Alive Ventures

ALIVE is a new type of fund manager in Latin America:

A fund manager where the impact is central to your strategy, and that measures such an impact not only to quantify the number of beneficiaries but to understand the depth of impact as a variable of competitive advantage and sustainability.

A fund manager who incorporates a gender lens into all investment steps, from origination to investment management.
A fund manager looking to build a vibrant community of investors with like-minded ideas and values that really care about impact and learning.
A fund manager looking to increase and strengthen the impact investment ecosystem in Latin America through collaboration and knowledge sharing.
And finally but not least, a fund manager looking to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns for their investors

Strategy

ALIVE invests in innovative companies that are in early growth and focus on generating impact in Latin America, with a focus on Colombia and Peru. These are companies that have high market potential, a profitable business model and require capital for their growth. ALIVE provides them with investment capital or “mezzanine” funding to achieve their goals.

ALIVE investments bring innovative solutions to the market that address the challenges of the most vulnerable communities in the following sectors.

Additionally, ALIVE has a set of standards and good practices that govern its processes and operations. investment, in order to achieve the environmental and social sustainability of your portfolio. If you want more information our Responsible Investment Policy is available here

AGRIBUSINESS

ALIVE invests in agribusinesses that provide high quality, nutritious products to local and domestic markets while sourcing from small and medium farmers. ALEG’s companies provide fair prices as well as technical assistance to increase quality and yields, thus allowing farmers to increase their incomes and quality of life.

Impact objective: Improve the quality of life for small farmers and their families.

EDUCATION / ACCESS TO FORMAL JOBS

ALIVE invests in tech-enabled companies that are providing highly pertinent, cost-effective training to young adults across Latin America, allowing them to increase incomes and access well paying jobs. The Fund also invest in companies that use artificial intelligence to streamline the recruiting and hiring of employees, securing employees that are an optimal fit. Because machine learning eliminates human bias, these companies are able to source and place a highly diverse pool of candidates.

Impact Objective: Improve the access to quality and relevant education that has a positive impact on the levels of formal employability of vulnerable population.

ACCESS TO ENERGY

ALIVE invests in companies that are deploying innovative, renewable energy solutions to on-grid and off-grid communities, including solar mini-grids and home solutions, solar water potabilization projects, and rural school and health center electrification projects.

Impact Objective: Provide access to sustainable, affordable and reliable energy to low-income households that are outside the network.

OUR GENDER LENSE APPROACH

In order to counteract the pervasive discrimination and power dynamics which limit opportunities for women in Latin America, ALIVE applies a robust gender lens to its investing activities, from initial due diligence to exit. This allows the fund to support investees to achieve greater gender equality within their workforces, as well as within their customers and suppliers.

Impact

For ALIVE impact measurement is not a reporting activity or counting people. We truly believe the impact our companies have across their respective value chains represent a unique competitive advantage. Therefore, for us, measuring impact is similar and equally important to measuring financial and operational performance.

How do we measure the impact?

ALIVE measures the impact of its funds in three dimensions based on metrics developed by Acumen, as well as international standards such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the Principles of Sustainable Investment.

Adding Value

In addition to investing capital in our companies, we provide knowledge, experience, access to networks and technical assistance to increase success and impact.

FINANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Support in sales and access to new markets
Human resources advisory
Measuring the scope of the impact and the perception of the company of target groups
Technology assessment and consulting
Consulting, support and financial planning

LOCAL TEAM WITH MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE

Deep knowledge of the target sectors.
Understanding the existing needs of small, and medium companies / early growth companies and the appropriate solutions for post-investment support.
Knowledge of the competitive landscape in the region.
Deep networks and brand recognition in the region.
Focus on measuring impact through pioneering methodologies such as Lean Data

STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH ACUMEN

Thanks to its association with Acumen, ALIVE has the unparalleled access to more than 18 years of Acumen experience investing in more than 115 companies around the world. Additionally, Acumen has sector experts, a dedicated value creation team and a vast network of consultants and advisors to which ALIVE has access.

Portfolio

Overview

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Targets	Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Sectors	Sector agnostic
SDG (7)	1. No Poverty, 10. Reduced Inequality, 2. Zero Hunger, 4. Quality Education, 5. Gender Equality, 7. Affordable and Clean Energy, 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth