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Investing for Large-Scale Impact
1. Investing for large scale impact
Anuradha Bhavnani, Regional Director, Shell Foundation
2. Investing for large scale impact
April 2013
Anuradha Bhavnani
Regional Director
3. SF is an independent charity that catalyses
scalable & sustainable enterprise-based solutions to global
development challenges.
Energy access and mobility
We work with a
few strategic partners
on issues aligned to
energy and mobility
Who we are ?
We deploy
more than money to
pilot, scale-up and
replicate solutions
We leverage our
independent but linked
relationship with Shell
where appropriate
4. Sustainable business solutions to development challenges
These challenges are large and needs pioneering market based solution
Going to scale and impacting lacs / millions and not thousands
New solutions / catalyst . Nurture Innovative entrepreneurial approaches
Need for money and Business Thinking
Market building – building entrepreneurs / sector pioneers and creating a
wider eco system
Patience , time and investment are key to creating new partnerships
Sector reformIncubate Pilot Scale
5. Enterprise-based Approach
Catalytic: identify new model / incubator with a market based solutions
Focus: on a few challenges build strategic partners
Co-develop new customer-based solutions
Social and Environmental impact
Target financial-viability
Provide “more than money” to achieve viable growth
Measure impact
Sector reformIncubate Pilot Scale
6. Lessons learned / reasons for failures
• People make initiatives successful
- Useful to have a pilot/test phase
- Some partners only want money, but need wider support
- There must be aligned vision from the outset
- Choose co-investors like friends – carefully !
- Ensure fair/accurate communications
- A big difference between partnerships and “projects”
- Partner relationships take time and effort to succeed
Editor's Notes
Focus on a few programmesSelect the right partnersIncubate, pilot, scale-upProvide business development assistance Leverage Shell value-adding resources as appropriateTarget triple-bottom line sustainabilityMeasure, validate and report success/impactHave a clear exit strategy
Focus on a few programmesSelect the right partnersIncubate, pilot, scale-upProvide business development assistance Leverage Shell value-adding resources as appropriateTarget triple-bottom line sustainabilityMeasure, validate and report success/impactHave a clear exit strategy
the “4 F’s” refer to – Friends, Family, Fools and Foundations…
Catalyst:Smart SubsidyBusiness ExpertiseAccess to NetworksLinks to corporatesLeverage Funding