Catalytic Capital Case Study Learning Session #1

[Yee Zhen Ang]

Please find the pre-read and learning materials for the session here:

1. Introduction to Catalytic Capital (Seeding)

For a quick snapshot and overview of Seeding and Catalytic Capital, we encourage you to read the following documents before the live session. (Estimated time to read: 25 minutes)

• Executive summary Advancing Practice guidance note on Seeding

• Frequently-asked-questions on Catalytic Capital

2. Case Study: Babban Gona

To best prepare for the live session, start by reading about the inclusive growth journey of Babban Gona, an input provider and output aggregator in Nigeria. The company’s story highlights the role grants and subcommercial capital can play in promoting inclusion and in helping enterprises strengthen their capacities to access commercial capital.

Please refer to page 35 to 40 for the case study in the source document: Amaya, Thuard, Koh (2020) Bending the Arc. To access the pages directly, please enter the page number into the pdf page number tab at the top. (Estimated time to read: 20 minutes)

3. Global Webinar: “Who gets the returns? A Global Journey in Catalytic Capital”

If you have missed the earlier ‘live’ session of this global webinar on Catalytic Capital, we encourage you to view the recording before session #1. (Estimated time to watch: 55 minutes)

In this webinar, learn from deployers of catalytic capital from Asia, Europe, and Africa on:

• How catalytic capital deployers manage different risk/return ratios across different types of investors;

• Challenges and risks associated with working with more than one type of investor in catalytic capital investments and blended transactions.

4. Tideline report: Catalytic Capital Unlocking more investment and impact (optional)

For additional insights and for a broad overview on Catalytic Capital, you may like to read the Tideline report, supported by the MacArthur Foundation, which explores ‘catalytic capital’ and the many ways it has been used by a variety of impact-oriented investors to fill financing gaps, enable third-party investment, and generate impact that would not otherwise be possible.

This report aims to provide a broad overview of the state of practice for catalytic capital and, in so doing, create a foundation for existing and potential investors to expand and improve on their use of this important tool. (Estimated time to read: 30 minutes)

5. Beyond Tradeoffs (optional)

In impact investing, is there a necessary trade-off between financial return and impact? Beyond Trade-offs – an Omidyar Network series published on The Economist digital hub – features leading impact investors who have moved beyond the polarized trade-off debate to invest across the returns continuum. (Estimated time to read: 1 hour)

[Yee Zhen Ang]

Continue your discussions about the Case Study on Babban Gona in Nigeria in the forum. Here’s a snapshot of what was discussed in some of the groups during the ‘live’ session.

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[Yee Zhen Ang]

Please access the video recording of Session 1 here. Instructions on how to access (e.g. password) have been sent via email to all registered learners of the session.

Do note that the video recording is only available for viewing until 20 June 2024.