This is a guest post from Will Poole, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Capria. The Problem: A Lack of Capital and Expertise There has been enormous growth in both emerging market private equity and impact investing over the past five years. Global PE giants such as KKR have invested $200 million into sub-Saharan African enterprises and impact investors now manage over $50 billion in assets. However, despite these positive trends, there is still a financing gap for early stage opportunities described as the “missing middle”, “seed gap” or “pioneer gap”. The latest Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)
Addressing the Global “Missing Middle”
Addressing the Global “Missing Middle”
Addressing the Global “Missing Middle”
This is a guest post from Will Poole, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Capria. The Problem: A Lack of Capital and Expertise There has been enormous growth in both emerging market private equity and impact investing over the past five years. Global PE giants such as KKR have invested $200 million into sub-Saharan African enterprises and impact investors now manage over $50 billion in assets. However, despite these positive trends, there is still a financing gap for early stage opportunities described as the “missing middle”, “seed gap” or “pioneer gap”. The latest Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)