• Investor

Asian Development Bank Ventures (ADB Ventures)

ADB Ventures supports and invests in technology-driven businesses with significant potential for impact and commercial scale, while helping ADB's developing member countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Its inaugural Investment Fund 1 supports early-stage and growth-stage cleantech, agricultural technology, fintech, and health technology businesses for climate and gender impact.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

  • Investment Instruments

    • Equity
    • Quasi-Equity

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Agriculture & Food
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Financial services
    • Health
    • Water & sanitation

  • Services

    • Invest or provide direct financial support to SGBs or entrepreneurs
    • Provide financial support to entrepreneur-support intermediaries

  • Nonfinancial Services

    • Capacity development services
    • Market linkages

  • Capacity development services

    • Access to networks and partners
    • Performance or impact measurement and management support
    • Support on governance structure

  • Market linkages services

    • Access to new markets/customers

  • Program online

    • Hybrid

  • Focus Tech

    • Yes

  • Focus Population

    • Base of the pyramid population
    • Women entrepreneurs
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