Idea
The order of capital
Philanthropic, concessional and commercial capital expect different returns and take different risks. Putting them in order lets the first one open the door to the next.
Each layer of capital expects a different return and takes a different risk. Private capital comes in through businesses with cash flow.
Read which financial instruments work for a bio-businessIdeas
Other ideas
- The bridgeCapital is abundant in Latin America. What is scarce is the bridge that connects it with the businesses that need it most.
- The grey zoneBusinesses with customers and margins that sit between microcredit and the fund, in what the industry calls the «missing middle».
- Investable bio-businesses, for whom?A company is ready for a specific capital. Each funder has its own thesis, its own ticket and its own proof.
- The systemA business scales when its decisions depend on a system of data, costs and processes.
- Financeability X-rayA self-assessment for an SME to know which financing instrument fits it today.