Connectivity Capital is an impact investment fund focused on expanding Internet access in frontier markets.
San Francisco, Africa & Asia
Joined March 2019
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Are you an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Africa or Asia-Pacific region? Learn more about debt financing at connectivitycap.com/getstart…
Check out our new piece today in @ImpactAlpha
“Mobile operators are drip-feeding the Internet, when we need an open flow of information and access,” write @benmatranga and @jrforster17
of @ConnectivityCap in an Impact Voices guest post. @A4A_Internet
impactalpha.com/investing-in…
Thank you @ITUSecGen for highlighting the critical gap in investment capital to reach the #SDGs. Our mission @ConnectivityCap is to create a new category for impact investors in connectivity. Proud to join the fight…and many sleepless nights to go!
What keeps me up at night in the 7 years to #SDGs 2030 deadline? ...the 2.7 billion people still offline!
How can we accelerate progress to achieve most impact?:
1. targeted investment in digital infrastructure
2. bold new partnerships to mobilize investment
#MWC23 #MWC23MP
ALT photo from a crowded room at the Mobile World Congress ministerial programme during my fireside chat with the GSMA Director General Mats Granryd
ALT enjoying a moment with GSMA Director General Mats Granryd during our fireside chat at the Mobile World Congress ministerial programme
ALT surrounded by the audience following my fireside chat at the Mobile World Congress ministerial programme
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Lasting change can be an unnerving enterprise, especially in the early days of a new idea. There’s a lot of groping around in the dark. You have to make bets based on a growing accumulation of evidence, with concomitant dollops of uncertainty and risk. 6/n
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Join us tomorrow at #IGF2022 (+ online 🌐) for our session on how to finance networks that can bridge the digital divide.
🗓 Friday 2 Dec: 9:30 am EAT / 6:30 am UTC
🎙️@jane_coffin, @japeirano, @LabardiniA, @benmatranga, Risper Akinyi (@tunapandanet).
🔗 intgovforum.org/en/content/i…
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✅ Topic: Learn how to build networks with your community and get access to funding.
“The word we like to use is agency, we talk about locally owned infrastructure. It’s agency over your life.”
@benmatranga - Managing Partner; @ConnectivityCap
ICYMI
youtu.be/ZaoI4RA9leY 👀
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ICYMI, excellent conversation with @Connect_Fund @ConnectivityCap and @AltheaNetwork on funding and building networks.
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Community connectivity providers can be the missing piece to bridge the digital divide:
apc.org/en/news/community-co…
Discover why in this piece about the launch of a new report and the inspiring experiences of two #CommunityNetworks: B4RN (UK) and Zenzeleni (South Africa).
Learn about #DigitalInfrastructure and #BroadbandFunding to bridge the #DigitalDivide with this impressive panel of people building, funding, and operating broadband networks across the world!
🗓Wednesday, Oct 12, 10-11:30 pst
🖥️ Webinar Registration: t.ly/WX_b
📡@AltheaNetworks is bringing connectivity to the people🛰. We specialize in bringing access where it is needed even in the most challenging environments.
🗓 next Wednesday Oct 12, 10-11:30 pst
t.ly/WX_b
Join this all star panel building real infrastructure now!
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This webinar is going to be HUGE and packed with info! Awesome broadband champions like @jane_coffin and @ConnectivityCap along with @Connect_Fund and @AltheaNetwork.
📡@AltheaNetworks is bringing connectivity to the people🛰. We specialize in bringing access where it is needed even in the most challenging environments.
🗓 next Wednesday Oct 12, 10-11:30 pst
t.ly/WX_b
Join this all star panel building real infrastructure now!
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ICYMI
📄 NEW REPORT published with
@ConnectivityCap, @APC_News & @internetsociety provides a blueprint for financing the broadband networks that can connect underserved communities across the US and beyond.
#DIW2022 #DigitalEquityNOW
connecthumanity.fund/report-…
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.@ISOC_NA, @Connect_Fund, @ConnectivityCap and @APC_News, with @drewclark in today's #BroadbandLive at 12 Noon ET on 9/28: Community Connectivity Providers present a new paradigm for thinking about digital infrastructure investment for community networks.
broadbandbreakfast.com/2022/…
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📄 NEW REPORT published with @ConnectivityCap, @APC_News & @internetsociety provides a blueprint for financing the broadband networks that can connect underserved communities across the world.
Find out more: connecthumanity.fund/report-…
Financing mission critical infrastructure in emerging markets is our jam! Join us to learn more...
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Excited to partner with @internetsociety, @Connect_Fund, @APC_News, @entpnt, @ZenzeleniNet, @teamB4RN. Link below to sign up for discussion!
🌱 Download the report, watch the webinar, and share the stories!
connectivitycap.com/insights…
#digitaldivide #financingccps #lastmileconnectivity
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Tomorrow! Join us for the first look at a new report about how to sustainably finance community connectivity providers.
Register 👉 connecthumanity.fund/report-…
On 22 Sept., join us, @Connect_Fund, @ConnectivityCap, @entpnt, @APC_News, @ZenzeleniNet, and @teamB4RN as we bring together experts and builders to discuss strategies and recommendations to fund community-led connectivity initiatives.
Register now: internetsociety.org/events/f…
ALT Report launch webinar: Financing mechanisms for locally-owned Internet infrastructure. 22 September, 14:00 UTC online. Speakers: Jochai Ben-Avie, Ben Matranga, Jane Coffin, Bruce Patterson, Carlos Rey-Moreno, Shaun Pather, Anoop Nagendra, Chris Conder, Juan Peirano.
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On 22 Sept., join us, @Connect_Fund, @ConnectivityCap, @entpnt, @APC_News, @ZenzeleniNet, and @teamB4RN as we bring together experts and builders to discuss strategies and recommendations to fund community-led connectivity initiatives.
Register now: internetsociety.org/events/f…
ALT Report launch webinar: Financing mechanisms for locally-owned Internet infrastructure. 22 September, 14:00 UTC online. Speakers: Jochai Ben-Avie, Ben Matranga, Jane Coffin, Bruce Patterson, Carlos Rey-Moreno, Shaun Pather, Anoop Nagendra, Chris Conder, Juan Peirano.
🚨Join us to launch our🆕report on Financing mechanisms for locally-owned internet infrastructure!
📅 WHEN: 22nd September at 14:00 UTC
Register now: tinyurl.com/financingmechani…
#ccpfinancing #muninetworks #communitynetworks #digitaldivide
How can #CommunityNetworks be sustainably financed?
Join us for the launch of a new report about operating models and financing mechanisms for community connectivity providers:
apc.org/en/news/report-launc…
🗓️On 22 September at 14:00 UTC. Register now:
bit.ly/FinancingMechanismsRe…
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How can community connectivity providers be financed sustainably?
To find out, tune in for the launch of a new report & hear from broadband leaders from @internetsociety, @ConnectivityCap, @APC_News, @Connect_Fund, @teamB4RN, @ZenzeleniNet & @entpnt.
connecthumanity.fund/report-…
EXCITING NEWS! @ConnectivityCap is honored to be part of @POTUS @JoeBiden's new Program for Global Infrastructure and Investment (bit.ly/3QRYGxH) launched at the @G7 this week partnering with @USAID @USAID_Digital Invest program. (1/3)
Since 2019, we’ve been pioneering a new approach to lending to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in developing countries. connectivitycap.com/the-chal… (2/3)
We launched the world’s first impact investment fund focused on expanding #internetaccess Connect the World Fund I to prove that last-mile connectivity could be the next big category for #impactinvesting. Today's a big milestone on that journey! (3/3)