About SIFI

Who we are

Our Mission

Mission
To accelerate measurable progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals by mobilising private capital for developing and emerging economies through innovative finance solutions and public-private collaboration.
Vision
A global financial system where private capital flows confidently toward high-impact opportunities in emerging markets enabled by the financial infrastructure to scale sustainable solutions. Impact investing is mainstream and accessible, with impact considerations embedded in every investment decision delivering sustainable returns and tangible progress on development goals.
Purpose
SIFI exists to prove that development impact and financial returns go hand in hand. By strategically deploying catalytic capital, we unlock private investment at scale, maximising the efficiency of public and philanthropic funds. When paired with catalytic capital, impact strategies in emerging markets have shown strong and often resilient risk-adjusted performance, challenging outdated perceptions of risk and volatility.

Impact

Innovation Window: From Concept to Capital
Our launchpad for transformative financial innovations that pave the way for significant advancements in impact finance. Through traditional and repayable grants, we support feasibility studies, proof of concept, and expansion of early-stage solutions across countries eligible for official development assistance. We focus on innovations with the vision and capacity to become powerful catalysts for private capital mobilisation towards the SDGs.
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Investment Window: From Potential to Performance
Our engine for scaling high-impact investment solutions that are ready to attract institutional capital. We provide junior equity tranches to reduce risk for commercial private capital, making strategic investments attractive to institutional investors. Through calls for proposals, we deploy catalytic capital across climate solutions and social impact themes.
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Ecosystem Window: Building the Foundations for Scale
Our platform for transforming the structural conditions that enable impact finance to thrive. We tackle systemic barriers — from risk misperception and liquidity constraints to regulatory misalignments — while advancing standardisation and narrative clarity to make impact investing more accessible and mainstream.
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Guiding principles

Our work across all three windows is governed by the following guiding principles.

Scalability
We're looking for initiatives that show promise in attracting significant private investment.
Self-sustainability
The projects should have the potential to stand on their own feet financially over time.
Additionality
The proposed projects should be unique in that they can't find similar funding elsewhere.
Fair competition
We avoid backing projects that would unfairly distort competition between companies.
Direct benefits
The ultimate winners should be in countries that are eligible for official development assistance.
Impact on SDGs
We need to see that the initiatives have a clear and measurable impact on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Collaboration
We value and promote collaboration between the private, public, and development sectors.