Finnfund

Finnfund is a Finnish development financier and impact investor. We build a sustainable future and generate lasting impact by investing in businesses that solve global development challenges.

We invest 200–250 million euros in 20–30 companies in developing countries each year. Our focus sectors include renewable energy, sustainable forestry, sustainable agriculture, financial institutions, and digital infrastructure and solutions.

Today Finnfund’s investments and commitments total about 1.070 billion euros, half of them in Africa.

The Digital Infrastrucuture and Solutions team invest in profitable and high impact businesses within the emerging markets digital value chain, focusing on rural connectivity, access to data and digital solutions that increase productivity and improve access to products and services. The financing can be in the form of equity, mezzanine financing or debt.

Our digital infrastructure focus areas include: 

-> Connecting the unconnected: Rural connectivity solutions in areas where there is currently no or very limited connections available.

-> Improving access to data: Investments in backhaul infrastructure such as fibre.

-> Making data better and more affordable and providing high development impacts. Infrastructure development: Cellular towers, telecom-energy solutions (T-Esco), data centres.

Our digital solutions investments focus on segments i.e. fintech, e-logistics, e-commerce, healthtech, agtech and edutech.