GroFin is very fortunate to have a long-standing partnership with the Shell Foundation who has been active in both the evolution and promotion of GroFin's business model. Their invaluable and continued support has greatly assisted GroFin to act as a pioneer in scaling up a viable market-based approach to provide business development and financing to the grossly under-serviced SME sector in emerging markets.

Our partnership with the Shell Foundation is unique from our other partners in that they provide so much more than mere financial assistance through their investments with us. The active involvement of the Shell Foundation assists GroFin with, amongst others:

• Developing the growth finance sector
• International marketing of the GroFin model
• Raising of investment capital
• Support with the business model commercialisation
• Leveraging value-added support as appropriate from local Shell companies.
 
Chris West, Director: Shell Foundation states: "Shell Foundation remains committed to scaling up efforts - in partnership with GroFin - to roll out the provision of business development assistance and appropriate finance to SMEs. We will maintain active involvement with ongoing initiatives through our participation in the governance of these funds and promotion of Growth Finance as a new asset class.
For more information on Shell Foundation, please visit www.shellfoundation.org

The strategic partnerships that GroFin has formed over the years have been instrumental in our growth and ability to provide much needed access to finance and business development assistance to small and medium enterprises in developing economies.  Through their partnership with us, they have shown their trust and confidence in the GroFin team and our unique business model.  We continue to work with them in further developing GroFin as the best-in-class growth finance company and promoting the Growth Finance sector to create sustainable wealth, employment and economic development of successful businesses.

Our valued investment partners are:

CDC
www.cdcgroup.com

International Finance Corporation (IFC)
www.ifc.org

Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)
www.fmo.nl

Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund)
www.norfund.no

Shell
www.shell.com

Shell Foundation
www.shellfoundation.org

Skoll Foundation
www.skollfoundation.org

Syngenta Foundation
www.syngentafoundation.org