Envest Microfinance Cooperative

Envest Microfinance Cooperative is a Wisconsin-based impact investment fund manager established in 2006. The organization focuses on providing financing to microfinance institutions (MFIs) in developing countries, aiming to generate social and environmental benefits. Envest's mission is to make financial services universally available by bridging the gap between microfinance and financial markets, using financially sound market mechanisms and expanding the scope of microfinance to include the financing of appropriate sustainable technology.

Envest's portfolio is diversified across 24 independent MFIs in 12 countries, including Colombia, Honduras, India, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Moldova, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The organization primarily targets small MFIs with assets under $20 million, focusing on lending to traditionally marginalized borrowers, such as indigenous people, war refugees, women, and rural residents. By strengthening these small institutions, Envest aims to create a more vibrant microfinance sector and empower individuals through financial inclusion.

The organization is dedicated to reducing poverty and promoting the development of a sustainable economy by connecting MFIs to financial markets. Envest believes that microfinance can play a critical role in creating economic opportunities necessary to bring about global financial justice. The team is international, with deep microfinance knowledge, working from five different countries and speaking a variety of languages. Envest has been dedicated to building a socially just and environmentally sustainable world for over 18 years, with a combined team effort invaluable to carrying out its mission of financial inclusion.