Symbiotics is the leading market access platform for impact investing, dedicated to private markets in emerging and frontier economies. The group offers investment, asset management and capacity building services. Symbiotics Capacity Building has managed over USD 19 million in technical assistance commitments from donors and generated over 170 technical assistance projects in 37 countries, benefiting 75 of our portfolio companies.

In numbers

USD19M

CONTRIBUTIONS MANAGED

170

PROJECTS DEVELOPED

37

COUNTRIES OUTREACHED

Data as of August 2024

What we do

Capacity building projects

Through Symbiotics Association for Sustainable Development, Symbiotics Capacity Building has managed in the past 12 years more than USD 19 million in contributions from donors to strengthen and increase the outreach of financial institutions in emerging markets.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

We have structured and designed over 170 technical assistance projects, ranging from governance, product development, social performance, risk management, digital financial services, green energy, agriculture finance, housing microfinance, and education.

Consultant database

We have a proprietary consultant database which screens the market and provides the best resources for any given project. To date over 500 individual consultants and 350 consulting firms are registered.
If you are a technical assistance provider looking for assignment opportunities, sign up on our Expert Database.

Key People

Our mission is to support sustainable development in emerging economies.
Hence, our projects cater for financial inclusion, entrepreneurship and
job creation. We also address the increasing need for capacity building
in innovation themes, like digital, agriculture, energy and education.

Mariano Larena

Key Partners