Women Climate Initiative

Catalytic at the base. Commercial at the top. Measured throughout.

WCI structures capital so each provider takes only the risk it is mandated to take — and so every dollar of concessional money buys institutional participation.

Three layers, one facility.

First-loss absorbs the risk institutions cannot price. Concessional capital bridges. Senior commercial capital funds the majority — at market terms.

Catalytic / first-loss
20% · $600K
Philanthropy, CSR, development grants
Concessional & mezzanine
35% · $1.4M
Foundations, DFIs, blended vehicles
Senior commercial
45% · $2.2M
Banks, NBFCs, institutional investors

Catalytic capital in. Institutional capital out. Recycled.

STEP 1
Catalytic anchor

$600,000 of first-loss and grant capital absorbs the risk institutions will not.

STEP 2
Readiness built

Enterprises reach benchmark thresholds banks and DFIs can underwrite.

STEP 3
Co-investment unlocked

6–15× mobilised from banks, DFIs, foundations and impact funds.

STEP 4
Returns recycled

Repayments and fees fund the next cluster, lowering the cost of every cycle.

↻ back to step 1
$600K
Catalytic anchor
First-loss and grant capital
0–15×
Co-investment target
Mobilised : catalytic
0%
Target blended IRR
Portfolio level, net
0 mo
Time to first recycle
From facility close

Where committed capital goes.

Enterprise capital & first-loss55%
Shared services & accelerator delivery25%
Benchmark, research & data systems12%
Governance, audit & reporting8%

A five-year capital pathway.

Year 1
Anchor & prove

Catalytic anchor committed, Cohort I onboarded, benchmark v1 published.

Year 2–3
Structure & mobilise

First blended facility closed; bank and DFI co-investment enters.

Year 4–5
Replicate & recycle

Multi-cluster portfolio, returns recycled, benchmark adopted by third parties.

Three returns, reported on one schedule.

Financial
0%
Target blended portfolio IRR
Net of first-loss absorption
Social
0K
Livelihoods strengthened
Year 5, across clusters
Climate
0.0M t
CO₂e avoided or abated
Cumulative, Year 5

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