Foundation or philanthropic investor
Soros Economic Development Fund
The Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF) is the impact investment arm of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), established in 1997. As a non-profit investment fund, SEDF deploys patient, risk-tolerant, and catalytic capital to advance OSF's commitment to sustaining vibrant and inclusive democracies globally. SEDF invests across various geographies and sectors, primarily through debt, equity, and guarantees provided to businesses, funds, platforms, and non-profits. Its strategy focuses on generating economic opportunities and providing access to affordable products and services for underserved populations, with a growing emphasis on Global-South-led green growth and financing a just climate transition.
Investment focus
- Sectors
- Energy and powerAgriculture and food
- Stages and strategies
- SeedGrowthFund investments
- Regions
- Northern Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa
Fund commitments
- Yield Uganda Investment Fund
- Alitheia IDF Fund
- Cepheus Growth Capital Fund I
- Hardest-to-Reach Initiative
- Women's World Banking Capital Partners Fund II
- Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund I (ARAF I)
- Community Loan Fund
- Working Capital Innovation Fund
- Amazon Biodiversity Fund
- LeapFrog Financial Inclusion Fund I
- Kiva Refugee Investment Fund
- AGIA Project Development Fund (AGIA-PD)
- Persistent Africa Climate Venture Builder Fund
- I&P Développement 2 (IPDEV 2)
- Delta40 Fund I
- Working Capital Fund III
- Emerging Media Opportunity Fund I
- InsuResilience Investment Fund I - Private Equity Sub-Fund
- Injaro Agricultural Capital Holdings Fund
- Fanisi Venture Capital Fund I
- Nomou Jordan Fund
Sources
- Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026
- https://workingcapitalfund.com/working-capital-fund-announces-first-close-of-fund-iii/, workingcapitalfund.com. 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://www.delta40.com/post/delta40-20m-fundraise, www.delta40.com. Accessed 14 November 2026.
- https://www.africa50.com/media/news/article/alliance-for-green-infrastructure-in-africas-project-development-fund-agia-pd-achieves-first-close-with-us118-million/, www.africa50.com. Accessed 14 November 2026.