E4: (Pt1) Vidya Vasu-Devan - Gates Strategic Investment Fund. Why have a VC fund at the Gates Foundation? What can be learned from M-KOPA?

Frontier Market Investing

English - March 15, 2019 04:00 - 16 minutes - 7.84 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
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This is Part 1 of a 2 part series where Vidya Vasu-Devan of the Gates Strategic investment fund dives in on the SIF strategy & its relationship with the Gates philanthropic mission. She also takes us on a deep dive in the SIF's investment in M-KOPA, a PAYgo solar company based in Nairobi.

Host: Hunter Sims
Producer: Allison Sims
Music: "Nowhere Land" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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