Impact
Impact doesn’t come from good intentions, it comes from strong businesses.
Our Impact Framework
At fair equity, we understand impact as a chain: capital flows to where it is missing — this drives entrepreneurial growth — and from this growth come jobs that secure people an income above the poverty line.
We think of this chain in three stages: Input – Output – Outcome. Three core SDGs form the backbone:
- SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities (Input)
- SDG 8 Decent Work & Economic Growth (Output)
- SDG 1 No Poverty (Outcome)
We invest deliberately in three sectors with particularly high socioeconomic impact. Depending on the sector, we also track the contribution each of our ventures makes to an additional SDG:
- SDG 2 Zero Hunger (food & agriculture sector)
- SDG 3 Good Health & Well-being (healthcare sector)
- SDG 4 Quality Education (education sector)
At the center are entrepreneurs who know their markets and develop viable solutions from within. Our role is to provide the capital and support that turn a good idea into a stable business.
Our Core Impact
Input:
Problem: Less than 1% of global venture capital flows to Africa. This gap holds back growth and innovation across the entire continent.
Solution: Our input is capital. We deliberately channel investment capital from the Global North into underserved regions of the Global South — strengthening locally rooted businesses where growth capital is structurally lacking.
650000
US$ invested in African companies
We measure all the capital we invest — whether as equity, loans, or convertible notes.
Output:
Problem: By 2050, one in four working-age people worldwide will come from Africa. For this potential to become opportunity, massive investment in jobs is needed.
Solution: Our capital drives entrepreneurial growth. Our portfolio companies become more productive, build local value creation, and create jobs. We deliberately count revenue growth as well as jobs newly created and jobs secured: because a stable middle class only emerges where existing jobs are preserved and new ones are built.
332
existing jobs in the portfolio
Based on verified employment and financial data, we measure existing and newly created permanent direct jobs, revenue growth, as well as indirect jobs/income opportunities.
Outcome:
Problem: 67% of the world’s people living below the poverty line are in Sub-Saharan Africa. Effective poverty reduction is the foundation for social stability and development opportunities.
Solution: Work becomes economic stability. For us, employment alone is not sufficient proof of impact — what matters is the quality of every direct job. We measure how many of the supported direct jobs provide an income above the poverty line, the minimum wage, and a living wage. This is how an investment becomes a life above the poverty line.
100%
of direct jobs are above the international poverty line (US$2.15/day)
Based on verified salary data, we assess whether employees earn above the poverty line, the minimum wage, and living wages.
Sector -specific Impact
388
smallholder farmers supported through our investments
Our investments in the agriculture and food sector promote more productive farming, improve smallholder farmers’ incomes, strengthen local value chains, and thereby contribute to food security in Africa.
>100000
unique patients served
Our investments in the healthcare sector support access to medicines, improve healthcare provision, and/or strengthen health systems across Sub-Saharan Africa.
