• Corporation or Corporate Foundation

Minor International

Minor International supports entrepreneurs: (1) As an investor through corporate venture capital into start ups and entrepreneur-led companies, (2) as an investor through strategic investments into start ups and entrepreneur led companies, and (3) as a corporate partner for pilot programs to test start ups' products in Minor's operations.

  • Stages of Support

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

  • Investment Instruments

    • Equity
    • Quasi-Equity

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Agriculture & Food
    • Artisanal
    • Health
    • Hospitality & tourism
    • Housing & community development
    • Supply chain services

  • Services

    • Invest or provide direct financial support to SGBs or entrepreneurs

  • Nonfinancial Services

    • Capacity development services
    • Market linkages
    • Investment linkages

  • Capacity development services

    • Access to networks and partners
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Legal/acounting/other office services
    • Performance or impact measurement and management support
    • Value/supply chain development
    • Support on governance structure
    • Talent development/HR (including leadership)
    • Operations and technology development or adoption

  • Market linkages services

    • Access to new markets/customers
    • Meeting product standards
    • Access to infrastructure
    • Access to materials
    • Access to transportation

  • Investment linkages services

    • Access to information/research
    • Technical support on term sheets or investment structuring
    • Access to investors

  • Program online

    • Hybrid

  • Focus Tech

    • No
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