Rachel J Breaux

We are a group of founders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and tech-enthusiasts that support and invest in technology-enabled startups. Our goal is to be entrepreneur-first investors, doing everything we can to be supportive, responsive and respectful. Weve been in your shoes and we get it.

USAID is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential. U.S. foreign assistance has always had the twofold purpose of furthering Americas interests while improving lives in the developing world. USAID carries out U.S. foreign policy by promoting broad-scale human progress at the same time it expands stable, free societies, creates markets and trade partners for the United States, and fosters good will abroad. Spending less than 1 percent of the total federal budget, USAID works in over 100 countries to: -Promote broadly shared economic prosperity; -Strengthen democracy and good governance; -Protect human rights; -Improve global health, -Advance food security and agriculture; -Improve environmental sustainability; -Further education; -Help societies prevent and recover from conflicts; and -Provide humanitarian assistance in the wake of natural and man-made disasters. Privacy Policy: http://www.usaid.gov/privacy-policy

We are a group of founders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and tech-enthusiasts that support and invest in technology-enabled startups. Our goal is to be entrepreneur-first investors, doing everything we can to be supportive, responsive and respectful. Weve been in your shoes and we get it.

Amani Partners is regional corporate and investment advisory firm with offices in Mauritius, Kenya, and Uganda. We are a boutique client centered professional services firm that believes in building strong relationships to deliver value, strategy, and capital for our clients. We focus on three key areas: Corporate Advisory (strategy, corporate restructuring, capital raising), Shariah Advisory (regulatory [Central Banks], private firms), and Asset Management. Our target clients are foundations, investors/funds, firms of any size including family owned businesses looking to expand or grow their assets. We are sector and industry agnostic, looking at a broad array of firms adding value to the local economy. We prefer ticket sizes above $5m USD and only work with competent, experienced management teams. We deal in debt, mezz, equity, structured solutions, and trade finance. We are client centered in our professional service delivery and have a wealth of resources to bring into any firm operating in the East Africa market. Amani Partners is authorised by the FSC (Mauritius). Contact us at: info@amani-partners.com

Revolution Impact is a boutique consulting firm working with a wide range of stakeholders who prioritize economic justice and human rights, including public and private foundations, impact investors, intermediary funders and funder networks, INGOs and civil society networks all of which are working to advance human rights. We support this movement by: - Designing evidence-based strategies and implementation roadmaps - Applying fit-for-purpose evaluation and impact measurement approaches - Building cutting-edge impact measurement systems - Designing and applying learning agendas and practices - Navigating complexity to drive long-term systemic change - Advancing organizational change management - Strengthening strategic positioning for resource mobilization and advocacy Our sectors of expertise include economic justice, public resource management, gender justice, workers’ rights, CSO and corporate accountability, climate action, humanitarian response, and reimagining funder practices for grant management and reporting.

MAPLE (Microdevelopment for the Alleviation of Poverty through Learning and Entrepreneurship) is a United States based international non-profit organization with operations in East Africa, South America, and the U.S. We work closely with marginalized yet resilient communities to co-design and implement locally sustainable financial services and income generating activities. We also provide tailored education and mentoring programs to youth and adults in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, business development, and inclusive governance of local resources. Most importantly, we view development as an inherently reciprocal practice. As we work closely with communities to co-design sustainable approaches to local development, we always learn at least as much as others learn from us. We develop ourselves and our respective communities, together.