We’re looking for innovative entrepreneurs who are creating opportunity and prosperity for communities at the base of the pyramid.

Elevar Equity invests in entrepreneurs that are focused on providing affordable, commercial and scalable services to the poor. We place a strong emphasis on the quality of the company’s management team and their ability to leverage through innovation, the full potential of microfinance or similar networks. Viewing these networks as distribution and aggregation systems, we support entrepreneurs who focus on building high growth microfinance institutions that are creating opportunity for the poor; alternate delivery channels for microfinance and other services from mobile phones to internet kiosks; the delivery of new financial products and services using microfinance distribution channels; and services that link unconnected individuals and communities to global systems (financial, health care, communications, education).

We are a global investor with a geographic focus on India, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. We prefer to be a significant minority shareholder with a board seat, empowering the entrepreneur. We are committed to creating value for both the investee companies and the communities they serve. We offer demonstrated credibility and experience in the microfinance sector, high quality relationships and strategic partners, and a proven ability to attract upstream investors. We are focused on ensuring strategic alignment between Elevar and our investee companies.

If this sounds like a fit, we would love to hear from you.

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