# Bamboo Capital Partners

> Bamboo Capital Partners is a VC fund backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 34 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Total investments: 34
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last fund: Nov 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bamboo-finance
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/BambooFinance
- Website: http://www.bamboocp.com/investments/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bamboocap/

Bamboo Capital Partners is a commercial private equity firm making investments that matter. We find game-changing businesses then applies a mix of geographical and sector expertise to deliver financial and social returns.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $4M–$7.5M |
| Series B | $3M–$28M |
| Private Equity | $500k–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 11 | 32% |
| FinTech | 10 | 29% |
| Finance | 8 | 24% |
| Solar | 4 | 12% |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 12% |

64 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 18% |
| Series B | 6 | 18% |
| Private Equity | 6 | 18% |
| Series C | 4 | 12% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 12% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 6 | 18% |
| United States | 4 | 12% |
| France | 3 | 9% |
| Colombia | 2 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 6% |

12 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Ruehmer | Head of Risk and Compliance | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-ruehmer |
| Jean-Philippe de Schrevel | Founder & Managing Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-philippe-de-schrevel |
| Jorge Farfan | Fund Manager & Head of Financial Inclusion | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jorge-farfan-7e5b |
| Bernhard Eikenberg | Fund Manager | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bernhard-eikenberg |
| Imraan Mohammed | Fund Manager | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imraan-mohammed |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Waspito | Waspito is a healthcare platform and app that offers services like online consultation, medicine delivery, specialist doctors, and others. | $2.7M | Seed | Mar 28, 2023 |  |
| SMALA | SMALA is a used online clothing platform for children. They are the operator of an e-commerce clothing platform intended to offer quality second hand clothes. Their platform provides an integrated platform where clothes are selected carefully. | $4.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 03, 2022 |  |
| Waspito | Waspito is a healthcare platform and app that offers services like online consultation, medicine delivery, specialist doctors, and others. | $2.7M | Seed | Mar 28, 2022 |  |
| Movii | Movii aims to reduce inequality by providing access to financial services to the unbanked population through the use of new technologies. | $16.5M | Series B | Oct 06, 2021 |  |
| Lidya | Lidya is a financial services platform to improve access to credit and finance across frontier and emerging markets starting with Nigeria. We use mobile-first technology with a strong customer experience and proprietary credit scoring algorithms to help small & medium businesses open an account online in 15 minutes, manage funds, and accesscredit needed to grow their businesses and plan their futures. In addition, we have created dashboards and tools to help businesses manage their receivables and cashflow to build credit scores that unlock higher credit limits and affordable rates. Welcome to Lidya. Welcome to the future. | $8.3M | Series B | Jul 07, 2021 |  |
| kubo.financiero | Kubo.financiero is the only 100% digital regulated finance company in Mexico. It offers savings accounts, personal loans and term deposits to its clients. Kubo’s lean model allows for lower interest rates for borrowers and higher return rates for depositors and investors. Its innovative model and strategic approach aim to encourage a “multipliereffect” to generate and strengthen Mexico’s emerging middle class through customer-centered financial services. | $27.5M | Series B | Jun 24, 2021 |  |
| Mwezi | Mwezi is a distributor of solar products. | $500K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 18, 2021 |  |
| Mwezi | Mwezi is a distributor of solar products. | $500K | Private Equity | Jun 18, 2021 |  |
| Annapurna Finance | Annapurna Finance is a microfinance venture that works for the financial and economic upliftment of underserved and unreached women. The company's purpose is the growth of the microfinance operation in the areas which are still away from the formal financial system of the economy and offer livelihood support to the poor households by providingfinancial and technical support to build up the entrepreneurial skill for the effective undertaking of business activities. It brings economically backward clients to the mainstream, offering need based financial services at its doorstep. | $30M | Private Equity | Mar 30, 2021 |  |
| Shopopop | Shopopop is a collaborative delivery platform for Drive races and local commerce. | $4.4M |  | Jan 12, 2020 |  |

10 of 34 investments shown.

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- [Alta Ventures Mexico](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alta-ventures-mexico) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Bamboo Capital Partners invest in?

Bamboo Capital Partners invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 34 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Bamboo Capital Partners's check size?

Bamboo Capital Partners typically joins rounds of $4M–$7.5M at Series A, $3M–$28M at Series B and $500k–$30M at Private Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Bamboo Capital Partners participates in.

### How do I contact Bamboo Capital Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Bamboo Capital Partners?

The team at Bamboo Capital Partners includes Christian Ruehmer (Head of Risk and Compliance), Jean-Philippe de Schrevel (Founder & Managing Partner) and Jorge Farfan (Fund Manager & Head of Financial Inclusion), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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