2X Global

📢 As part of Women in African Investments - WAI Group's formalisation of our ongoing partnership with 2X Global, we are excited to welcome and introduce the wonderful members of the 2X team that recently joined our community: 💡 Ayodele Ogunnoiki, Programme Manager, 2X Ignite: The 2X Ignite program ultimately aims to unlock capital for women-led businesses by supporting female fund managers who invest in gender-focused initiatives. https://www.2xignite.org https://lnkd.in/dsPxchXm 💡 Edna Karanja, Programme Manager, 2X Challenge This program works with leading financial institutions and private sector investors who have committed to investing in women's economic empowerment over the next three years. The aim is to unlock financing for women entrepreneurs, business owners and leaders, businesses that offer quality employment, and companies that produce gender-smart products and services thereby advancing the field of gender finance. https://lnkd.in/eYXS2qh 💡 Nafisa Bhikhoo, Programme Manager, 2X Certification 2X Certification builds on the 2X Criteria, offering a more comprehensive gender assessment of companies, funds, and financial institutions (FIs). It provides a mechanism to evaluate and independently verify the gender efforts of a company, fund, or FI against the robust 2X Certification methodology. https://lnkd.in/e6PbfQMf We look forward to more catalytic collaboration towards an inclusive African investment ecosystem! 🎊 Marijn Wiersma Jessica Espinoza Elena Haba

📅 Together with MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates), we're pleased to announce the dates and location for the 2X Global Summit 2024. Between September 16th to September 18th, 2X Global members and strategic partners will convene in Nairobi, Kenya for three days of learning, networking and solutions-oriented sessions under the theme 'Solutions for Systems-Level Change'. Read all about the summit and how sessions will draw a link between gender finance and Kenya's thriving tech sector at the 🔗 below: https://lnkd.in/gkSxy2pu

Welcoming Sahel Capital to our community as one of the newest members of 2X Global! Sahel brings their expertise and perspective from working to drive gender equity in agriculture and food security in the African continent. We're looking forward to fruitful discussions and opportunities for peer learning and sharing! #MemberMonday

Thrilled to welcome our 2X Ignite GP Sprint alumnus Matanataki Pte Ltd to the community of 2X Global members! Matanataki is a woman-founded impact fund based in the Pacific, focusing on the blue economy, sustainable development and a reef-positive approach. 🌊 We’re so glad that they will be continuing their journey with us as a member of 2X Global! #MemberMondays #GenderLensInvesting

Welcome to one of our newest members - The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF)! Women’s health is a critical issue and one which needs far more investment. So we’re especially excited to have SHF on board, bringing their insight and expertise in advancing these issues and driving more investment into sanitation, hygiene and menstrual health. Read more about it: https://lnkd.in/eGGu3f6i #MemberMonday #GenderLensInvesting

2X Global is proud to announce our new governing board. All seasoned professionals with years of work in the fields of finance and investment and significant experience in gender lens investing, diversity issues and ESG, our new board directors bring both depth and diversity of experience to their roles. Read more about the 2X Global governing board on our website: ⤵ https://lnkd.in/gncJti9v Sudha Bharadia Jessica Espinoza Jen Braswell Hoda Abou-Jamra Carmen Correa Borja García Fernandez Sonia Jordan-Kirwan Heather Kipnis Jenny de Nijs Ibukun Awosika Andia Laura Chakava Kshama Fernandes

Last night, under the warm glow of a summer sunset, gender-smart investors gathered at Zuid Park for an inspiring cocktail event. Conversations flowed, connections were forged, and ideas sparked. Together, we’re unlocking strategic capital to drive positive change. 💡🌿 Learn more about gender-smart investing and explore how it can transform financial outcomes while advancing social impact. 🚀🌎https://lnkd.in/dQ9ASaii Our CEO, Jessica Espinoza, will be among those opening SuperReturn with a Keynote on Alpha with impact: Unlocking smarter investing. #SREM #innovation #Africa #SuperReturn #2XChallenge #MoveBillions

Very inspiring to join the Sorenson Impact Summit in Utah, where impact leaders and change makers come together for thought-provoking discussions and innovative collaborations. It’s been inspiring to hear from & (re-)connect with impact leaders like Katie Macc, Liesel Pritzker Simmons, Lindsay Zizumbo, Debra Schwartz, Fran Seegull, Laurie J Spengler, Jessica Matthews, Robert Munson, Allie Burns, Jacob Haar, David Bank, Audrey Selian and many others! To drive meaningful, system-level change, we need the collective efforts of the public, private and philanthropic sector. I’m excited about new connections forged at this one-of-a-kind event to drive innovative partnerships forward. 2X Global #impactinvesting #sustainability

How can we unlock capital and impact at scale? In 2021, we reflected on key lessons from the first years of the 2X Challenge. We identified persistent inequalities and systemic barriers limiting the volume and impact of capital flowing towards gender-smart funds and underrepresented founders. Through a series of intensive workshops with over 120 industry experts across emerging and frontier markets, we concluded that the smartest way to unlock inclusive capital at scale is to invest in women/diverse-led fund managers with gender-smart investment strategies. That’s what 2X Ignite is: a holistic solution to accelerate the next generation of women-led, gender-smart fund managers - and to fund underrepresented founders. Within 2X Ignite is the 2XI GP Sprint, a regional GP accelerator programme designed to boost the fundraising journey of fund managers. Last April, we launched the Africa 2024 cohort co-hosted with and supported by MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates) and FSD Africa. Read more about them here: Africa GP Sprint Cohort: https://lnkd.in/dGUxR9SN Meet the Africa cohort in Amsterdam at the 2X Investor Meet-up. Register here to reserve your spot: https://lnkd.in/dtApGQXM #2XChallenge #G7 #genderlensinvesting #SuperReturn

The G7 Summit is where the #2XChallenge began back in 2018, with a commitment to invest US$3 billion in women’s economic empowerment. At the close of the 2024 G7 Leaders’ Summit in Italy, the group affirmed its support for the third edition of the 2X Challenge, with a coalition of Development and Multilateral Finance Institutions and private sector investors committing to mobilise US$ 20 Billion in financing for women. Learn more about the 2X Challenge and our new commitment: https://lnkd.in/dNeaS3FU Read the G7 Leaders' Communique: Apulia-G7-Leaders-Communique.pdf (g7italy.it) #2XChallenge #FinancingforWomen #GenderLensInvesting #InvestInHer #InvestInWomen #MoveBillions #G7Summit #G7Leaders