Exciting news! 📢🌟 To celebrate Convergence’s 10-year anniversary, join us in DC for the inaugural Global Blended Finance Forum, from November 3-5, 2025. This first of its kind gathering will bring together a wide spectrum of blended finance practitioners to: 💡 share insights 🌍 discuss market trends, and 🤝 break down silos, with an aim towards defining the next decade of blended finance Convergence members get preferred pricing, reach out to your relationship manager for the promo code. Early bird registration is currently open. For more information or to register, visit ➡️: https://bit.ly/3PY25Me #blendedfinance #globalblendedfinanceforum #10yearsofconvergence #developmentfinance #sustainablefinance #sustainabledevelopment
Convergence Blended Finance
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The global network for blended finance.
About us
CONVERGENCE is the global network for blended finance. We generate blended finance data, intelligence, and deal flow to increase private sector investment in developing countries. BLENDED FINANCE uses catalytic capital from public or philanthropic sources to scale up private sector investment in emerging markets to realize the SDGs. Our GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP includes public, private, and philanthropic investors as well as sponsors of transactions and funds. We offer this community a curated, online platform to connect with each other on blended finance transactions in progress, as well as exclusive access to original market intelligence and knowledge products such as case studies, reports, trainings, and webinars. To accelerate advances in the field, Convergence also provides grants for the design of vehicles that could attract private capital to global development at scale.
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http://www.convergence.finance
External link for Convergence Blended Finance
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- Financial Services
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- 11-50 employees
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- Toronto, Ontario
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- Nonprofit
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- 2015
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- Emerging and Frontier Markets, Blended Finance, Innovative Finance, Investor Matching, Market Data and Research, and Grant Funding
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Our member Green Climate Fund has announced support for 11 new climate action projects totalling $686.8 million in resources committed. Among the commitments is $75 million towards fellow Convergence member Mirova's Sustainable Land Fund 2. The Mirova Sustainable Land Fund 2 aims to tackle the interconnected challenges of land degradation and climate change by investing in sustainable land management projects in Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, and the Philippines. The Fund invests in agroforestry, regenerative agriculture, and sustainable forestry to support the reversal of land degradation. Learn more below. #blendedfinance #land #climatechange #agroforestry #agriculture #forestry #sustainableforestry #developmentfinance #climatefinance #sustainablefinanceh
📣 We are thrilled to announce that the Green Climate Fund has approved €75 million in support of our Sustainable Land Use strategy! This exciting news comes just days after we unveiled our inaugural coalition of public, private, and philanthropic investors. Together, we are leveraging #BlendedFinance to enhance locally led #NatureBasedSolutions that deliver significant benefits for #climate, #biodiversity, and local communities. Our targeted #ImpactInvesting initiatives will make a meaningful impact across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. More info here: https://lnkd.in/eWGZQcYC #NaturalCapital #SustainableLandUse #SustainableInvesting #EmergingMarkets
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Read this blog by our Associate Elyssa Pullella and former Associate Thomas An taking a closer look at Convergence’s Design Funding Program’s $2 billion mobilization figure. The blog delves into how Convergence-supported blended finance solutions have successfully attracted substantial capital, breaking down the types of investors involved and the specific financial vehicles utilized. It also provides insights into what makes certain blended finance models effective and scalable, and highlights lessons learned from smaller-scale projects like Africa GreenCo, which showcase innovative approaches in high-impact sectors. Read the full blog: https://bit.ly/4gXu8GU #blendedfinance #designfunding #sustainabledevelopment #sdgs #developingeconomies
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Tomorrow join the Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI) for a Climate Adaptation Innovation and Learning session exploring blended finance for adaptation and resilience. Our Senior Associates Robin Ivory and Sneha Thayil will share trends and discuss opportunities to use blended finance to catalyze private investment into adaptation and resilience, particularly in emerging markets. The webinar will also include insights from Catalytic Climate Finance Facility (CC Facility) grantee One Acre Fund. Learn more and register below. #blendedfinance #developmentfinance #sustainablefinance #climate #climatefinance #emergingmarkets #adaptation #resilience
#Blendedfinance is a useful and often necessary tool to catalyze private investment #adaptation and #resilience in #emergingmarkets. Hear from Robin Ivory and Sneha Thayil at Convergence Blended Finance on the trends and opportunities to use blended finance to catalyze private investment into adaptation and resilience, especially in emerging markets. This webinar will also highlight examples and experiences from Jeremy Golan at One Acre Fund. Event Details 📅 Date: Thursday, 27 February 2025 ⏰ Time: 09:00 - 10:30 EST 💻 Register Here: https://lnkd.in/eyGhmeZw CAIL is financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by UNIDO, UNIDO Climate Tech Innovation, in partnership with Climate KIC, Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI), and United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). We are developing a unique knowledge platform for climate adaptation - a hub to drive innovation and boost private sector engagement.
