2022年10月4日,

U GRO Capital通過與EMF小額信貸基金AgmvK (EMF)的歐洲央行(外部商業借款)交易，籌集了500萬美元的資金。U GRO Capital是一家為中小微企業(微、中小企業)運營金融科技貸款平台的上市實體，將利用這些資金向印度服務不足的商業部門提供信貸。EMF成立於2008年，作為促進最需要資金的地方獲得資金和促進發展中經濟體人民接受普惠金融的工具。瑞士專注於影響的投資谘詢公司、EMF的獨家顧問Enabling Qapital (EQ)擔任了本輪融資的首席協調人。在各方的協同合作下，交易曆時4個月完成。U GRO Capital副董事長兼董事總經理Shachindra Nath對此次活動的結束表示高興，他表示:“我們與EQ等影響力基金組織在普惠金融方麵有著共同的願景。此次合作進一步推進了我們服務印度服務不足的業務領域的目標。影響投資者是關鍵的融資夥伴，使我們能夠填補印度中小微企業領域的巨大信貸缺口。我們將繼續利用我們的技術和信貸專長，通過多渠道分銷模式為中小微企業提供全方位的服務。”Enabling Qapital管理合夥人Chuck Olson進一步闡述道:“中小微企業金融是普惠金融的關鍵推動力量，我們很高興能與U GRO Capital合作，努力讓資金變得有意義。我們相信，ugro將使我們能夠積極影響中小微企業借款人的生活。 The association will help strengthen our commitment towards greater financial inclusion in India.” Contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that outline reducing inequality and promoting inclusive growth as key goals, the proceeds from this partnership serve as a crucial credit link for India’s MSME segment. This fuels economic elevation through boosting business, accelerating job creation and promoting equality in distribution of opportunities. About U GRO Capital Ltd. U GRO Capital limited is an MSME-focused lending fintech platform. U GRO Capital’s mission is to ‘Solve the Unsolved’ by providing small businesses with much-needed credit. U GRO operates with an omnichannel distribution model combining physical and digital customer journeys. The company envisions to spearhead the transition of India’s MSME lending market to the new age of on-tap financing. It uses the emerging data tripod of GST, banking and bureau coupled with sectoral analysis to solve the problem of credit for small businesses. U GRO Capital currently has 75 branches across 9 states. It aims to expand the branch network to 100 by FY2022 and intends to reach 250,000 MSMEs in the coming 4 financial years. About Enabling Qapital Enabling Qapital Ltd. (EQ) is a leading Impact Investment Advisory Company dedicated to a world where investments provide a financial and social return and have a positive economic, social, and environmental impact. EQ is a certified B Corp, the gold standard for environmental and social certifications. EQ currently advises over USD 500 million in assets within the EMF Microfinance Fund AGmvK (EMF) and the Spark+ Africa Fund (in cooperation with the Clean Cooking Alliance from the UN Foundation). EQ has approximately 50 team members based in Switzerland, Ecuador, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Philippines, Pakistan and the United States in order to better understand local markets and be able to offer access to our services globally. Advertisements