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Root Capital
AddedFeb 13, 2024
UpdatedJun 18, 2026
Root Capital

Root Capital

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Root Capital: A nonprofit maximizing social and environmental impact in rural regions via finance, advice, and catalysis.

Location
Cambridge, MA, US
Founded
1999
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Root Capital is a nonprofit investment firm that focuses on providing financial services to small and growing agricultural businesses in poor rural areas of Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. The organization leverages a three-pronged strategy of finance, advice, and catalysis to maximize social and environmental impact, addressing urgent challenges such as climate action, gender equity, and next-generation job creation.

Notable portfolio companies include C.A.C. Chirinos in Peru, which is building long-term resilience to climate change. Root Capital's investment philosophy centers on advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals by empowering agricultural enterprises as engines of impact. The firm offers unique value-add services such as credit provision and capacity building to help these businesses grow and thrive in challenging environments.

Root Capital - Classification

Also Known As
  • Root Capital, Inc.
NAICS
  • 928000National Security and International Affairs
  • 928120International Affairs
  • 920000Public Administration
  • 928100National Security and International Affairs
SIC
  • 9700National Security And International Affairs
  • 9720International Affairs
  • 9721International Affairs
ISIC
  • 6630Fund management activities
Show 15 more industry codes
NAICS
  • 813000Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
  • 813900Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
  • 813920Professional Organizations
  • 520000Finance and Insurance
  • 810000Other Services (except Public Administration)
  • 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
  • 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523940Portfolio Management and Investment Advice
SIC
  • 8600Membership Organizations
  • 8690Membership Organizations, Not Elsewhere Classified
  • 9100Executive, Legislative, And General Government, Except Finance
  • 6000Depository Institutions
  • 6200Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services
  • 6280Services Allied With The Exchange Of Securities Or Commodities
  • 6282Investment Advice