GuarantCo
VC Fund
GuarantCo is a VC fund focused on Financial Services and Banking. GuarantCo mobilizes local currency investment for infrastructure projects and supports the development of financial markets in lower-income countries. It aims to enhance the availability and role of local currency finance for infrastructure projects and developing local capital markets in Africa and Asia.The firm has a portfolio consisting of 18countries and two multi-country projects in Africa and Asia. Its activities are managed through GuarantCo Management Company by the Cardano Development Group.
- Total investments:
- 31
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 10%
Last updated:
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Industries GuarantCo invests in
Stages GuarantCo invests in
Countries GuarantCo invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Debt Financing
- $11M–$100M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 9 (29%)
- Banking 6 (19%)
- Finance 5 (16%)
- Electrical Distribution 3 (10%)
- Solar 2 (6%)
Stage
- Debt Financing 26 (84%)
- Grant 1 (3%)
- Post-IPO Debt 1 (3%)
Country
- India 6 (19%)
- Nigeria 3 (10%)
- Benin 2 (6%)
- Vietnam 2 (6%)
- Pakistan 2 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Layth Al-Falaki
Chief Executive Officer
|
Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 9 | Find email | |
Lasitha Perera
CEO
|
CEO | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
|
Nishant Kumar
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Surabhi Mathur Visser
Cheif Investment Officer
|
Cheif Investment Officer | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arya.ag, India’s largest grain commerce platform, bridges the gap between sellers and buyers of agriproduce providing complete assurance on quantity, quality, payments. Our clients include farmers, farmer producer organisations (FPOs), financial institutions, SME Agri processors, commodity traders and corporate agribusinesses. With visibility over11,000 commodity storage points across the country, Arya.ag assures year-round supply to SME and corporate buyers with embedded financing options. | Debt Financing / Jan 23, 2025 | ||
| Etana Energy is an electricity trader that distributes electricity generated by renewable energy projects to businesses. | $100M / Debt Financing / Dec 04, 2024 | ||
| Shams Power, a joint venture of two of Pakistan’s leading energy companies (PITCO and Orient Operating Company), offers you economically priced solar power for the next 15-25 years, on a Build Operate Own and Transfer basis. We offer a complete range of solar energy services to commercial and industrial sector customers across Pakistan and handleevery aspect of solar power installations—including financing, technology evaluation, engineering and design, construction, monitoring, and ongoing maintenance. | $5.2M / Debt Financing / Jan 14, 2024 | ||
| Everest Fleet Pvt Ltd is a fleet management company founded in October 2016. We are a fleet of around 500 plus cars and they run under OLA/UBER in Mumbai and Bengaluru. We are one of the leading players in the fleet market. | $12M / Debt Financing / Jan 10, 2024 | ||
| Vivriti Capital is a marketplace for small enterprises and individuals that lack efficient access to financial services. It provides investment banking services to a diverse set of clients by combining their deep understanding of their clients’ business models with the efforts of their structured finance experts and their extensive coverage ofinvestor classes. Through the use of data analytics, the company's technology system determines the client’s needs and designs an appropriate product at the client’s doorstep.Vivriti Capital was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. | $30M / Debt Financing / Dec 12, 2023 | ||
| Runner Automobiles Ltd. (RAL) is an automobile company in Bangladesh. The company is manufacturing 12 different motorcycles at present ranging in size from 80 CC to 150 CC, RAL has become the market leader in sub 100 CC motorcycle segment in the country. They are offering different motorcycles of various capacities and models. The principal productof the Company is 2 Wheeler. Runner Automobiles Limited produces high quality, high performance 2 Wheeler at competitive prices. RAL's product range varies from 80 CC to 150 CC with some 12 models of 2 Wheeler and scooters. The products are sold to Customers and Corporate clients through Dealers, Company Owned Company Operated (COCO) stores, through tenders and recently initiated online retail mode.The market for 2 Wheeler is on the rise in Bangladesh, riding on an increase in disposable income among the general population and rapidly growing middle class. | $27M / Debt Financing / Aug 14, 2023 | ||
| M Auto is a source of sustainable transportation offering ‘mobility as a service’ on the African continent, with innovative systems that accelerate earning potential through productive assets ownership. Its cost-effective and convenient mobility solutions foster inclusiveness and promote environmental sustainability in Africa. | Debt Financing / Aug 05, 2023 | ||
| Northern Arc Capital is a non-banking finance company that provides access to debt for under-served investors and businesses. Northern Arc Capita connects originators so that they may deepen their presence and provide access to financial services to millions of under-served households. Northern Arc Capital formerly Known as IFMR Capital. | $39.4M / Debt Financing / Mar 01, 2023 | ||
| The company is focused on providing a long-term Home Loan and medium-term Home Improvement Loans to underserved low-middle income Cambodian households who do not have access to formal commercial lending. | $7M / Debt Financing / Dec 01, 2022 | ||
| EVN Finance is an integrated financial institution. They offer financial goods and services to businesses in the energy sector and other economic sectors. Their products include those for financial institutions, enterprises, individuals, and consumers. | $75M / Debt Financing / Jul 13, 2022 | ||
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FAQ
What does GuarantCo invest in?
GuarantCo invests primarily in Financial Services, Banking and Finance startups, most often at Debt Financing and Grant stage. Most of the 31 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is GuarantCo's check size?
GuarantCo typically joins rounds of $11M–$100M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds GuarantCo participates in.
How do I contact GuarantCo?
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Who are the partners at GuarantCo?
The team at GuarantCo includes Layth Al-Falaki (Chief Executive Officer), Lasitha Perera (CEO) and Nishant Kumar (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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