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On October 1st, 2020, Calvert Impact Capital hosted a webinar to discuss the recently published book, the Future of Microfinance, with co-editor Paul DiLeo, Managing Director of Grassroots [...]

Grassroots’ partner Caspian‘s new SME fund participated in the first round of investment capital for Origo Commodities, a Gurgaon-based lender offering financing to small businesses [...]

On December 1st, Paul DiLeo moderated the closing plenary of European Microfinance Week, exploring the question of where microfinance – and MFIs – would be in five or 10 years. Panelists came [...]

It’s been ten years since we launched Grassroots Capital Management PBC to build on the work of the pioneering Gray Ghost Microfinance Fund of funds in engaging private investors with the global [...]

Dear Friends, For the second year in a row, India Financial Inclusion Fund (IFIF) and Prospero Microfinanzas Fund have been recognized as Best for the World Funds! We owe huge congratulations to [...]

Social Performance Task Force will host a webinar on responsible IPOs – Tuesday May 23, 10:00am EST. Following up on last year’s FIEC-sponsored paper, “How to IPO Successfully [...]

We are pleased to recognize the achievements of two portfolio companies of Grassroots’ partner Caspian Impact Investment Advisers: Equitas Small Finance Bank and Sonata Finance. Equitas [...]

We are excited to announce that two of our partner funds – Prospero Microfinanzas and the India Financial Inclusion Fund (IFIF) – were named in the first annual Best for the World [...]

Initial public offerings (IPOs) are widely viewed as markers of commercial success. However, in the financial inclusion industry, IPOs are sometimes viewed with suspicion, if not alarm. This [...]

Each year, the impact community is invited to help plan and select great sessions for the SOCAP conference through SOCAP Open. This year, Grassroots’ panel, How Social is an IPO, was one of 48 [...]