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IIX and Korea Social Investment Foundation Join Forces to Advance Impact Investing in Asia

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November 16, 2017 Press Release

(From Left to Right: Robert Kraybill, Managing Director of IIX; Jongick Lee, CEO of KSIF)

SINGAPORE, 16 November, 2017—Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) and the Korea Social Investment Foundation (KSIF, Impact Factory) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in the Republic of Korea on November 10th to advance impact investing in Asia and the Pacific. KSIF, a pioneer of impact finance in Korea, and IIX, a leader of impact investing, will leverage their combined networks and expertise to magnify social and environmental impact for sustainable development and empower marginalized people across the region.

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IIX Impact Snapshot, October 2017

November 15, 2017 Publication, SDGs, Snapshot

Highlights from the October Impact Snapshot:

  • “IIX ACTS participant SolarHome, a Singapore-based clean energy enterprise, has closed a pre-Series A round…”
  • “Investors from IIX’s Impact Partners platform who invested in India-based enterprise Kinara Capital achieved an exit this month…”
  • “IIX completes a successful three-year run of its award-winning IIX ACTS program with support from USAID, impacting over 4.4 million…”

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Kinara Capital raises $14.5 mn in Series C funding — Business Standard

November 6, 2017 Blog, News

Kinara Capital, which lends to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) without collateral, has raised $14.5 million in Series C funding from multiple investors including existing ones, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Patamar Capital, and new investors Gaja Capital and Gawa Capital.

This round has also provided exits to Shriram City Union Finance Ltd and investors of IIX’s Impact Partners platform. The fresh round of funding will be deployed to expand the product portfolio in existing and new geographies in India and increase investment in technology to improve efficiency in field operations. Read More.

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