responsAbility

investment firm

Details

Last Funding Type
Debt Financing
Last Funding Money Raised
$175M
Industries
Asset Management,Finance,Financial Services
Founded date
May 13, 2003
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
responsAbility Investments AG.
Investor Type
Venture Capital

A leading impact asset manager, responsAbility manages over USD 3 bn of assets invested in 450 fully ESG-compliant high-impact companies across 90 emerging economies. Since the company's inception in 2003, responsAbility-managed funds have disbursed USD 10 bn in private debt and private equity to companies in the financial inclusion, sustainable food and climate finance sectors whose business models directly support the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

responsAbility is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, and has local offices in Bangkok, Lima, Mumbai, Nairobi, Oslo, Paris and Tbilisi. Owned by various reputable Swiss and international financial institutions, private investors and its own employees, responsAbility is registered with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
$175M
responsAbility has raised a total of $175M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 30, 2019 from a Debt Financing round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jul 30, 2019 Debt Financing $175M 3 Alecta
Calvert Impact Capital
OPIC - Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Detail

Funds Raised

Announced Date Fund Name Money Raised
Jun 8, 2021 Financing for Healthier Lives DAC $177.50M
Dec 20, 2019 responsAbility Access to Clean Power Fund $158M
May 19, 2018 responsAbility SICAV (Lux) Agriculture Fund $95M
May 19, 2018 responsAbility Agriculture I, SLP $67.50M
Mar 24, 2015 responsAbility Energy Access Fund $34M

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
37
21
responsAbility has made 37 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jan 3, 2023, when Qoala raised $5.42M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Jan 3, 2023 Qoala
Series B $5.42M Financial Services Yes
Dec 1, 2022 Aye Finance
Debt Financing ₹710M Finance Yes
Nov 1, 2022 Mister Loo
Debt Financing Fr5M Construction
Debt Financing €90M Financial Services
Post-IPO Debt $165M Banking

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
3
3
responsAbility is funded by 3 investors. Alecta and Calvert Impact Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Alecta Yes Debt Financing
Calvert Impact Capital Yes Debt Financing
OPIC - Overseas Private Investment Corporation Yes Debt Financing

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
4
responsAbility has 4 current employee profiles, including Executive Rochus Mommartz
Executive
Executive
Employee
Executive

Exits

responsAbility has had 6 exits. responsAbility most notable exits include PEG Africa ,   U Gro Capital

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
Apr 27, 2022 PEG Africa M&A Detail
Aug 11, 2021 U Gro Capital IPO Financial Services Detail
Dec 30, 2020 SeA Bank IPO Banking Detail
Aug 8, 2019 Fawry IPO Banking Detail
Sep 4, 2015 Satin Creditcare Network IPO Banking Detail