Swedfund

DFI
Sweden
iSustain score 90Accessible· 1–3 months

Swedish DFI investing in sustainable businesses and energy access in Africa.

Geographic focus

Eastern Europe
Middle East
North Africa
Pan-African
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa

Sector appetite

Renewable Energy
Energy Access
Financial Institutions
Health
Agribusiness
Climate Mitigation
Digital Infrastructure

Finance instruments

Debt
Equity
Fund Investments
Technical Assistance
Concessional Debt

Project stages

Development
Growth
Expansion
Operational

Typical ticket size

$3m – $30m

Readiness requirements

ESG compliance, decent work standards

Partnership preferences

Co-investment with Nordic partners

Contact

info@swedfund.se

iSustain relevance score

  • Regional focus & relevance30/30
  • Access & contactability25/25
  • Financing programmes & instruments — 1 open or rolling8/15
  • Instrument breadth12/15
  • Data freshness15/15

Weighted 0–100: Africa focus 30, access & contactability 25, live windows 15, instrument breadth 15, data freshness 15.

Access difficulty

Accessible· 1–3 months

Direct approach possible; published application route.

  • Counterparty requirement — Direct counterparty0/5
  • Application process — Published application route0/3
  • Ticket floor — Minimum ticket $1m+1/3
  • Readiness burden — 0 readiness requirements identified0/2
  • Internal approval process — Investment committee process1/2

A rating of how hard this capital is to reach — not a prediction of whether an application will succeed. Built from the counterparty required, the published application route, the minimum ticket, the readiness evidence expected and the internal approval process.

Instruments & programmes

What a client can actually approach this organisation for, and how access works.

Swedfund Investments & Project Accelerator

Facility
Equity
Open

Equity, loans and a project accelerator grant window for climate and social infrastructure in Africa.

Access route

Direct application

Ticket size

$2m – $30m — $2m–$30m

Geographic focus

Eastern Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Pan-African
North Africa

Sector focus

Renewable Energy
Health
Financial Institutions

Project stages

Growth
Scale-up

Eligibility

Companies and projects with clear development impact.

How to access

Apply through Swedfund's investment enquiry.

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Other funders with an overlapping mandate.

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