

THE PROBLEM
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There is a global gender gap in terms of capital commitments and market challenges.
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Despite capital commitments being made towards gender, women entrepreneurs, particularly in rural areas, face a shortfall in accessing capital. The ~ $30 billion committed towards gender ultimately needs to flow to them at much smaller ticket sizes (~USD 1000).
At every layer of intermediation and absorption, the onward flow of capital is met with certain barriers:

Financial Institutions need to guarantee strong returns but there are high risks

Social Entrepreneurs do not have strong gender lens due to lack of market access

Reaching Women Entrepreneurs in rural areas requires local partnerships
POWER OF GRANT CAPITAL TO CATALYZE CHANGE
Unleashing the Potential with Blended Capital
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The Stages of Blended Capital

Introducing


Empowering 100K rural women entrepreneurs with elevated income opportunities leveraging technology and market linkages by 2028

GENDER FOCUSSED BLENDED FINANCE FACILITY

Service
Contract

TECHNOLOGY, COMMERCE, MARKET LINKAGE IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER



RURAL WOMEN BUSINESSES



RURAL CUSTOMERS & FAMILIES
FIF has pioneered $10 Mn She Leads Impact Fund -
A bespoke blended finance fund to unlock catalytic capital to advance women economic elevation





GLOBAL PARTNER
US 501c3 Foundation



Global Philanthropy Funds


CAPACITY BUILDING PARTNER
CSR compliant NGO




Indian CSR & Philanthropy Funds
BRIDGING THE GENDER GAP IN ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR WOMEN
Combining incubation, innovative finance, and knowledge leadership to create a supportive ecosystem for rural women entrepreneurs

How Does She Leads Impact Fund drive Impact?

2028 SHE LEADS IMPACT FUND VISION

$ 10 M
Raise towards in gender inclusive markets in rural areas

100 K
Women Entrepreneurs
Income Elevated

$ 8 M
Unlocked in Catalytic & Formal Finance by Women
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$ 347 M
GMV Unlocked by Women Entrepreneur

$ 58 M
Cumulative Income Earned by Women Entrepreneur
Between 2025 and 2028 the goal is to unlock catalytic funding for scaling up 100K women entrepreneurs
SLIF Achievement till 2024
She Leads Impact Impact Fund - Approach


35K+

Rural Women Businesses
(Phygital Shops) &
Entrepreneur Network

$ 140 Mn
Total Value of Products & Services Sold

$ 23 Mn
Entrepreneur Income generated on the platform






5000
1 Mn
100 Mn
Rural Villages
Reached
Rural Households
Reached
Solutions
Delivered
ENABLING RURAL MARKET LINKAGES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY & DATA
Local community including women consumers, women entrepreneurs, women farmers and women owned MSMEs support demand generation and demand fulfilment through the robust tech platform. The tech platform provides the following benefits:

INAUGURAL INITIATIVE OF THE FUND
She Leads Bharat stands as the inaugural triumph of the Fund's incubation efforts. Launched as the first initiative to be incubated, it has set a strong precedent for future projects. By 2024, She Leads Bharat with 3 flagship initiatives under its umbrella has achieved:


35,000
Women farmers and entrepreneurs empowered

100 M
Sustainable climate, finance & health solutions delivered

$ 23 M
Income generated for women entrepreneurs on the platform