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Our members Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and IDB Invest are launching the JICA Trust Fund Achieving Development of Latin America and the Caribbean (TADAC). This $1 billion fund will support the private sector, including projects by Japanese companies in the LAC region, and unlock private sector-led growth in the region. Learn more about the fund and IDB's originate-to-share business model below. #blendedfinance #LAC #latinamerica #caribbean #privatesector #developmentfinance #sustainablefinance
We are excited to announce that Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Inter-American Development Bank and #IDBInvest are launching the agency’s first private-sector fund with the IDB and its largest private-sector fund in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Through the $1 billion TADAC Trust Fund, we are supporting the private sector, including projects by Japanese companies in LAC. Together, we are unlocking private sector-led growth in the region. This partnership supports our #OriginateToShare business model, fostering stronger collaboration and boosting co-financing with development institutions to mobilize private capital and maximize impact. Learn more: https://bit.ly/413cKdV ----- この度、JICA 、IDB、およびIDBインベストとの間で初の中南米•カリブ海諸国(LAC)の民間セクター向けの過去最大の規模となる基金の立ち上げに関し、対外公表出来ることに興奮しています。 10億ドルのTADAC基金を通じて、私たちはラテンアメリカの日本企業によるプロジェクトを含む、民間セクターを支援してまいります。私たちは共に、この地域における民間セクター主導の成長を促進して行きます。 このパートナーシップは、私たちの #OriginateToShare 型ビジネスモデルを採用し、開発機関との協力や協調融資を後押しすることで、民間投資と資本効率の最大化を図っています。
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Earlier this month our COO Safia Gulamani, CPA, CA participated in an Indonesia Impact Alliance validation workshop. The full-day solution-focused session explored enhancing impact investment in Indonesia and tackled actionable strategies to scale impact investment in the region through blended finance and a wholesaler model. KINETIK Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Climate, Renewable Energy and Infrastructure #blendedfinance #impactinvesting #asia #indonesia #IIA #KINETIK
📸 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗜𝗜𝗔 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮 On Tuesday, 11 February 2025 in Jakarta, 70 participants representing both private and public sectors from over 51 organizations across Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and beyond gathered for a full-day solution-focused workshop on enhancing impact investment in Indonesia. This event was proudly supported by KINETIK Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Climate, Renewable Energy and Infrastructure. Following the workshop, the reception dinner set the stage for further dialogue. The evening began with remarks from Sam Porter, Counsellor for Economic Governance and Infrastructure at the Australian Embassy Jakarta, and featured an inspiring keynote speech by Bambang Brodjonegoro, Special Advisor to the President of Indonesia and former Minister of Finance and National Development Planning. The workshop was moderated by Harvey Koh and Claire LaBrunerie from Collaborative for Frontier Finance, the workshop tackled actionable strategies to scale impact investment in Indonesia through the role of blended finance and wholesaler model. COO of Convergence Blended Finance, Safia Gulamani, CPA, CA also provided valuable insights on the Blended Finance Facility. This event underscores IIA’s commitment to mobilizing impact investment capital and bridging the missing middle funding gap, a challenge detailed in our 2024 Impact Investment Landscape Report. Thank you to all the participants for your engagement and contributions ✨ Stay tuned for more key takeaways and next steps as we drive this movement forward! #𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 #𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗕𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 #𝗜𝗜𝗔 #𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗞
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Read this article by our member Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)'s Victoria Chelangat Sabula in Nation to learn about the role of catalytic finance in Sub-Saharan Africa. Victoria discusses how catalytic capital derisks investments, attracts private sector financing, and supports sustainable economic growth in the region. Read the article now: https://bit.ly/4hVTYwi #catalyticcapital #subsaharanafrica #africa #blendedfinance #sustainabledevelopment #sdgs
Role of catalytic finance in sub-Saharan Africa
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Our member Ceniarth has announced a $4 million investment in Azure Source Capital, managed by fellow Convergence member Total Impact Capital. The fund combines its investment with technical assistance from local partners to improve water and sanitation services for underserved communities in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. Learn more below. #blendedfinance #water #sanitation #latinamerica #elsalvador #honduras #guatemala #developmentfinance #sustainablefinance
Ceniarth Leads $4 Million Commitment to Azure Source Capital to Expand Clean Water Access in Latin America
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Thank you to everyone who joined us alongside MUFG for our member networking event in Singapore last week! With over 40 members and partners from public, private, and philanthropic sectors, it was a fantastic opportunity to connect and discuss the future of blended finance in the region. The event featured a presentation on the state of climate blended finance followed by a panel discussion on Scaling Blended Finance in Asia for Climate Action featuring our Senior Advisor and Head of Asia Pacific Ritesh Thakkar, MUFG's Nicholas Gandolfo and Dentons' Vivien Teu. We also polled attendees to identify key opportunities and challenges to scale blended finance in the region. As the poll images below suggest, energy and agriculture emerged as the biggest opportunities, while the need for standardization of blended structures and creating an enabling regulatory environment stood out as top priorities. At Convergence, we're committed to advancing these discussions and will be providing concrete guidance on both topics later this year, stay tuned! Safia Gulamani, CPA, CA Mei Ling Y. Amanpreet Singh #blendedfinance #asia #climate #singapore #developmentfinance #climatefinance #energy #agriculture #climateaction
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