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New Member: HACKFund Global FinTech joins the SME Finance Forum

230 members of the SME Finance Forum. Welcome to Hack Fund

HACKFund Global FinTech joins the SME Finance Forum to bring Silicon Valley Capital Raising Tools to Global SMEs

Washington D.C., June 22nd, 2021- HACKFund Global FinTech is the newest member of the SME Finance Forum. Members are SME financing experts from 80+ countries who share the common goal of expanding access to capital through knowledge exchange and innovation.

“40 percent of small and medium enterprises worldwide struggle to access the credit and capital needed to grow their businesses. We are delighted to welcome HACKFund Global FinTech to our network of over 220 member institutions who are working to eliminate the finance gap for SMEs,” said Matthew Gamser, CEO of the SME Finance Forum.

As a publicly traded fund, HACKFund Global FinTech offers previously excluded FinTech and InsurTech SMEs access to the growth capital once reserved for Silicon Valley companies. Our investment thesis generates significant impact.  

“We connect SMEs to Silicon Valley and global markets, unlocking access to capital necessary for growth”, said Jonathan Nelson, CEO and Managing Director of HACKFund Global FinTech, “and we are honored to become SME Finance Forum members.”

 

About SME Finance Forum

The SME Finance Forum was established by the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) in 2012 as a knowledge center for data, research, and best practice in promoting SME finance. As an implementing partner for the GPFI, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) was tasked with managing the initiative. To see all SME Finance Forum members, please visit: https://www.smefinanceforum.org/members/member-list

Media Contact: Carina Carrasco 

ccarrasco@worldbank.org

 

About HACKFund Global FinTech

HACKFund Global FinTech, a $200 million publicly traded fund, is the venture arm of Hackers/Founders, a global community of 350,000 tech entrepreneurs. The Fund invests in seed to pre-IPO stage FinTech and InsurTech SMEs, with a bias toward emerging markets. Read more about their initiatives> https://hackfund.com/

 

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