Accion Venture Lab

Details

Venture Lab is an investment initiative that provides seed capital and support to innovative financial inclusion start-ups, fostering experimentation and promoting business models that improve financial access for people living in poverty worldwide. Since these start-ups traditionally lack access to capital and assistance, Venture Lab provides flexible financial and non-financial support to suit the needs of each investee enterprise, such as investment and support (investee companies may get connected to Accion’s in-house technical experts, microfinance teams and customers from partner institutions around the world, and the global banking and investing community.).

Specialization

Type

Geographical Scope

Technical or Other assistance

Strategic and operational support across a broad range of business areas

Business stage

Funding/Investment/CapBuild type

Equity, quasi-equity. Typically invests U.S. $300,000 to $500,000 in equity or quasi-equity instruments, depending on the circumstances. Welcomes opportunities to co-invest with like-minded investors and bring others to the table, particularly for later-stage investment into portfolio companies.

Ticket Size

200k < 1M

Contact

Email: info@accion.org

Last Update

Status: Accepting Application Check Website