SEAF
seaf.com Direct investor
SEAF is a global impact investment firm that provides growth capital and operational support to small and medium-sized enterprises in emerging markets. It manages multiple funds across various regions and sectors, focusing on creating positive social impact alongside financial returns.
SEAF is a private equity firm headquartered in Washington, United States, founded in 1989. It invests directly in companies, at growth, in SMEs, impact investing, climate resilience and food security. $1.3 billion under management and 433 portfolio companies, as it reports.
“SEAF is a global impact organization whose mission is to improve lives and communities through entrepreneurs and small businesses.”
— SEAF, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Private equity
- Stage
- Growth
- Headquarters
- Washington, United States
- Invests in
- Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, MENA, Europe, LatAm & Caribbean, Global
- Sectors
- SMEs, impact investing, climate resilience, food security, inclusion, construction, agribusiness, financial services
- Founded
- 1989
- Assets under management
- $1.3 billion
- Portfolio
- 433 companies
Most shared portfolio companies with
Derived from portfolio pages both investors publish themselves: each pair below lists at least one company in common. 10 investors with a shared portfolio company. A shared company is not proof they invested together in the same round.
- Blue Forest Asset Management 1 shared company: impactassets.org
- Catalyst Fund 1 shared company: impactassets.org
- Cauris Investment Management, LLC 1 shared company: impactassets.org
- Circulate Capital 1 shared company: impactassets.org
- DBL Partners 1 shared company: impactassets.org
- HCAP Partners 1 shared company: impactassets.org
- KawiSafi Ventures 1 shared company: impactassets.org
- Media Development Investment Fund, INC. 1 shared company: impactassets.org
- RRG Capital Management LLC 1 shared company: impactassets.org
- WaterEquity LLC 1 shared company: impactassets.org
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page SEAF publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://seaf.com/name, is_investor, layer, type, hq_country, hq_city, invests_in_geographies, stage_min, stage_max, sectors, thesis_quote, thesis_quote_page, description, founded, status
- https://seaf.com/sgai-partnerships-2026/aum, portfolio_count
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Record 4575 · added 2026-09-03 · link last verified 2026-10-21 · confidence high
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