Our Mission

InVenture unleashes the potential of developing entrepreneurs to lift themselves and their communities out of poverty by connecting individuals directly with these entrepreneurs, thus enabling the opportunity to create long-term substantial impact.

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Our Vision

We envision a world where business owners, regardless of their location or background, will have access to the financial, social and intellectual capital necessary to expand their businesses and drive local growth.

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Our Story

We believe that everyone has the ability to do something to help change their communities for the better. We started InVenture because we wanted to give everyday people the opportunity to partner with businesses all over the world -- businesses that can become engines for economic growth and change the fate of their communities. We have seen and heard firsthand from micro-business owners about how they are unable to expand their businesses and feel trapped in a cycle of debt and poverty. We have learned from microfinance institutions and seen that the current system of micro-credit is not enough to help businesses grow and contribute to lasting economic development. In developing countries, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are responsible for producing over 50 percent of GDP and employing over 60 percent of the working population versus developing countries, SMEs account for less than half of these amounts: 17 percent of GDP and 30 percent of employment.

InVenture wants to change this. We want to solve the problem of the underserved "missing middle" in developing economies by giving developing entrepreneurs the chance to expand, to employ more of their neighbors, and to lift their communities out of poverty.

And we want YOU to be a part of the solution by investing as little as $25 in a business of your choosing. Together, we'll grow good businesses and good communities — and create markets where other individuals, their families, and their businesses can flourish/succeed.