Refugee Investment Network

The Refugee Investment Network (RIN) is the first impact investing and blended finance collaborative dedicated to creating durable solutions to global forced migration. By connecting investors with refugee-led and supporting ventures, RIN aims to unlock refugee self-reliance and promote economic inclusion. The organization focuses on mobilizing capital to support businesses that employ, serve, or are owned by refugees, thereby fostering economic growth and resilience in communities affected by displacement. RIN's investment strategy encompasses various asset classes, including ESG and impact investing, private equity, and venture capital, targeting stages from seed to late stage. The organization operates in regions such as the United States, East Africa, and Latin America, with a particular emphasis on countries like Uganda, Colombia, Jordan, and Uganda. Its industry focus spans sectors such as financial services, technology, healthcare, education, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, retail, transportation, telecommunications, media, real estate, tourism, and construction. Through its initiatives, RIN has secured significant funding, including a $500,000 grant from the Hilton Foundation in February 2025 to support refugee financial inclusion in East Africa and Latin America. The organization also developed the 'Refugee Lens,' an investing framework to qualify and track investments over time, providing investors with a tool to assess and qualify prospective and historical deals as refugee investments. By building the field of Refugee Lens Investing and changing the narrative surrounding refugees, RIN is committed to supporting economies and policies that enable self-reliance and measurably better livelihoods for forcibly displaced people globally.

Businesses owned by or supporting refugees, Enterprises employing refugees, Startups with refugee founders, Companies operating in refugee-hosting regions, Organizations promoting refugee economic inclusion