Table 2.

Investor firms in social enterprises in Ghana.

InstitutionsTypeLocationSocial enterprise-Related activities
AcumenImpact investorAccra (Global)Invests in businesses across the globe to eradicate poverty. Builds the capacities of the leaders of the companies they invest in to enable them to run their companies efficiently.
AgDevCoImpact investorAccra (Africa-wide)Invests in scalable agribusiness to increase food security and improve livelihoods. The ultimate goal of AgDevCo is to eradicate poverty.
Injaro InvestmentsImpact investingMauritiusInvests in social impact activities in agriculture across Sub-Saharan Africa. It has invested in Sekaf Ghana, which processes shea nut into shea butter skincare products.
JCS InvestmentsImpact InvestmentAccraInvests in impact-driven businesses in the financial services sector, as well as SMEs, particularly in rural Ghana.
Lundin FoundationImpact investorAccra (Global)Invests in small and medium-sized businesses with the potential to create employment opportunities and, in the process, sustainably reduce poverty.
Oasis CapitalImpact InvestmentAccraInvests in impactful projects in Africa through the financing of SMEs.
Root CapitalImpact InvestorAccra (East and West Africa and Latin America)Root Capital is an agribusiness-focused impact investor supporting small- scale farmers to create sustainable livelihoods in rural areas.
Slice BizImpact InvestmentAccraA crowd-funded micro-investment platform providing finance for entrepreneurs to scale up their businesses.
Note. Adapted from: The state of SE in Bangladesh, Ghana, India, and Pakistan (British Council, 2016, p. 7)
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