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26 IFC'S VENTURE team invests in venture/early growth companies that offer innovative technologies or business models with high impact potential in emerging markets. By executing transactions at an earlier phase than IFC's more traditional business, IFC's Venture Capital Funds seeks to enhance the organization's strong commitment to innovation, supporting local businesses, and accelerating cross border technology transfers. As the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector, IFC has global expertise across a range of sectors including energy, retail, agribusiness, climate business, education, healthcare, consumer internet and electronic payments. The IFC has backed several Endeavor Companies some of which include Contabilizei, Creditas, Salauno, iyzico , and Africa's Talking. INSIGNIA VENTURES PARTNERS is an early stage technology venture fund with a focus on investments in Southeast Asia. Insignia forms a unique team of experienced investors and founders passionate about building game-changing companies and providing access beyond capital. The fund was founded by Yinglan Tan, ex-Sequoia partner and CEO of Sequoia Capital (India) Singapore. Insignia has backed Endeavor Entrepreneur FirstCircle. JUNGLE VENTURES is a Singapore-based venture capital fund that invests in and helps build tech category leaders from Asia. Jungle has a dedicated team of operating partners and functional experts to support startups as they scale across the region. The firm closed its second fund in 2016 at $100M USD, backed by leading institutions and family offices. Jungle is currently raising its third fund targeted to be $200M USD. MALACCA VENTURES is a growth-stage investment firm focused on companies in Southeast Asia and India. They are primary interested in enterprise tech and b2b sectors, with a secondary focus on healthtech, edtech and vertical ecommerce. NORTH RIDGE PARTNERS is an independent investment bank that invests in and advises technology companies within the Asia Pacific region. They leverage their team's deep experience in buying, building, financing, running, and selling technology businesses to drive value for investors and clients alike. They provide strategic advice, execute M&A and capital raisings and deploy capital to support transactions. North Ridge Partners is a joint venture between its management team and the Victor Smorgon Group, a prominent Australian family office. PATAMAR CAPITAL is an early-stage venture capital fund backing companies serving the "mass market" in South and Southeast Asia. Patamar has been active in the region for 10+ years with a strong focus on eCommerce, agriculture, fintech, healthcare, logistics, and edtech / "future of work" verticals. With portfolio companies in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam, Patamar also pursues investments in South and Southeast Asia's frontier markets. As a global leader in gender-lens investing, the firm also launched one of Southeast Asia's first gender-lens venture capital funds in 2017. Notable investments in Endeavor Entrepreneurs include mClinica, Topica, and RUMA. RAKUTEN CAPITAL is the corporate VC arm of Rakuten, Inc. Rakuten, Inc. engages in the business of Internet services. It operates through the following segments: Internet Services, Fintech, and Mobile. The Internet Services segment manages e-commerce, online cash-back, travel booking, and portal and digital content sites. The Fintech segment provides services over the internet related to banking and securities, credit cards, insurance, and electronic money. The company was founded by Hiroshi Mikitani on February 7, 1997 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Rakuten has backed Endeavor Entrepreneur Cabify. M A L A C C A V E N T U R E S