Arab Gulf Programme for Development
agfund.org Direct investor
AGFUND is a development organization established in 1980 that provides grants to development projects, focusing on areas such as early childhood development, women's empowerment, civil society development, open education, and financial inclusion. It operates primarily in the Arab region and beyond.
Arab Gulf Programme for Development is a public fund headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, founded in 1980. It invests directly in companies, in early Childhood Development, Women's Empowerment, civil Society Development and open Education. 1713 portfolio companies, as it reports.
“AGFUND supports sustainable human development by identifying successful experiences, networking and coordinating between partners, and providing grants to development projects implemented by partners for the benefit of target groups.”
— Arab Gulf Programme for Development, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Public fund
- Stage
- Not applicable
- Headquarters
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Invests in
- Arab region, Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, North America
- Sectors
- Early Childhood Development, Women's Empowerment, Civil Society Development, Open Education, Financial Inclusion
- Founded
- 1980
- Portfolio
- 1713 companies
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page Arab Gulf Programme for Development publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
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