Accion Frontier Investments Group

Accion Frontier Investments Group ("Frontier") is an early and growth stage impact investing fund focused on catalyzing a new approach to financial inclusion. Frontier’s mandate is to go beyond where microfinance is today and invest in disruptive business models and technologies that will radically enhance the efficiency, reach and scope of products and services for the un and underbanked. Through its value-centric approach to investing, Frontier generates both financial returns and social impact.

Frontier identifies companies operating at the highest professional standards and aims to build value for all stakeholders by scaling commercially successful businesses that bring breakthrough innovations in financial inclusion. To accomplish this vision, Frontier leverages Accion’s five decades of experience in emerging markets – including feet-on-the-ground and institutional relationships, operating management strength in each of its regional hubs, global recognition as a leading impact investor, and technical specialists in Frontier’s target sectors. Frontier draws on this sector- and market-specific domain expertise as well as its financial resources and industry network to actively support the growth of its portfolio companies.

Accion Frontier Investments is a solo-LP fund.

Financial description

Frontier makes equity or equity-like investments of between US$1 and US$3 million each, with additional reserves for follow-on investments, in scalable early- and growth-stage businesses. Frontier typically makes significant minority investments, where possible alongside complementary co-investors, and seeks board representation to enable active governance and portfolio management.
Frontier invests globally, with a focus on certain core markets in Africa, Asia and Latin America that have attractive enabling environments, entrepreneurial ecosystems and large market opportunities.