LeapFrog Investments London

What they do

LeapFrog invests in exceptional businesses in Asia and Africa to enable leaps of growth, profitability and impact. The group’s portfolio of companies reaches 537 million people with financial services, healthcare and climate solutions, across more than 37 countries. 359 million of those people are emerging consumers; many of whom are accessing formal insurance, savings, pensions, credit, remittances or healthcare for the first time. LeapFrog, which has had close to $3 billion of capital committed, brings a track record of more than a decade as a trusted General Partner to investors in private markets. LeapFrog Investments invests $20-75 million for majority or influential minority stakes in growing companies that have exceptional management teams and are focused on providing services that address the needs of emerging consumers. LeapFrog companies have grown on average by 23% per year since investment, and the group is now backed by many of the world’s leading institutional investors. LeapFrog twice been named by Fortune as one of the top Companies to Change the World, in 2017, this was alongside Apple and Novartis, becoming the first private investment group ever listed. LeapFrog’s proprietary measurement framework contributes to new expectations for integrated reporting and to the advancement of industry best practices. LeapFrog is both a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, and a recipient of their highest ranking level, A+. LeapFrog is a founding Investors Council Member of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and is a funder and member of the advisory group of The Impact Management Project.

What they look for

LeapFrog’s core thesis is "Profit with Purpose." The firm invests in extraordinary businesses in Africa and Asia, partnering with their leaders to achieve leaps of growth, profitability, and impact. They aim to open the gates of capital markets to purpose-driven businesses that empower emerging consumers to lift themselves out of poverty.

Stage

Series B+

Sectors

Fintech, Healthcare, Climate

Based

London, GB