# Women's World Banking

> Women's World Banking is a VC fund backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women&
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/womensworldbnkg
- Website: https://www.womensworldbanking.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womensworldbanking

Women's World Banking is a VC fund in New York focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Women’s World Banking designs and invests in the financial solutions, institutions, and policy environments in emerging markets to create greater economic stability and prosperity for women, their families, and their communities.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series C | $19M–$28M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 7 | 47% |
| FinTech | 5 | 33% |
| Finance | 4 | 27% |
| Transportation | 2 | 13% |
| Credit | 1 | 7% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 13% |
| Series C | 2 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 13% |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 13% |
| Seed | 1 | 7% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 3 | 20% |
| Kenya | 1 | 7% |
| Uganda | 1 | 7% |
| Colombia | 1 | 7% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 7% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ela Bhatt | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ela-bhatt-af06 |
| Jojo Malolos | Women's World Banking | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jojo-malolos |
| Mary Ellen Iskenderian | President & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mary-ellen-iskenderian |
| Sriraman Jagannathan | Country Representative | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sriraman-jagannathan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amartha | Amartha is a financial technology company that connects micro and SME business partners with investors. | $17.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 18, 2024 |  |
| Bike Bazaar | Bike Bazaar is a two-wheeler life cycle company where you can buy, sell, exchange any two-wheeler or avail finance for your vehicle. The company provides a range of affordable solutions and hassle-free experience along the two wheeler lifecycle, which include financing to purchase new and pre owned two wheelers, access to green bikes, insurance,and a transparent marketplace for buying and selling of preowned two wheelers.Bike Bazaar was founded in 2017 and is located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. | $21.3M | Series D | Sep 01, 2022 |  |
| Bike Bazaar | Bike Bazaar is a two-wheeler life cycle company where you can buy, sell, exchange any two-wheeler or avail finance for your vehicle. The company provides a range of affordable solutions and hassle-free experience along the two wheeler lifecycle, which include financing to purchase new and pre owned two wheelers, access to green bikes, insurance,and a transparent marketplace for buying and selling of preowned two wheelers.Bike Bazaar was founded in 2017 and is located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. | $21.3M | Series D | Sep 01, 2022 |  |
| Pezesha | Pezesha aims to be the first Africa-focused digital financial marketplace that converges lending amongst other financial services and products for both borrowers, lenders and investors, facilitating a shared economy. | $6M | Seed | Aug 30, 2022 |  |
| Sitara | Sewa Grih Rin provides affordable housing finance to the under-served low income households in urban and peri-urban locations.Incorporated in 2011, SEWA Grih Rin Limited was envisaged as a means for the under-served households to access affordable and formal housing finance in urban & peri-urban locations. We learnt that low-income householdsheld two facets of their life very close to their heart: they treasured the education of their children; and aspired to self-own a property, a home of their own.SEWA Grih Rin Limited’s work is aimed at directly improving the quality of life of informally employed households, especially their women members, by creating a tangible financial asset in their name. We provide an affordable alternative to those households whose credit capacity falls behind the widening financing gap given the informal nature of their employment. | $1.5M | Secondary Market | Jul 13, 2022 |  |
| Sitara | Sewa Grih Rin provides affordable housing finance to the under-served low income households in urban and peri-urban locations.Incorporated in 2011, SEWA Grih Rin Limited was envisaged as a means for the under-served households to access affordable and formal housing finance in urban & peri-urban locations. We learnt that low-income householdsheld two facets of their life very close to their heart: they treasured the education of their children; and aspired to self-own a property, a home of their own.SEWA Grih Rin Limited’s work is aimed at directly improving the quality of life of informally employed households, especially their women members, by creating a tangible financial asset in their name. We provide an affordable alternative to those households whose credit capacity falls behind the widening financing gap given the informal nature of their employment. | $18.5M | Series C | Jul 12, 2022 |  |
| Tugende | Tugende helps motorcycle taxi drivers own their own motorcycles in eighteen months or less instead of renting indefinitely. Ownership significantly increases income, job security and road safety. | $10M | Series B | Jun 15, 2022 |  |
| Tugende | Tugende helps motorcycle taxi drivers own their own motorcycles in eighteen months or less instead of renting indefinitely. Ownership significantly increases income, job security and road safety. |  | Debt Financing | Jun 15, 2022 |  |
| Amartha | Amartha is a financial technology company that connects micro and SME business partners with investors. | $28M |  | May 03, 2021 |  |
| Amartha | Amartha is a financial technology company that connects micro and SME business partners with investors. | $28M | Series C | May 03, 2021 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Women's World Banking invest in?

Women's World Banking invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Women's World Banking's check size?

Women's World Banking typically joins rounds of $19M–$28M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Women's World Banking participates in.

### How do I contact Women's World Banking?

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### Who are the partners at Women's World Banking?

The team at Women's World Banking includes Ela Bhatt (Founder), Jojo Malolos (Women's World Banking) and Mary Ellen Iskenderian (President & CEO). 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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