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Bamboo Finance

Jean Philippe de Schrevel
CEO and Co-Founder

About Jean Philippe

About Jean Philippe

Jean Philippe de Schrevel is CEO and Co-Founder of BlueOrchard and Bamboo Finance. Previously, he co-founded BlueOrchard Finance in 2001 and BlueOrchard Investments in 2007. He joined Dexia Asset Management in 2000 as the Dexia Micro-Credit Fund Manager. Prior to that, Jean Philippe was junior team economist in Romania for an EU PHARE technical assistance program, Field Consultant in Microfinance for a Belgian NGO, an Associate with McKinsey & Co, the Operations Director of a private Microfinance Foundation in Argentina, and finally a Consultant for the UNCTAD Microfinance Unit in Geneva. Jean-Philippe is fluent in French, Spanish and English. He holds an MA in Economics from Université Notre-dame de la Paix in Namur, Belgium, and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.

Country: 
Switzerland
Region: 
Europe
Mission: 

Our mission is to create value for our investors, partners and the field of social entrepreneurship. We achieve this by promoting appropriate finance for the growth of enterprises which are having a direct positive impact on society.

Sector: 
Financial Services
Year Founded: 
2007
Website: 
Bamboo Finance
Description: 

Bamboo Finance is an impact investing company. We challenge the assumption that there is a trade off between financial and social return, we aim to obtain financial and social returns on investment. The target beneficiaries/clients of our investments are individuals or households previously excluded from the service/product and generally belonging to low income, mostly rural but also urban settings. For each investment, Bamboo Finance examines the socioeconomic characteristics of the population segment served including income level and basic needs satisfaction.

Social Impact: 

Poverty’s vicious cycle leads to unsustainable behavior and major societal costs. Providing funding to companies that provide “access” to quality healthcare, energy, agriculture, financial services, housing, education and water naturally unleashes potential for large scale economic and social development for all. We have successfully raised and invested nearly USD 250 million from private and institutional investors. We have made more than 35 private equity investments in over 20 countries and in diverse sectors, including energy, healthcare, financial services, education, housing, water, and agriculture.

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