A venture philanthropy specialist breaking the cycle of poverty

High impact philanthropic returns

Our Approach

We identify the Big Bets in international development and take them to scale to remove people from poverty.

58

Years

42

Countries

3 Million

People Reached

4.4:1

Average Social Return on Investment

Our philanthropic investment philosophy

We source the solutions that we believe have the most potential. Our theory of change is underpinned by the Innovation for Poverty Action (IPA) framework.

We identify local partners who exhibit exceptional leadership. We scout for the Big Bets: initiatives that have the foundational strength to scale but are currently stalled by a lack of investment and technical expertise.

We vet every initiative through three non-negotiable questions: Does it work? Does it last? Does it scale?

We embed our specialised oversight into the partner’s operations. By establishing robust financial controls and governance frameworks, we ensure the project is co-designed for lasting results.

We continuously monitor performance and accelerate validated solutions through our funding tiers to maximise Social Return on Investment (SROI) and move us closer to our 2030 million-person goal.

Aligning
your Investments

Our portfolio is structured across the three phases of development allowing philanthropic investment to be allocated according to evidence and risk appetite.