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.
The Business Partners SME Southern Africa fund improves access to the financial sector for small and medium-sized enterprises in 4 countries in Southern Africa by using a financing model that has proven its worth in several African countries. During the 10-year life of the fund, investments are expected to be made in 200 companies.
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.
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.
