Development finance institution
Impact Fund Denmark (IFU)
Impact Fund Denmark, formerly the Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU), is a self-governing, state-owned development finance institution wholly owned by the Government of Denmark. Established in 1967, it provides risk capital (equity and loans), guarantees and advisory services to mobilise private and public capital for sustainable development projects and fund investments in emerging and developing markets, with an explicit mandate to contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through both direct project financing and fund commitments.
Investment focus
- Sectors
- Financial servicesEnergy and powerHealthcareAgriculture and foodSMEsInfrastructure
- Stages and strategies
- GrowthFund investmentsProject financePrivate creditBuyout
- Regions
- Northern Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa
Fund commitments
- Interact Climate Change Facility
- European Financing Partners II (EFP II)
- ECP Africa Fund II
- Neoma Africa Fund III
- Water Access Acceleration Fund (W2AF)
- Neoma Africa Fund II
- African Infrastructure Investment Fund 2 (AIIF2)
- Fundo de Investimento Privado de Angola I (FIPA Fund I)
- Abler Nordic Fund V KS
- Fundo de Investimento Privado de Angola II (FIPA Fund II)
- Myanmar Opportunities Fund II (MOF II)
- Africa Fund SCSp (Spark+)
- Maghreb Private Equity Fund IV (MPEF IV)​
- African Infrastructure Investment Fund III (AIIM)
- Private Equity New Markets IV
- Tropical Asia Forest Fund
- African Development Partners III (ADP III)
- Access Capital Infrastructure Fund II
- EMOF I
- AfricInvest Financial Sector Fund
- Abler Nordic III
- Kukula Fund 1
- DI Frontier Market Energy & Carbon Fund
- The ResponsAbility Climate Smart Agriculture & Food Systems Fund (CSAFSF)
- Persistent Africa Climate Venture Builder Fund
- The Danish SDG Investment Fund II
- Maj Invest Financial Inclusion Fund II
- Horizon Capital Growth Fund IV
- Nithio FAIR
- Allianz Credit Emerging Markets (ACE) Fund
- Africa Food Security Fund I
- AfricInvest Financial Inclusion Vehicle FIVE
- Abler Nordic IV KS
- Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund
- Actis Africa 3 LP
- SA Impact Forestry Fund
- India Agri Business Fund
- Silverlands Fund I
- Nordic Horn of Africa Opportunities Fund
Sources
- Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026
- https://persistent.energy/news/persistent-launches-us70-million-persistent-africa-climate-venture-builder-fund-and-5-million-venture-building-facility/, persistent.energy. Accessed 14 November 2026.
- https://uk.allianzgi.com/en-gb/our-firm/press-centre/press-releases/20260120-allianzgi-announces-the-first-close-of-the-allianz-credit-emerging-markets-strategy-at-usd-690mn-of-commitments, uk.allianzgi.com. Accessed 14 November 2026.
- https://www.ablernordic.com/news/abler-nordic-launches-fund-v-/, www.ablernordic.com. Accessed 14 November 2026.
- https://aquaforall.org/news/water-access-acceleration-fund-w2af, aquaforall.org. Accessed 14 November 2026.