ShEquity

ShEquity is an impact investment firm dedicated to accelerating Africa’s green transition through gender-smart investing. The firm focuses on early-growth-stage green SMEs that are led by women or deliver solutions significantly benefiting women, aligning with the 2X Challenge criteria. ShEquity seeks businesses with at least three years of operations, strong leadership, scalable climate solutions, and a clear path to profitability. The firm prioritizes ventures poised for environmental certifications, such as carbon credits, to generate strong financial returns alongside measurable social and environmental impact. The firm operates in sectors including agribusiness, climate-smart businesses, fast-moving consumer goods, healthcare, mobility/logistics, and tech-enabled businesses. ShEquity's investment strategy combines private capital with strategic technical assistance to help SMEs strengthen operational and financial resilience, unlock new revenue streams, expand into underserved markets, and scale sustainably and inclusively. By supporting gender-smart climate solutions, ShEquity aims to advance gender equity, enhance climate resilience, and fuel inclusive economic growth across Africa. ShEquity's approach is built on two core pillars: developing and de-risking a strong pipeline and investing in high-potential, gender-smart SME ventures. The firm leverages the ShEquity Technical Assistance Facility, a dedicated, philanthropy-backed initiative that provides tailored support to de-risk gender-smart, climate-focused SMEs and prepare them for investment. Through this integrated strategy, ShEquity offers investors access to high-growth, gender-smart, sustainable ventures across underserved markets, enabling both strong financial returns and inclusive, scalable impact.

Female-led or co-led businesses, Businesses with at least three years of operations, Strong leadership, Clear path to profitability, Positioned to pursue environmental certifications (e.g., carbon credits)