Cauris provides debt financing to market-leading, socially impactful companies extending financial access across the continent
We provide secured debt facilities for a variety of business models, including the following:
Because productive assets enable entrepreneurs and small businesses to flourish and grow
Because small businesses are the foundation of every economy
Because trade is the lifeblood of economic activity and growth
Cauris is an impact investor that delivers growth capital to best-in-class African companies. We aim to facilitate access to quality credit for 10 million small businesses and entrepreneurs, accelerating the rise of Africa’s middle class, enabling continent-wide economic growth and supporting efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Cauris’s debt financing enables its partners to scale quality credit to financially underserved small businesses and entrepreneurs that are the economic engines of every economy. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and highly structured underwriting, Cauris delivers both consistent financial returns and compelling social impact.
We are a cross-functional team with deep debt investment and Africa experience. We have over 50 years of cumulative experience investing in and working at emerging market technology companies. Few investment teams bring our breadth of finance acumen, Africa experience, market insights, and deep networks.
To provide our partners with growth capital when they need it most
To enable our partners to scale
responsibly
To support our partners as
they grow
Cauris’s proprietary “DeepDive” technology provides visibility into the operations and loan portfolios of emerging market companies, enabling smarter credit decisions and more effective portfolio monitoring.
Provides near real-time insight into portfolio company performance and financial health via connections with our partners and their financial institutions
Provides visibility into partners’ underlying loan books to monitor performance metrics and
covenant compliance
Provides performance, risk and liquidity
analysis to enable data-driven
credit decisions
Cauris is a member of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). Our membership signifies a commitment to deepening our engagement in the impact investing industry.
Our investments are structured to support the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).