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FMO Entrepreneurial Development Bank
FMO Entrepreneurial Development Bank is a other headquartered in Netherlands (Europe). Ranked #295 in the 2026 Dealroom Power Law LP Ranking by realised power-law score across its venture commitments.
Historical Background
- Founded in 1970, the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) was established as a public-private partnership.
- It operates as the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank with a mission to empower entrepreneurs in developing countries.
Source of Capital
- The Dutch government holds a 51% majority stake in FMO.
- The remaining 49% is owned by a consortium of commercial banks, trade unions, and other private-sector representatives.
- FMO also manages funds on behalf of the Dutch Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs.
Major Events
- No information available.
Allocation Strategy
- FMO's investment approach is centered on supporting sustainable private sector growth in developing economies through impact investing.
- The bank concentrates its efforts on three key sectors: financial institutions, energy, and agribusiness, with a focus on food and water.
- A core element of its approach is the 'Pioneer-Develop-Scale' model, which aims to cultivate unbankable opportunities into viable projects, subsequently moving them towards public or commercial funding.
- Geographically, FMO's mandate covers investments in over 85 countries, targeting underserved markets where it can take on risks that other financiers may avoid.
Sources
- https://www.fmo.nl/about-fmo
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMO_(Netherlands)
- https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/eurodad/pages/748/attachments/original/1593617453/FMO.pdf?1593617453
- https://www.e3g.org/banks_2/fmo/
- https://annualreport.fmo.nl/2017/ir2018/ataglance2
- https://www.developmentaid.org/news-stream/post/170161/dfi-files-fmo-the-dutch-development-bank
- https://www.fmo.nl/l/en/library/download/urn:uuid:da772b4c-e732-4f0f-8101-ab5cc76829df/220916_fmo+strategy+2030-pioneer-develop-scale-final.pdf
- https://www.fdiintelligence.com/content/15c76d3e-4987-5f3f-a22e-d39f80964e15
- https://www.fmo.nl/