AV Ventures: Catalytic financing for SMEs in Africa and Central Asia, empowering communities for growth.
Location
Washington, D.C., DC, US
Founded
2016
AV Ventures is ACDI/VOCA’s investment management subsidiary. AV Ventures provides innovative, catalytic financing to "missing middle" small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa and Central Asia.
AV Ventures’ investment strategy is to invest patient/flexible capital in small and growing businesses in developing countries to promote markets in which business owners, smallholder farmers, and communities are empowered to succeed. Our pilot funds in Ghana, Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan) and Kenya focus on SMEs and financial institutions that show significant potential for growth and impact.
AV Ventures - Portfolio Snapshot
Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages
Portfolio Companies1
Current Portfolio Count1
Top Investment Stages
Seed1 (100.0%)
Stage Mix
Seed 100%
Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.
