Fund Profile
Truvalu Co-Entrepreneurship Portfolio
Truvalu Co-Entrepreneurship Portfolio
Research merge: 30+ current investment companies, 50+ SMEs invested/accelerated, 5 exits/repayments. Kenya AUM remains unresolved across public sources: about EUR 3M on the region page versus about EUR 5M deployment in press context.
Impact Report 2024
Key figures from latest published impact report
Focus countries
Bangladesh, Colombia and Kenya
- SME investments
- 25
- Average ticket
- €286K
- Total capital invested
- €7.1M
- Instrument split
- €2.5M loans · €1.2M convertibles · €3.4M equity
Since 2015
All Truvalu SME investments
- SME investments
- 54
- Average ticket
- €201K
- Total capital invested
- €10.9M
- Instrument split
- €4.3M loans · €2.4M convertibles · €4.2M equity
Farmers/suppliers reached
12,859
People employed
6,366
Women employees
87.2%
Waste recycled
10,935 Tons
Waste reduced
430 Tons
Women farmers/suppliers
59.7%
Capital Stack
Tranche summary from disclosed commitments.
No tranche data captured yet.
Network Intelligence
Truvalu Co-Entrepreneurship Portfolio relationship neighborhood
A focused map of this fund's capital providers and portfolio company deployment links.
Nodes
38
Edges
37
Known $
$1M
Unknown
34
Investor Type
Tranche
Relationship
Amount Coverage
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Portfolio Companies
25 of 30 reported portfolio companies are represented.
SME · BGD · Unknown · Unknown — agribusiness · Reviewed Research
SME · COL · Unknown · Restaurant chain and local food sourcing · Truvalu Impact Report 2024
SME · BGD · Unknown · Biodegradable areca leaf products · Reviewed Research
SME · COL · Equity Or Loan · Cocoa processing and derivatives · Reviewed Research
SME · KEN · Revenue Share Credit Facility · Aquaculture — tilapia value chain · Reviewed Research
SME · BGD · Share Capital · Handmade home accessories from natural fibres · Reviewed Research
SME · COL · Equity · Artisan bakery and ready-to-bake products · Reviewed Research
SME · COL · Equipment Finance · Bean-to-bar artisanal chocolate · Reviewed Research
SME · COL · Working Capital Equity · Fruit and vegetable processing · Reviewed Research
SME · KEN · Equity · Waste-to-value, insect protein, organic fertilizer · Reviewed Research
SME · KEN · Equity · Fresh produce distribution and outgrower support · Reviewed Research
SME · KEN · Equity And Loan · Seedlings and horticulture · Reviewed Research
Cooperative · BDI · Subordinated Debt · Coffee processing · Reviewed Research
SME · COL · Unknown · Natural cosmetic ingredients from biodiversity · Reviewed Research
SME · COL · Loan · Cocoa tourism and cocoa derivatives · Reviewed Research
SME · COL · Unknown · Dairy — cheese, yogurt, arepas · Reviewed Research
SME · COL · Convertible Loan · Dairy processing · Truvalu Impact Report 2024
Cooperative · PRY · Equity Joint Venture · Organic and fair-trade sugar cane · Reviewed Research
SME · COL · Trade Finance Working Capital · Panela, coffee, cacao, sustainable food products · Reviewed Research
SME · BGD · Unknown · Coconut coir products · Reviewed Research
SME · BOL · Unknown · Freeze-dried superfruits · Reviewed Research
SME · KEN · Working Capital · Soybean trading and processing · Reviewed Research
SME · COL · Equity Or Loan · Organic vegetables and prepared produce · Reviewed Research
SME · KEN · Equity · Fintech — MSME stock financing · Reviewed Research
SME · KEN · Unknown · Macadamia processing, agri-circularity · Reviewed Research
Relationship Intelligence
Reviewed ecosystem relationships connected to this fund or its manager.
Truvalu Enterprises I raise
MissionInvest → Truvalu
Capital Raising Partner · High · 2023
MissionInvest marketed a EUR 2.5M share of Truvalu's EUR 5M capital round after a EUR 2.4M 2021-2022 round.GrowPact Global partner
Truvalu → Greenspan
Venture Partner · Medium
HortiDaily names Viscon, Truvalu, Greenspan, and GrowPact Kitale as GrowPact Global launch partners.GrowPact Global partner
Truvalu → Viscon Plant Technology
Venture Partner · High
Truvalu says GrowPact, Viscon, Truvalu, and a family office launched GrowPact Global after the GrowPact exit.Pomario complementary finance
Truvalu → NESsT
Co Financing Partner · High · 2022
Truvalu says its Pomario partnership was complemented with an additional impact-fund loan from NESsT.DGGF support for CHP
Truvalu → Invest International
Blended Finance Partner · High
Invest International describes DGGF support helping Truvalu make Classical Handmade Products IKEA-ready.Classical Handmade Products co-investor
Truvalu → Fair Factory Fund
Co Investor · High
Truvalu says it invested in CHP share capital alongside Fair Factory Fund.Colombia acceleration partner
Truvalu → Trulab
Strategic Programme Partner · Medium-high · 2018
Trulab is documented as a Colombian acceleration and ecosystem partner in the deep research dossier.Business Booster spinout origin
ICCO Cooperation / Conexión → Truvalu
Spinout Origin · Medium-high · 2019
Deep research cites ICCO Foundation annual accounts for the Business Booster/F&S Participations spinout history.Co-founded PlusPlus
Truvalu → PlusPlus
Co Founder · High · 2020
Lendahand describes PlusPlus as launched with Lendahand, Solidaridad, ICCO/Cordaid, and Truvalu.Camino Ruiz overlap
Truvalu → N3F
Overlapping Investee · High · 2024-09
N3F's first investment announcement names Camino Ruiz; Truvalu separately lists Camino Ruiz as a portfolio company.Co-invested in COCOCA/Horamama
Truvalu → Kampani NV
Co Investor · High · 2016
Truvalu says COCOCA borrowed USD 100,000 from Truvalu in 2016 and that the investment was a co-investment with Kampani.Capital Commitments
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Data sources and confidence3 sources · 5 fund facts
Profile confidence
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| Field | Value | Source | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| impact Thesis | Truvalu acts as a co-entrepreneur for established, growing agri-SMEs in emerging markets, providing equity, loans, connections, business advice, trade support, knowledge, and technology access. | fund web reviewed | High | Applied |
| focus Country Capital Invested Since2015 | In focus countries Bangladesh, Colombia and Kenya: 25 SME investments, EUR 7.1M total capital invested, EUR 286K average ticket; split across EUR 2.5M loans, EUR 1.2M convertible loans, and EUR 3.4M equity. | truvalu impact report 2024 | High | Candidate |
| aggregate Capital Invested Since2015 | Since 2015: 54 SME investments, EUR 10.9M total capital invested, EUR 201K average ticket; split across EUR 4.3M loans, EUR 2.4M convertible loans, and EUR 4.2M equity. | truvalu impact report 2024 | High | Candidate |
| capital Raising | EUR 2.4M raised in 2021-2022; EUR 5.0M round opened in early 2023 with MissionInvest targeting EUR 2.5M. | fund web reviewed | High | Candidate |
| portfolio Count | 30+ investment companies in running portfolio | fund web reviewed | High | Candidate |