Capital Raising
(investment matchmaking)

Capital Raising (investment matchmaking)

The fact of the matter is that Africa is one of the toughest and least forgiving capital raising environments, and the time and effort spent on it has ‘killed’ or at least really held back many great teams and ideas.
– Ido Sum, Investor

4IP Group LLC Capital Raising for Inclusive Business Graduates of Economic Support Organizations (Incubators & Accelerators) entrepreneurship training programme to facilitate sustainable development and inclusive growth.

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Startup & Early Consulting

  • To match graduates (Inclusive Businesses) of the 4IP Group ESG Toolkit training programme
    in general and the accredited SDG Impact Standards training in particular with impact
    investors.
  • The 4IP Group ESG Toolkit to assist impact entrepreneurs in obtaining finance for their
    business ventures by feeding the 4IP investment pipeline with growth-oriented SMEs.
  • Create a project pipeline of 4IP Group ESG Toolkit Inclusive Businesses (Impact / Social
    Enterprises) looking for growth capital from impact investing sources.
4IP Group Responsibilities
  • 4IP Group works on the selected Economic Support Organizations (ESO) projects to find
    suitable impact investors.
  • In principle project preparation and negotiation costs for the fundraising process shall be borne by 4IP Group. However, ESO Directors will facilitate the negotiations with the projects sponsors to have 4IP cost items such as travel and other pocket expenses to be covered by the Sponsors.
  •  4IP services are undertaken under a best effort basis. 4IP does not commit and guarantee successful outcome of the services. However, the Parties are obliged to fulfil the obligations stipulated in and accruing from each Cooperation Agreement.
  • The Parties undertake to provide each other with all the necessary information, references and render assistance in the transaction.
  • While performing their duties for the investment, the Parties will defend each other interests.
  • Both Parties may terminate this cooperation agreement without prior notice in the following cases:
    • If one Party does not perform all of the duties required with the necessary diligence and honesty;
    • If one Party is in breach of any of the terms and conditions of this cooperation agreement;
Economic Support Organizations (Incubators/Accelerators) Responsibilities
  • Each ESO Director to sign a Cooperation agreement with 4IP Group to commit the centre to provide access to its pipeline of inclusive business graduates to 4IP Group to enable 4IP Group to select the most promising businesses based on their bankability and degree of advancement as explained by the selection criteria below.
  • ESO Directors to make 4IP Group aware of training workshop devoted to impact/social entrepreneurship.
  • ESO Directors to provide 4IP Group access to all available information on the selected graduates categorized as impact/social enterprises and will introduce 4IP Group to the project sponsors.
  • ESO Directors will provide all necessary technical expertise to the fundraising process and will participate to negotiations with investors upon 4IP request.
  • ESO Directors will only select inclusive businesses that have benefited from the following products and services provided by the ESO Centre:
    • Entrepreneurship Training Workshops;
    • Business planning;
    • Advisory/consulting services;
    • Financial literacy, business financing workshops;
    • Trade fairs, business-to-business events.

ESO Directors shall not discuss contractual arrangements with other counterparts and such shall
remain confidential during the course of undertaking the Services