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First Financing Commitment in an Ongoing Partnership NAIROBI, June 2, 2021 – Social Investment Managers and Advisors LLC (SIMA), a new generation of impact investment manager, and Renewvia Energy Corporation, a global solar developer, today announced a partnership to electrify rural communities in Kenya underserved by conventional utilities. The agreement includes a commitment of $1 million from the SIMA Off […]

Betting on Rabbits and Solar Meet David Wanjau, both a Kenyan rabbit farmer and the founder of Deevabits Green Energy, one of the first SIMA Angaza Distributor Finance Fund (DFF) portfolio companies. He describes himself as a “scientist by training and entrepreneur at heart”. Indeed, he has a background in biomedical science and technology, as well as a decade of […]

CONGRATULATIONS! Your firm has been selected for the ImpactAssets 50 2021 (IA 50). The firms that were ultimately selected for the IA 50 2021 were chosen to represent experienced managers across a breadth of geographies, asset classes and impact areas of focus. Important Information and Next Steps ImpactAssets will announce the IA 50 2021 tomorrow morning at 7am ET, February 23 in a […]

SIMA are delighted to announce the recent regulatory NOC for its Non-Banking Housing Finance Company by the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).  This is a major milestone

San Francisco, USA; New York, USA; and Nairobi, Kenya; October 2020 – The SIMA Angaza Distributor Finance Fund (DFF) has anchored its investment portfolio with loans to three last-mile solar distributors

SIMA are pleased to announce their recent registration as Investment Advisers with the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). This exciting development for SIMA will allow them to expand into new markets.

May 2020. At the initiative of Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, a group of microfinance lenders and key players in inclusive finance worked on a set of principles to better support the microfinance sector in the health and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19.

May 2020. At the initiative of Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, a group of microfinance lenders and key players in inclusive finance worked on a set of principles to better support the microfinance sector in the health and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19.

NEW YORK, NY – February 20, 2020 – Social Investment Managers and Advisors (SIMA), a new generation of impact investment manager, has invested close to $90MM into the off-grid solar and financial access sectors through its senior debt fund.

The GOGLA Forum was held in Nairobi from 18th to 20th February 2020 hosted by GOGLA, Lighting Global .