# Grameen Foundation

> Grameen Foundation is a VC fund backing Agriculture and Financial Services. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2011
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/20681
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/grameenfdn
- Website: http://grameenfoundation.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StopPovertyNow

Grameen Foundation is a VC fund in Washington focused on Agriculture and Financial Services. Grameen Foundation was founded in 1997 to help the world’s poor address their own unique needs. They believe that all of us desire to improve Their lives, and that all of us – even the poorest among us – can reach Their full potential if They are given access to the right tools and information.Their work focuses on harnessing theunderappreciated strengths of the poor, an approach inspired by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. Grameen Foundation President Alex Counts also trained under and worked closely with Professor Yunus in Bangladesh for six years. While Professor Yunus is a founding director and a current director emeritus of Their board, Grameen Foundation and Grameen Bank are independent organizations and have no financial or institutional links.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |
| Social Entrepreneurship | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Counts | President and CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-counts |
| Farooq Abbasi | Non-profit Advisory | 28 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/farooq-abbasi |
| Muhammad Yunus | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/muhammad-yunus |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Juhudi Kilimo | Juhudi Kilimo provides asset financing, technical assistance, and business training services to smallholder farmers and small-to-medium agro businesses in Kenya. It offers financing for dairy cows and goats; poultry, pigs, rabbits, and other livestock as well as fish farming; agricultural equipment, including irrigation, agro-processing, andenergy-related equipment; and motorcycles, bicycles, and other vehicles primarily to transport farm goods.The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya. | $1.8M |  | May 10, 2011 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Acumen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Grameen Foundation invest in?

Grameen Foundation invests primarily in Agriculture, Financial Services and Social Entrepreneurship startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Grameen Foundation?

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### Who are the partners at Grameen Foundation?

The team at Grameen Foundation includes Alex Counts (President and CEO), Farooq Abbasi (Non-profit Advisory) and Muhammad Yunus (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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