Why We Invested: BIDUK
Sprout Enterprise®, through its R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund, has invested in BIDUK, a prototype debt fund supplying capital to small and growing businesses (SGBs) in Indonesia. BIDUK (Berinvestasti Dalam Usaha untuk Kemajuan, or Investing in Business for Progress) delivers lending products that are custom-tailored to meet the specific capital requirements of SGBs, using cash-flow based lending.
The Transformative 25
As foundations and mission-aligned investors swiftly shift their investments into ESG screened funds and direct investments in values-aligned companies and entrepreneurs, they overlook many visionary funds and fund managers who are forging the future that we need. These funds are myth-busters and courageous innovations. More than rethinking our financial system, they are creating viable alternatives to investing in people and planet for generations to come.