Dutch Good Growth Fund

The Dutch Good Growth Fund is a “fund of funds” investment initiative from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched in 2014 with aim to improve financing for the “missing middle” – i.e. entrepreneurs who have outgrown microfinance but do not have access to conventional capital markets. DGGF has a rich portfolio consisting of financial institutions and funds with different asset classes and strategies, located in 50+ countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, MENA, Asia and Central and South America.

The Seed Capital and Business Development (SCBD) program was established to further the impact of the DGGF by providing Seed Capital, Technical Assistance and Business Development Services to local financial service providers and entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs). In addition, the program incorporates a knowledge development and sharing component that supports research, tests assumptions and shares insights on financing SMEs in developing countries and emerging markets - fostering industry-wide knowledge exchange.