markets in Africa and Asia. The fund focuses on companies in the renewable energy, agriculture and sustainable transport and waste/water sectors, which previously received seed capital in an early phase, but are now having great difficulty raising follow-up funding.

Nuventura is developing a cleaner alternative switchgear, based on air. These switchgear is used for all connection points between the grid and the end users. Grid operators use this to connect and disconnect residential areas, industrial estates and commercial buildings from the grid.

SELCO Energy Access Fund uses renewable energy as a means to socially and economically strengthen marginalized communities in India. They do this by developing, financing and bringing innovations such as sewing machines, grain processors and solar-powered medicine coolers to the end user. In addition, SELCO ensures that favorable government policy is created, knowledge and training hubs are developed and that the most important stakeholders in the sector are connected to each other. In this way, SELCO Foundation is building a complete ecosystem for innovation in India and beyond.

Aectual wants to bring about a system change in the construction world. Aectual’s combination of the software and XL 3D printers enables the company to make custom-made building components that cause 60% less CO2 emissions than current production methods in the construction world.

LocalTea is a Dutch producer of tea with its own plantation in Zundert and has the ambition to offer ‘the better cup tea’. The tea comes from a tea plant that can grow on European soil; LocalTea is the first European grower to succeed in growing a hardy tea plant. The tea is therefore locally grown, sustainable, fresh and tasty.

InspiraFarms supplies cooling solutions to farmers and brokers in tropical regions in Africa and Central America. As a result, they can charge a higher price and have to throw away fewer fresh products. This allows them to double their income. The cooling solution is a container that is connected to the energy grid and/or supplied with solar panels.

With this financing, Frontier Markets is expanding its sales and distribution network of renewable energy products in rural India.

Seepje is a 100% plant-based and Fairtrade detergent that encourages people to do their laundry in the most sustainable and fair way possible. Seepje contributes directly to nature conservation in Nepal through the use of soapnuts, which prevents the felling of trees and improves the living conditions of the Nepalese employees.

Fairphone is making the production chain of mobile phones more sustainable. The Fairphone uses sustainable minerals and is made under fair working conditions. Due to its modular construction, it is easy to repair and lasts longer than other phones. Fairphone inspires other parties in the market and helps them to produce more sustainably as well.