• Estimates show a roughly $1.7 trillion financing gap for women-owned SMEs globally.

• On average, around the world, 2% of investments into start-ups are for women-led ventures, despite the fact that 30% of start-ups are founded by women.

• Start-ups founded by women perform better over time, generating 10% more in revenue over a five-year period, AND women are more likely to reinvest earnings into their communities.

Investress exclusively backs female founders, in any sector.

We provide catalytic and patient debt and equity investments, along with coaching and mentoring, in pre-seed and seed stage start-ups with high growth or high impact potential.

While we are sector agnostic and open to all opportunities, we look for female founders in tech and blockchain-enabled tech, in women’s health, in education, and in climate and sustainability.

We capitalize a broad network of impact partners, donors, accelerators, and VCs developed over two decades of work promoting entrepreneurship, private sector development, and blended finance initiatives around the world.