How the BoP Fund works

With our Base of the Pyramid (BoP )Fund, GEXSI strives to maximise the social benefits; the Fund is sourced by donations; returns on investment flow back into the fund and are recycled to benefit further social businesses.

The BoP Fund has typically provided funding amounts ranging from between 10,000 € and 100,000 €, with a view to increase the maximum volume per investment over time. 

The BoP Fund offers donations and in-kind contributions to social entrepeneurs, and we screen and analyse project proposals, and explore the reasons for their inclusion in the Fund programme.

The BoP Fund does not aim for an overall positive return on investment at fund level; the Fund’s mission is to fill a gap between grant support schemes (100 % capital loss) and commercial investment vehicles (positive returns on fund level).