WIC CAPITAL
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Who is our customer
Women's Investment Club Senegal (WIC Senegal) is a non-profit woman-led initiative established in 2016 by four Senegalese female entrepreneurs whose objective is to promote women’s participation in economic growth of Africa through investing in Women-led MSMEs (WMSMEs). To date, WIC Senegal has grown to 81 members and has established: i) the fund WIC Capital focusing on early stage investments in WMSMEs and ii) the WIC Academy that will provide non-financial services tailored to WMSMEs aimed at strengthening and expanding their businesses and networks.
What is our funding objective?
To provide catalytic first loss capital for WIC Capital, aiming to mobilize funding to be invested in about 50 promising WMSMEs over a 5-year horizon.
Why do we fund this investment?
Every year gender gap issues cost approximately USD 95 billion to sub-Saharan Africa. This cost is largely explained by the fact that women are not able to fulfil their economic potential. In Senegal specifically, female entrepreneurship represents a vast untapped source of job creation and economic growth. WIC Capital and the WIC Academy address the challenges faced by many female entrepreneurs in Senegal.
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| Date | Total FMO financing |
|---|---|
| 7/16/2020 | EUR 0.10 MLN |
- Region
- Africa
- Country
- Senegal
- Sector
- Financial Institutions
- Effective date
- 11/20/2020
- Total FMO financing
- EUR 0.25 MLN
- Funding
- MASSIF