A short presentation of EDA CapitalConnect.

1. CapitalConnect
Bringing Capital to Social Enterprises
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2. CapitalConnect
Bringing Capital to Social Enterprises
Introduction
CapitalConnect is an online
marketplace that allows
social enterprises, investors,
and institutional lenders
worldwide to communicate
with one another, initiate
financial transactions, and
analyse market trends.
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3. CapitalConnect
Bringing Capital to Social Enterprises
Promoters
Promoted by EDA Rural Systems, a leading
development sector consultancy, research, and
capacity building organization.
Parent company of Micro­Credit Ratings
International Ltd (M­CRIL), a leading specialised
microfinance credit rating institution in the world.
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4. CapitalConnect
Bringing Capital to Social Enterprises
Inspiration
M­CRIL has facilitated flow of funds
to MFIs, but the lack of information
exchange between actors continues to
limit the flow of capital
EDA CapitalConnect seeks to increase
capital flows into the development
sector by directly connecting funders
and social enterprises
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5. CapitalConnect
Bringing Capital to Social Enterprises
Market inefficiencies
Absence of
Communication Information Silos
Benchmarks
• Social Enterprises • Existing Lenders & • Absence of
physically isolated, or Investors transparent,
unfamiliar with global Unable to offload or industry­wide
financial markets and divest their existing pricing
partners portfolios, affecting benchmarks
volume and pricing
• Institutional
Investors
unable to identify
sufficiently
promising
enterprises
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6. CapitalConnect
Bringing Capital to Social Enterprises
Offering
 A dynamic online platform where members can
 create their own profiles
 control which organizations can interact with them
 search for participants with similar interests
 initiate conversations that could lead to strategic partnerships
 send offers to these organizations to buy or sell capital
 Members have access to
 aggregated information on interactions on CapitalConnect
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7. CapitalConnect
Bringing Capital to Social Enterprises
Members
 Social Enterprises
For­profit or non­profit organizations
with a social objective and an
entrepreneurial approach
 Institutional Lenders &
Investors
Capital providers across the
spectrum
 Promoter Investors
Companies or Individuals
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8. CapitalConnect
Bringing Capital to Social Enterprises
Benefits
 Receive in­depth consultations
 Identify new opportunities
 Leverage an efficient
marketplace
 Make better­informed
decisions
 Join a secure network
 Meet your strategic and
privacy needs
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9. CapitalConnect
Bringing Capital to Social Enterprises
Members’ profile
Members Numbers Continents Sectors
Investors 12 Africa Agriculture & Rural Innovations
Social Enterprises 108 Asia Education
Total 120 Europe Environment & Clean Energy
Latin America Healthcare Inclusion
North America Microfinance & Financial Services
As of October 2009
Institutional lenders and Investors manage a total corpus of over
US$332 million.
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10. CapitalConnect
Bringing Capital to Social Enterprises
Partners
The Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition
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11. CapitalConnect
Bringing Capital to Social Enterprises
Contact Us
EDA CapitalConnect
602, Pacific Square, 32nd Milestone NH8
Gurgaon 122001, India
Telephone: +91 124 426 8707
E­mail : contact@edacapitalconnect.com
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