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ADAP (A Different Approach to Poverty) focuses on finding effective ways to use market-based solutions to eradicate extreme poverty with dignity for all.
ADAP Capital and ADAP Advisers provide intellectual capital to the entrepreneur alongside investment capital.
How we act: ADAP has a solutions investment approach with dignity for all stakeholders. Our two guiding principles are:
1) Utilizing the power of markets through innovative financing: Using Market-based investments, utilizing innovative and effective financing with a consistent focus on the solution to the social problem being addressed.
2) Unleashing the power of dignity: Seeking dignity for all stakeholders - ensuring that all voices are represented, heard and feel heard, with win-win-win for all stakeholders (investors-entrepreneurs-in country stakeholders) scenarios being adopted.
ADAP Capital and ADAP Advisers provide intellectual capital to the entrepreneur alongside investment capital.
How we act: ADAP has a solutions investment approach with dignity for all stakeholders. Our two guiding principles are:
1) Utilizing the power of markets through innovative financing: Using Market-based investments, utilizing innovative and effective financing with a consistent focus on the solution to the social problem being addressed.
2) Unleashing the power of dignity: Seeking dignity for all stakeholders - ensuring that all voices are represented, heard and feel heard, with win-win-win for all stakeholders (investors-entrepreneurs-in country stakeholders) scenarios being adopted.
Overview
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2013
Investment Type
Venture Capital
Mentions in press and media 2
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| Feb 4, 2019 | EWB Canada announces new investment in Kenyan fintech startup FarmDrive | Kenyan fintech FarmDrive has received a new investment from Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB Canada). It follows a $50 000 investment the startup received from EWB Canada and others in 2016 and an undisclosed investment by Safaricom’s ... |
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FAQ about ADAP Capital
When was ADAP Capital founded?
ADAP Capital was founded in 2013.
What has the press written about ADAP Capital?
Parsers VC has collected 2 articles mentioning ADAP Capital, among them “EWB Canada announces new investment in Kenyan fintech startup FarmDrive” (Feb 4, 2019).
Is ADAP Capital still active?
Yes, ADAP Capital is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Feb 4, 2019.