# THE WORLD BANK

> THE WORLD BANK is a VC fund backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 44 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 44
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 61%
- Last fund: Apr 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-world-bank/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/WorldBank
- Website: https://www.worldbank.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldbank/

The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. They are not a bank in the ordinary sense but a unique partnership to reduce poverty and support development. The World Bank Group comprises five institutions managed by their member countries. Established in 1944, the World BankGroup is headquartered in Washington, D.C. They have more than 10,000 employees in more than 120 offices worldwide. They provide low-interest loans, zero to low-interest credits, and grants to developing countries. These support a wide array of investments in such areas as education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture, and environmental and natural resource management. Some of their projects are cofinanced with governments, other multilateral institutions, commercial banks, export credit agencies, and private sector investors. They also provide or facilitate financing through trust fund partnerships with bilateral and multilateral donors. Many partners have asked the Bank to help manage initiatives that address needs across a wide range of sectors and developing regions.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $50k–$1M |
| Grant | $5k–$11M |
| Debt Financing | $91M–$750M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 12 | 27% |
| FinTech | 8 | 18% |
| Finance | 5 | 11% |
| Internet | 5 | 11% |
| Software | 5 | 11% |

80 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 18 | 41% |
| Seed | 7 | 16% |
| Debt Financing | 7 | 16% |
| Series B | 4 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 7% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 14% |
| South Africa | 5 | 11% |
| China | 2 | 5% |
| Egypt | 2 | 5% |
| Ghana | 2 | 5% |

23 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Boutheina Guermazi | Director for Regional Integration in Africa and MENA | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boutheina-guermazi |
| Gunnulf Martenson | Free-lance consultant | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gunnulf-martenson |
| Herve Villeroche | Executive Director for France | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/herve-villeroche |
| Massimo Morini | Senior Consultant | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/massimo-morini |
| Melanie Robinson | Executive Director for the United Kingdom | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melanie-robinson-2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pickalbatros Hotels & Resorts | Pickalbatros Hotels & Resorts develops and manages a wide variety of hotel properties and tourist attractions. | $200M | Debt Financing | Jun 16, 2026 |  |
| Republic of Uzbekistan | Republic of Uzbekistan is an online portal that offers state information resources of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan. | $5M | Grant | Jun 12, 2026 |  |
| Government of Ghana | Government of Ghana is a professional and service ministry providing professional legal services. | $300M | Debt Financing | Jun 08, 2026 |  |
| Mantas | Mantas protects businesses against cyber risk. We leverage predictive analytics to provide robust cyber insurance that helps businesses mitigate cloud downtime risks. Our parametric solutions ensure uninterrupted operations for all cloud-dependent businesses including e-commerce, SaaS and digital platforms. | $349.7K | Grant | May 18, 2026 |  |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | DRC is an investment management company that provides portfolio advisory, asset allocation, and wealth management services. | $500M | Grant | May 06, 2026 |  |
| Imperative Global | Imperative Global is an environmental consulting company that provides carbon offset and environmental asset projects. | $91M | Debt Financing | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| TEIAS | TEIAS is an electricity transmission company providing electric power transmission, control, and distribution services. | $750M | Debt Financing | Oct 06, 2025 |  |
| Central Bank of Nigeria | The Central Bank of Nigeria is charged with the responsibility of administering the Nigerian financial institutions. The bank implements monetary and exchange rate policies and manages the financial sector of the country. Its services include issuing legal tender currency; maintaining external reserves; safeguarding the international value of thelegal tender currency; promoting monetary stability and a sound financial system in Nigeria; and acting as banker and financial adviser to the federal government. In 1977, Dr Mrs. Seinye O.B. Lulu-Briggs joined the Design Research Centre, a private firm, in the capacity of Office Manager. This experience helped her enter the financial sector when she joined the Central Bank of Nigeria as a Youth Corporation Member in 1982. Within one year, she was promoted to the position of Senior Supervisor to Assistant Data Centre Manager. She worked in the company for eight years, in total, and quit the job in 1990 as the Head of Computer operations. Central Bank of Nigeria was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria. | $10.5M | Grant | Apr 06, 2025 |  |
| Kee Farms Foundation | The Kee Farms Foundation is a non-profit organization that works to mitigate climate change through regenerative ocean and land agriculture. | $500K | Seed | Nov 29, 2024 |  |
| Zepz | Zepz is an online service that lets people send money to friends and family living abroad, using a computer, smartphone, or tablet. It is a convenient, low-cost alternative to traditional money transfer companies that use high street agents and charge high fees. Money can be received as a bank deposit, cash pick-up, Mobile Money, or mobile airtimetop-up.Zepz's service is available to senders in 50 countries. They offer transfers to more than 140+ destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas. | $267M | Series F | Oct 04, 2024 |  |

10 of 44 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [International Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/international-finance-corporation) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [IFC Venture Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ifc-venture-capital-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Japan International Cooperation Agency](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-international-cooperation-agency) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel-india) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [African Development Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/african-development-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does THE WORLD BANK invest in?

THE WORLD BANK invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 44 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is THE WORLD BANK's check size?

THE WORLD BANK typically joins rounds of $50k–$1M at Seed, $5k–$11M at Grant and $91M–$750M 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 THE WORLD BANK participates in.

### How do I contact THE WORLD BANK?

Public channels for THE WORLD BANK include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at THE WORLD BANK?

The team at THE WORLD BANK includes Boutheina Guermazi (Director for Regional Integration in Africa and MENA), Gunnulf Martenson (Free-lance consultant) and Herve Villeroche (Executive Director for France), among 17 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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