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Grants, VC funds, accelerators, and competitions for African entrepreneurs.
Grants, VC funds, accelerators, and competitions for African entrepreneurs.
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$5M – $100M
FMO provides long-term investment to private-sector businesses in emerging and frontier markets, with typical ticket sizes of $5 million to $100 million. It also offers co-financing and syndicated loans, blended finance, and market-creation support for projects that are not yet fully bankable. The funder focuses on energy, financial institutions, agribusiness, food and forestry, and market creation, and expects investees to meet high international standards on people, business integrity, and the environment.
Long-term investment
FMO invests in the private sector in emerging and frontier markets to support responsible and profitable business growth.
Co-financing and syndicated loans
FMO partners with commercial banks, impact investors, institutional investors and development finance institutions to finance loans via its A/B loan program or other co-financing arrangements.
Blended finance
FMO designs and manages partnerships for innovative public and blended financing to support entrepreneurs and projects.
Market creation support
FMO helps progress promising projects and businesses in hard-to-reach markets and sectors towards bankable opportunities for DFIs and other impact investors.
Energy
FMO finances long-term projects which power economies, promote the transition to a low-carbon system and safeguard energy security.
Financial institutions
FMO works with financial institutions for a world where finance is more sustainable and accessible to everyone.
Agribusiness, food & forestry
FMO invests across the agribusiness value chain, enhancing food security, supporting sustainability and promoting inclusive development.
Market creation
FMO supports promising projects and businesses in high-impact but hard-to-reach markets and sectors to become bankable.
Bankable projects in energy, financial institutions, and agribusiness with measurable development impact.
Technical assistance, FMO network, Dutch business ecosystem access
Long process, extensive due diligence. Not for startups.
This is suited to for-profit businesses seeking larger-scale capital rather than small grants or early-stage startup funding. Applicants should clearly show fit with one of FMO’s priority sectors and demonstrate strong environmental, social, and governance standards, especially if pursuing co-financing or blended finance.
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EUR 1.8B invested in Africa/Asia. 771 investments globally.