Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Strategic Investment Fund
Investment Details
Investor Type
Charitable Foundation
Asset Class Focus
ESG and Impact Investing, Private Equity, Venture Capital
Stage Focus
Seed, Early Stage, Growth, Late Stage
Geographical Focus
United States, China, India, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, Kenya, South Korea, Egypt, Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Philippines, Thailand, Nigeria, Colombia, Myanmar, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Industries Focus
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Agriculture
- Life Sciences
- Nutrition
Investor Details Founded: 2016
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) is the impact-first strategic investment arm of the Gates Foundation, dedicated to addressing market failures by investing in sectors such as life sciences, healthcare, agriculture, nutrition, and financial services. By leveraging private sector resources and expertise, SIF aims to develop and scale innovative solutions that improve lives globally.
SIF employs a range of financial tools, including volume guarantees, structured financing, debt, and venture capital, to overcome market obstacles and catalyze impact where it is most needed. The fund's portfolio includes investments in mobile money platforms, credit scoring systems for women, and vaccine delivery initiatives, demonstrating its commitment to sustainable and scalable solutions.
Through strategic investments, SIF seeks to complement the Gates Foundation's grantmaking efforts, driving discovery, scaling innovation, and unlocking markets for impact. By aligning with the foundation's mission, SIF contributes to the broader goal of eradicating poverty, disease, and inequity worldwide.
Requirements
- Focus on life sciences, healthcare, agriculture, nutrition, and financial services
- Alignment with the Gates Foundation's mission to improve lives globally
- Potential for scalable and sustainable impact
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Portfolio Companies
- bKash
- Jumo
- M-KOPA
- One Acre Fund
- Sanofi Pasteur
- Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
- mPharma
- d.light
- Solar Sister
- Tulaa
- Tata Trusts
- Arogya World
- Grameen Foundation
- TechnoServe
- BRAC
- Path
- Living Goods
- VillageReach
- Medic Mobile
- D-tree International
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