Our Investment Guidelines

 

  • For-profit or non-profit enterprises that promote financial inclusion through the provision of banking solutions and financial products or services, including micro-finance, small/medium enterprise lending, and financial services innovation and technology.

  • Early-stage companies with significant growth potential, or later-stage companies seeking to test new innovations or scale into new markets.

  • Underserved and underbanked markets across the globe, with a specific focus on developing nations and the United States.

  • Funds to be used for on-lending purposes or initiatives that will directly promote financial inclusion, such as launching an innovative product/service.

  • Typical investments range from $10,000 - $50,000, structured as direct debt with a two-year maturity.

  • Management team with a passion to create a financially inclusive society, commitment to making a positive impact, confidence to execute the business plan, and a willingness to partner with Microlumbia.

 

Example Investments

Forme

FORME – Educação Financeira is an organization dedicated to the dissemination of financial education in primary schools in Brazil. FORME currently has a network of financial educators throughout Brazil committed to breaking the cycle of adults with financial imbalance and building new generations and sustainable families financially.

Ilara Health

Ilara Health partners with existing Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) to which it offers affordable diagnostic devices and essential clinical supplies for lease or purchase. This equipment is used by clinics to service low- and middle-income areas, where affordable healthcare services are in short supply for local communities. The Organization has worked with ~2,000 clinics since inception and seeks to offer a convenient “clinic-in-a-box” solution, equipping PHCs with the tools necessary to enhance service quality and patient care standards.

Fairbanc

Fairbanc is a scalable, AI-powered mobile loan and payments platform for emerging market small-medium enterprises (SMEs) that requires no collateral or credit history. Accessibility is important to reach underserved communities and Fairbanc seeks to make it easy for them to do so.

Tulaa

Tulaa combines mobile technology and last mile agent networks to connect agri-input suppliers, financial service providers and commodity buyers to smallholder farmers. The aim is to lower the cost and risk for the partners to do business with farmers.

Salym FInance

Salym Finance is a financial organization that provides affordable lending and attracting time deposits, operating on the securities market and cooperating with international financial institutions. The company is one of the actively developing microfinance organizations in Kyrgyzstan and shows a stable annual growth of financial indicators.

Asaak

Asaak strives toward unlocking the economic potential of marginalized small and medium business owners. By bringing together a team of individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and a passion for fintech, Asaak is equipping business owners and journeying with them to their bigger dream.