Base de données de financement
elea Grant
Current as of: 2025-11-13
Description
elea provides grant financing to entrepreneurial solutions in emerging markets, with a focus on Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, South, and Southeast Asia. The organisation seeks innovative, scalable, early-stage models that deliver transformational and measurable impact for people living at the base of the pyramid with the potential to become self-sustaining high-impact enterprises. elea does so by providing catalytic capital and close support in growth planning, strategy, and governance. Investment themes include agricultural value chains, last-mile retail and services, skills training, and climate change mitigation and resilience.
Instrument Type
Grant
Format of grants offered
Straight grants paid to recipient upfront
Ticket sizes per transaction (EUR)
100,000 - 500,000
Currencies used
Euros
US Dollars
Local currencies
US Dollars
Local currencies
Eligible market segments
Captive power
Mini-grids
Energy efficiency
E-Mobility
Stand-alone solar systems
Clean cooking
Battery / Storage
Energy for productive use
Mini-grids
Energy efficiency
E-Mobility
Stand-alone solar systems
Clean cooking
Battery / Storage
Energy for productive use
Special requirements pertaining to gender, diversity and local content
No specific requirements expected from investees
Technical assistance
Technical assistance is provided for free
Eligible regions under GET.invest mandate
Caribbean
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
West Africa
Additional eligible regions not under GET.invest mandate
Asia
South America
South America
Eligible countries under GET.invest mandate
Angola
Belize
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Grenada
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and The Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Tanzania
The Gambia
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Belize
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Grenada
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and The Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Tanzania
The Gambia
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Examples of past awardees
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Eligibility criteria
Details of eligibility criteria are available hereApplication process
For more information on the application process, contact the fund manager at the details providedDeadline for submission (if applicable)
Rolling applicationsContact
Go to fund websiteHeadquarters
Zurich, SwitzerlandOther branches
Johannesburg, South AfricaMexico City, Mexico
Fund manager
elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalisation
About
elea is a Swiss impact investor that exists to fight absolute poverty with entrepreneurial means. It invests capital in and provides support to entrepreneurial ventures in Africa, Asia and Latin America. elea’s investments are centred around agricultural value chains, last-mile retail and services, skills training as well as climate mitigation and resilience.