Welcome to the WSF Venture Micro Fund

WSF Venture Micro Fund invests in NGOs and Microfinancing institutions within emerging market economies from all regions.

What we offer

Key Service

We serve to improve and give a positive change to inclusive markets in the financial system, it is necessary not only to offer an adequate interest rate at a convenient term, we also offer all effective advice for an economy of scale through which this is actively developed. segment and solve challenges such as inclusion, inequality, poverty and the environment through social impact tools to improve the capacities of financial intermediaries by strengthening their skills.

Friendly support

WSF Venture Micro Fund is focused and committed to peotple, families & communities.

Growth

WSF Venture Micro Fund is focused and committed to provide subordinated debt resources to financial intermediaries whose objective is to make loans for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) as well as for low-investment ventures in developing emerging market countries, the purpose is to improve cash flow and for Financial Intermediaries to maintain adequate funding to meet the expectations and demands of the credit market of MSMEs and enterprises.

Flexibility

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About

WSF Venture Micro Fund was created as a department  thanks to the guidelines and needs for the concern that Foundation World Sustainability Fund - https://worldsustainabilityfund.nl - maintains in the fields of the environment such as poverty, hunger, health, healing, equality, peace, for which the focal center of our Institution is specifically directed and committed to the financial inclusion of countries developing countries through flexible capital financing, promoting those Institutions and entities that are aligned with our values and objectives.


Access to traditional financial services and after COVID-19, which has also shown the importance of digital methods, people in a society that have remained excluded from these services can significantly improve their entire environment and ability to create well-being for them. and their families in a multiplier effect, this is what financial inclusion is all about ending poverty with a strong social impact and this is the goal for which WSF Venture Micro Fund has been founded.


We adhere to the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, which were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. The SDGs, established on September 25, 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and planned for the year 2030, are part of the UN Resolution 70/1, the 2030 Agenda.


It's been 44 years since the first World projects began in 1979. Sustainability Fund with full responsibility and courage to do the right thing and that is how now, in view of the great need to seek economic growth for the most vulnerable, we face a new challenge with the same responsibility and mystique of breaking paradigms and achieving equal opportunities, Nearly 2 billion people are excluded from formal financial services and more than 50% are still unbanked according to figures from the World Bank and it is from our field of action that we know that to reduce poverty one of the most important and key elements it is financial inclusion and it is where WSF Venture Micro Fund has the total conviction that it is possible to achieve it and we are committed to that objective.

Meet the team! We want to help you make your project a success.

Team

Board of Directors

Founders of WSF Venture Micro Fund 

Lord Emile van Essen

Director

Co-Founder & President of WSF Venture Micro Fund.


Emile's first actions on sustainability issues began in 1981 he became architect and advised acoustic and thermal insulation for 45.000 houses around Schiphol Airport Amsterdam. In 1991 he was co‐founder of the national center for sustainable architecture and health, which led him to get involved in projects with the United Nations on issues of poverty reduction and sustainability, which led him to found what we know today as World Sustainability Fund (WSF) as an engine for global economic growth and poverty reduction.


He has participated and has remained involved collaborating in various institutions such as the UN, NATO, Peace one day , World Federalist Movement, active member of UNDP, Common Effort , WFBN, act4sdgs and Federalism board member for Peace , presence4life, World Sustainability Fund , Sustainable united Monument Foundation.


He did an MBA Executive Master in Business Administration, NIMBAS Utrecht/Bradford - HDA Auditor Dcn Amsterdam , Human and Organization auditing and several graduates in different fields, of Dutch nationality, he speaks native Dutch and fluent in English.


H.J. Fontenelle

Co-Founder

Co-Founder of WSF Venture Micro Fund where he is responsible for Growth Strategy, Business Development Lead & Stakeholder Engagement.


Before forming WSF Venture Micro Fund Jay worked for more than 10 years in the fields of finance, administration and development of companies and international business and investments through equity debt for the development of Projects for global trade, he also has experience within from financial institutions and non-governmental organizations.


He holds a BSc in Accounting and Finance and an MSc in International Relations and Foreign Trade with various diplomas from different organizations including project management for business professionals, best practices for business management within small and medium businesses. He speaks native English, fluent Spanish, Dutch and basic Portuguese.


Carlos Cifuentes A.

Co-Founder

Co-Founder of WSF Venture Micro Fund where he is Regional Director for WSF Venture Micro Fund's Latin American (LATAM) operations.


Before forming WSF Venture Micro Fund Carlos worked for more than 15 years holding positions in Financial Institutions, especially within microfinance and the entire process that involves external financing and investments for the development of financial inclusion.


He specialized in microfinance at the Internationale Project Consult GmbH IPC of Germany, as well as a Diploma in Corporate Finance from TEC de Monterrey in Mexico and is a Qualified Securities Trader on the Guayaquil Stock Exchange in Ecuador, is of Ecuadorian nationality, speaks native Spanish and English.


Frequently Asked Questions

What are our Working Hours?

Our Working hours are 9am to 5pm Central European Time (CET) and 9am to 5pm Ecuador time.


How can we be contacted?

We can easily be contacted via Email, Telephone and our Social Media platforms, hassle free with NO long waiting times nor impersonal contact.

Do we cater to a limited market?

No, we are not limited to what we can do and where we can do it, however are able to cater to your needs, contact us now and let's work it out!

What do we wish to achieve?

We aspire to grow to reach people, families and communities within emerging market economies to ensure that the outreach to Financial Inclusion is global.

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