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Investment thesis
MCE Social Capital seeks to unlock capital that empowers families living in poverty to build better futures, envisioning a world where people everywhere can improve their lives through access to knowledge, resources, and capital. For over 15 years it has pioneered the use of philanthropic loan guarantees to mobilize capital and make high-impact investments in enterprises across some of the world's most underserved regions and emerging markets. Its model is powered by a community of impact investors, foundations, financial institutions, and philanthropists who back entrepreneurs building sustainable livelihoods for themselves and their communities.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 20 of 33 portfolio companiesImpact & Social Good ×15Fintech ×14AgTech ×8FoodTech ×3Climate Tech ×2Consumer ×2Enterprise Software ×2Circular Economy ×1
HQs:Guatemala×3Peru×3Kazakhstan×2Zambia×2Albania×1Bangladesh×1
Investments · 33 tracked
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A savings and credit cooperative (Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito) offering credit, savings products, and financial services aimed at families, young people, and long-term financial goals.
Fintech
ADICLA is a Guatemalan lending organization that provides loans to its members, including agricultural credit for farmers to fund planting and purchase inputs.
AgTechFintechImpact & Social Good
ADIGUA is a nonprofit microfinance organization providing financial services and loans to micro and small business owners, agricultural producers, and salaried workers, including individual credits for crafts, housing, services, industry, agriculture, and commerce, plus group loans to women through solidarity groups.
FintechImpact & Social GoodSololá, GT
ADISA operates Caja Solidaria, a credit program for individuals aged 18-65 (or up to 70 for repeat borrowers) in Guatemala.
AgTechFintechImpact & Social GoodSanta Cruz del Quiché, GT
Agora Microfinance Zambia (AMZ) is a microfinance institution providing financial products to low-income, rural households, small farmers, and rural entrepreneurs in Zambia.
FintechImpact & Social GoodLusaka, ZM
Susan Chibanga(CEO)
Co-investorsGlobal Partnerships
Agri Evolve is a profit-for-purpose business that works with over 15,000 smallholder farmers in Uganda's Rwenzori region to improve coffee yields and quality, and exports green speciality arabica coffee to roasters and coffee companies worldwide.
AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social Good
A microfinance provider that offers credit and financial services to underserved social groups in Albania, including women, farmers, young people, and entrepreneurs who face economic hardship or lack access to financial services.
FintechImpact & Social Good
Arariwa is a Peruvian organization that works with rural communities to promote sustainable development through environmental management, sustainable local economic development, strengthening of local and regional institutions, and inclusive community social development.
AgTechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsGlobal Partnerships
A microfinance organization operating in Kazakhstan that provides credit and lending services to individuals and small businesses across multiple regions.
AgTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social GoodShymkent, KZ
Co-investorsEBRDIFCIncofin Investment Management
Asian Credit Fund (АКФ) is a microfinance organization in Kazakhstan that provides microcredits to borrowers, with a focus on supporting rural youth through philanthropic programs.
FintechImpact & Social Good
Avanza Sólido is a Mexican microfinance lender offering credit products to individuals, groups, and small businesses, including loans for home improvement, agriculture, and equipment.
FintechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsCapria VenturesCeniarthGlobal Partnerships
Azahar Coffee Company is a specialty coffee company in Colombia that sells single-origin Colombian coffee through an online store with subscriptions and operates cafes, sourcing high-quality beans and working transparently with coffee producers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US
Tyler Youngblood(Co-founder)inKeith Schuman(Executive Officer, Director)Carl Torrillo(Executive Officer, Director)
An organization working to empower people and communities affected by poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice through economic and social programs that create large-scale positive change.
FintechImpact & Social GoodBangladesh, BD
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed(Founder)
Co-investorsGlobal Partnerships
COMACO is a conservation organization that incentivizes wildlife protection and sustainable farming in Zambia by paying farmers to comply with conservation pledges and purchasing their crops at premium prices under the It's Wild! brand.
AgTechClimate TechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodLusaka, ZM
Dale Lewis(CEO and Founder)in
Cooperative of Peruvian coffee producers in the Luya province of Amazonas that cultivates and processes specialty arabica coffee from high-altitude mountain farms.
AgTechConsumerFoodTechChachapoyas, PE
EDESA is a microfinance company that provides microcredit for small businesses in services, commerce, agriculture, and livestock, serving rural communities through a network of credit companies.
FintechImpact & Social Good
EFTA is a leasing company in Tanzania that provides financing solutions for vehicles, machinery, and medical equipment to informal small enterprises and individuals lacking traditional bank collateral.
AgTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social GoodMoshi, TZ
Nicomed Bohay(Managing Director)in
Co-investorsMbuyu Capital Partners
Ehtirom Plus offers microloans of up to 100,000,000 sum with repayment terms from 6 to 36 months, aimed at individuals needing small amounts to cover financial difficulties or fund ideas.
Fintech
Elet-Capital (MFK "Элет-Капитал") is a microfinance company in Kyrgyzstan offering consumer loans and deposits, with options for collateral-free credit for repeat clients with good credit history.
Fintech
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
A Call to BusinessAldea GlobalAmazonasASA KenyaASEIBaobab DRCCOMACOCooperativa Laguna de Los CondoresCrecerCrediCampoEast Africa Fruits Co.EcoZoom East AfricaEFTA Tanzania
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has MCE Social Capital made?
- MCE Social Capital has 33 tracked investments.
- What sectors does MCE Social Capital focus on?
- MCE Social Capital focuses on AgTech, Energy, Fintech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is MCE Social Capital located?
- MCE Social Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does MCE Social Capital co-invest with?
- MCE Social Capital most often shares deals with Global Partnerships, Ceniarth, Capria Ventures, among 5 tracked co-investors.
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