U.S. International Development Finance Corp
VC Fund
Washington, United States
U.S. International Development Finance Corp is a VC fund in Washington focused on Financial Services and Finance. U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is America’s development bank. DFC partners with the private sector to finance solutions to the most critical challenges facing the developing world today. We invest in projects that create jobs in emerging markets in sectors including energy, healthcare, critical infrastructure, telecommunications, and financing for small businesses and women entrepreneurs. DFC investments adhere to high standards and respect the environment, human rights, and worker rights.
- Total investments:
- 133
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 77%
- Fund size:
- $300M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries U.S. International Development Finance Corp invests in
Stages U.S. International Development Finance Corp invests in
Countries U.S. International Development Finance Corp invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 8 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Post-IPO Debt
- $18M–$468M
- Debt Financing
- $6.7M–$390M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1M–$1B
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 42 (32%)
- Finance 24 (18%)
- FinTech 16 (12%)
- Banking 13 (10%)
- Renewable Energy 13 (10%)
Stage
- Debt Financing 66 (50%)
- Post-IPO Debt 21 (16%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 10 (8%)
- Grant 7 (5%)
- Funding Round 4 (3%)
Country
- India 35 (26%)
- Kenya 12 (9%)
- United States 11 (8%)
- Brazil 4 (3%)
- United Kingdom 4 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben Black
CEO
|
CEO | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
|
Denise Kutsch
Associate Director
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Associate Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Geoffrey Tan
Managing Director, Asia Pacific
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Managing Director, Asia Pacific | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
U.S. International Development Finance Corp
Regional Managing Director in South Asia Region
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Regional Managing Director in South Asia Region | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
James Polan
Vice-President
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Vice-President | Total investments: 9 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| WIOCC Group serves as a provider of interconnected, carrier-scale digital infrastructure and managed network services, operating exclusively as a wholesaler to hyperscalers, cloud operators, content providers, and telcos. | $155M / Private Equity / Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| Global Atomic Corp, formerly Silvermet Inc, is a Canada-based zinc production company. The Company's principal business activity is the development of the electric arc furnace dust (EAFD) recycling business in Turkey to recover zinc in concentrate, which is sold to smelters, primarily in the European market. Global Atomic Corp, in partnershipwith Befesa Zinc S.A.U. (Befesa), a Spanish company that operates a number of Waelz kilns throughout Europe, has a joint venture known as Befesa Silvermet Turkey, S.L. (BST) operating the Iskenderun plant. Global Atomic Corp holds interest in Befesa Silvermet Iskenderun Celik Tozu Geri Donusumu A.S. (BSI), which holds and operates the Iskenderun facility. | $414.2M / Post-IPO Debt / Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| DTEK Group is a diversified energy holding that includes six businesses and Academy DTEK, our corporate university. DTEK Group is the largest private investor in the energy sector in Ukraine, with over €12 billion in invested capital since 2005, employing 55,000 people. | $98.1M / Debt Financing / Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| Harena Rare Earths is a mineral exploration company. It focuses on the Ampasindava Ionic Clay Rare Earths Project in Madagascar, which contains 606,000 tonnes of Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO). The company explores and develops critical magnet metals like neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and terbium for use in clean energy, electronics, anddefense sectors. | $4.8M / Post-IPO Debt / Jul 22, 2026 | ||
| Pela Global Limited is an Australian company focused on critical and precious metals mining, primarily advancing projects in North Macedonia's Tethyan Belt. It specializes in antimony and gold resources, emphasizing sustainable development and global supply chain contributions. | $5M / Debt Financing / Apr 07, 2026 | ||
| Sine Engineering specializes in creating communication and positioning platforms tailored for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) functioning in GPS-denied and electronically contested settings. Their solutions incorporate jamming detection and avoidance, smart frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS), and non-GPS positioning methods that seamlesslyintegrate with existing autopilot systems. Designed to be swarm-ready, these systems support intelligent teaming and network resilience, addressing the challenges faced by UAVs in modern electronic warfare scenarios. Sine Engineering's offerings are adaptable and modular, allowing for rapid upgrades and over-the-air updates to meet evolving operational requirements. | Grant / Mar 26, 2026 | ||
| Syrah Resources is a resource company with a diversified exploration portfolio located in southeast Africa. | Post-IPO Equity / Mar 01, 2026 | ||
| Serra Verde operates integrated rare earth mining and processing operations. | $565M / Debt Financing / Feb 05, 2026 | ||
| TechMet is a private industrial company that is building projects to secure the supply of the key metals critical to the future growth of EVs, Energy Storage and Renewable Energy. TechMet currently holds interests in both production and development assets in Africa, North America, and South America. | Grant / Jan 09, 2026 | ||
| African Metallic Resources is a Liberia-incorporated, Africa-focused investment firm specializing in the exploration, extraction, processing, marketing, and transport of natural resources. | $500M / Dec 18, 2025 | ||
| See all 133 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does U.S. International Development Finance Corp invest in?
U.S. International Development Finance Corp invests primarily in Financial Services, Finance and FinTech startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 133 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does U.S. International Development Finance Corp invest in?
U.S. International Development Finance Corp typically joins rounds of $18M–$468M at Post-IPO Debt, $6.7M–$390M at Debt Financing and $1M–$1B at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not U.S. International Development Finance Corp's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds U.S. International Development Finance Corp took part in.
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Who are the partners at U.S. International Development Finance Corp?
The team at U.S. International Development Finance Corp includes Ben Black (CEO), Denise Kutsch (Associate Director) and Geoffrey Tan (Managing Director, Asia Pacific), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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