What stage does Caribbean Opportunities Fund invest at?

Caribbean Opportunities Fund invests at the Growth stage.

What is Caribbean Opportunities Fund's typical check size?

Caribbean Opportunities Fund typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.

Where is Caribbean Opportunities Fund located?

Caribbean Opportunities Fund is headquartered in Georgetown, GY.

Caribbean Opportunities Fund

Private equity

Georgetown · Growth · 5 people tracked

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Investment thesis

COF is a US$50m, 10-year private equity fund targeting the Southern Caribbean (Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname). It aims to help these oil-influenced economies transition toward sustainable, ESG-aligned SMEs, investing in sectors such as construction, IT, consumer products, financial and professional services, medical and health services, education, agriculture/food security, and renewable energy services. The fund explicitly excludes oil & gas and high-carbon industries. It targets companies with EBITDA of US$200k-1m, deploying tickets of US$1-5m, and expects investees to have potential for roughly 20% CAGR over a decade. The team combines Wall Street and emerging-market PE experience with deep regional networks.

Invests inAgTech Cleantech Construction Tech Consumer EdTech Energy Fintech Healthtech Impact & Social Good SaaSSector AgnosticGuyana Latin America Suriname

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Growth

Check

$1M – $5M

Georgetown, GY

Instruments

Equity

AUM

$50M

Team · 5 people

from the firm's website

David Pollard· General Partner

Investment banker with over 25 years of experience in financial trading, research, and frontier markets. Founded and ran the first Caribbean-focused hedge fund headquartered in Guyana in 2011 and served as Guyana's High Commissioner to India from 2016 to 2020; holds a BSc and PhD in Physics from Imperial College.

Hadyn Gittens· Country Manager, TT· Trinidad & Tobago

Financial sector executive with 30 years of senior experience in the Caribbean, including 23 years at RBC Royal Bank Group where he became Group Head of Corporate Banking. Served as CEO of the Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission from 2017 to 2020.

Malissa Haynes· General Counsel & Investor Relations

Malissa Ritchie· General Counsel & Investor Relations

Commercial and intellectual property lawyer with over 25 years of experience at Magic Circle firms in London and in New York, handling M&A, IP, and BPO transactions across telecoms, technology, and financial services. Guyanese-born with strong networks in Guyana and the diaspora.

Peter Lappo· Chief Technology Officer

Technology manager who co-designed and built the fund's technology platform in Guyana. Previously held senior leadership roles at JP Morgan, UBS, and AHL/Man Group; holds a PhD in Computer Science from Leeds University.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Caribbean Opportunities Fund invest at?: Caribbean Opportunities Fund invests at the Growth stage.
What is Caribbean Opportunities Fund's typical check size?: Caribbean Opportunities Fund typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
What sectors does Caribbean Opportunities Fund focus on?: Caribbean Opportunities Fund focuses on AgTech, Cleantech, Construction Tech, Consumer, EdTech, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Caribbean Opportunities Fund located?: Caribbean Opportunities Fund is headquartered in Georgetown, GY.

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