Catalytic Investments
Africa.
Soko is an ethical fashion accessories brand and mobile technology-driven manufacturing platform from Kenya that brings together artisan communities with consumers worldwide.
Access Afya is a digital-savvy, outcome-centered, data-driven health company focused on adapting health innovations for underserved communities in Kenya.
Powered by People is a B2B transaction platform from Kenya, connecting creative manufacturers in resource-poor communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America with international buyers.
Malakass is on a mission to contribute to the development of the cassava sector around Tulear (Toliara), in the Atsimo-Andrefana region of Madagascar, through an eco-conscious factory.
India.
Gyan Shala designs highly structured curricula to deliver low-cost, quality education to children living in slums in India.
Mela Artisans is a luxury lifestyle brand that celebrates India’s artisanal skills and fosters entrepreneurship and social revival in poor communities in India.
Essmart is an Indian rural retailer e-commerce platform for curated livelihood and climate-resilient products such as solar lamps and biomass stoves.
Aakar Innovations, whose revolutionary technology has received a Government of India patent, aims to be a solution provider in menstrual hygiene, and other related products.
Lal10 is a wholesale platform for handicraft enterprises in India, driving a maker’s revolution by digitizing small and medium rural manufacturers to take their sustainable products to global markets.