Deetken Impact
Alternative Finance
You’ve got Big Goals for your business.
We are here to help you achieve them.
Deetken Impact Alternative Finance (DIAF) is a joint venture between Deetken Impact and Adobe Capital*. Together, we provide tailored financing solutions for impact-focused businesses in Latin America that are founder-friendly and aim to support long-term, sustainable growth. We invest in profitable, growth-stage small and medium-sized enterprises with proven impact models and a commitment to gender equality.
We support exceptional impact-driven businesses who create innovative, profitable and scalable business models that address our most pressing social and environmental challenges and advance gender equality.
Impact Funds
Investments
AUM
Countries
Sectors
Our Focus
We aspire to create long-lasting, positive changes in the lives of millions of people across Latin America and the Caribbean by contributing to the growth of inclusive, sustainable communities and markets.
Latin America & the Caribbean was one of the hardest-hit regions by the global pandemic. Although many prevailing social and environmental challenges can be addressed through profitable, market-based solutions, the region’s small and medium-sized enterprises continue to face significant financing constraints. DIAF’s investment approach is based on innovation and flexibility to accelerate sustainable economic growth.
Our Strategy
We work with impact-driven entrepreneurs to provide tailored debt financing structures from subordinated loans to revenue-based financing. We focus on deeply understanding small and medium-sized enterprises’ capital needs and offering a suite of flexible financing solutions that catalyze long-term growth and sustainability. Our clients are agents of change that develop innovative, for-profit businesses that transform underserved communities and the planet.
Sectors where we make an impact
Financial Inclusion
Empowering entrepreneurs and small businesses
Sustainable Energy
Reducing pollution and building climate resilience
Affordable Housing
Quality rural, urban, and affordable housing solutions
Education
Supporting the dreams of future leaders
Healthcare
Providing essential services for underserved communities
Circular Economy
Reducing waste for a greener future
Mobility
Sustainable urban mobility solutions
Responsible Production & Consumption
Improving livelihoods and ecosystems
Financial Inclusion
Empowering entrepreneurs and small businesses
Healthcare
Providing essential services for underserved communities
Sustainable Energy
Reducing pollution and building climate resilience
Circular Economy
Reducing waste for a greener future
Affordable Housing
Quality rural, urban, and affordable housing solutions
Mobility
Sustainable urban mobility solutions
Education
Supporting the dreams of our future leaders
Responsible Production & Consumption
Improving livelihoods and ecosystems
Alternative Finance Funds
Fund I
- Mexico’s first triple bottom line impact investment fund
- $20MM AUM
- 100% Fully Invested
- 8 Investments
- 5 Exits
Fund II
Regional impact investment fund with an innovative royalty-based financing approach
AUM $30 MM
7 Investments Completed
3 Exits
5 Countries
Fund III
Ilu Women’s Empowerment Fund
A pioneering Gender Lens Investing fund in partnership with Pro Mujer
AUM $70 MM
31 Investments Completed
12 Countries
Status: Open
Fund IV
Deetken Impact Alternative Finance (DIAF) Fund IV
- Gender-smart and tailored financing solutions for growth-stage impact enterprises
- Vintage: 2022
- Target AUM: $100 MM
- Geography: Latin America & the Caribbean
- Status: Open
Impact at a Glance
Impact is core to Deetken Impact Alternative Finance’s investing approach. Our rigorous impact management process ensures that impact – including social, environmental, and gender aspects – is considered at every step of the investment process, in alignment the following United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals:
24.7k clients served
6.8K students served
1.9K student loans granted
622K clients identify as women
(70% of total)
4K employees identify as women
(50% of total)
21 GWH renewable energy generated
847K clients served, of whom 73% identify as women and 30% reside in rural areas
286 housing units sold, with 38% of clients with income below the poverty line
4K Tons of CO2 avoided
5.6K refurbished products sold
Spotlight On Our Impact
Ipeth
IPETH is a post-secondary educational institution operating in Mexico and Guatemala focused on providing affordable degrees in Physical Therapy for low and middle-income students. Additionally, it reduces the deficit of well-trained physiotherapists and offers on-campus, subsidized rehabilitation services for patients who would otherwise not be able to afford treatment.
Impact
IPETH has increased access to higher education in a highly demanded and well-paid field, offering lower middle-income students the opportunity to develop professional skills while at the same time, providing services to low-income patients. Gender impacts are also significant, in terms of the diversity of their team and management as well as the high percentage of students who are women.
The company has generated the following impact in the past three years:
- 14,587 students enrolled
- 59.5% of those students are female students
- 58% of those students are low-income students
- 18,281 patients have completed treatment
- 17,052 low-income patients have been treated
Provive
Provive provides low-income homebuyers with affordable homes, while renovating crime-ridden and deteriorated communities. They have devised an innovative urban regeneration program that promotes community participation and increases each residents’ overall standard of living.
They purchase and refurbish previously abandoned homes and work with the local community through its Tu+Yo Foundation to catalyze comprehensive community development solutions.
Impact
ProVive has given access to thousands of Mexican families to a decent, affordable home in a healthy community and a desirable urban location no more than 20 km away from formal job opportunities and ready access to public transportation.
They have created the following impact:
- 8,300 homes refurbished
- 36,500 individuals housed
- 5 community centers built
- More than 100,000 volunteers
- More than 470,000 volunteering hours
Habvita
Habvita is a social enterprise that builds, finances and sells affordable rural homes in Mexico. Based on a community organization model, the company can build several homes simultaneously, lowering material costs and generating economies of scale. Habvita also helps customers secure government subsidies and obtain mortgages, allowing them to pay off their homes within a reasonable amount of time.
Impact
The company has a strong social mandate to improve the quality of lives of under-served communities through affordable, dignified and environmentally friendly housing while also improving access to credit to rural populations. They plan to increase their impact by adapting their product and services to the needs of women clients.
They have generated the following impacts in the past three years:
- 1,136 houses built
- 321 houses refurbished
- 5,800 individuals benefited by houses built or refurbished
Sembrar Sartawi
Sembrar Sartawi aims to meet the urgent and prevalent financing needs of rural smallholder farmers living in regions with high risk of adverse climate events through a unique and innovative triangle business model that complements financial services with technical assistance and market access.
Impact
The institution reaches underserved communities through individual and group lending methodologies with small loan sizes. Clients and their family members have access to health services and business training. Sembrar Sartawi is distinguished for its responsible lending practices and commitment to improving client’s quality of life through an integral suite of services.
- 36,598 clients with outstanding loans
- 62% of clients identify as women
- 1,149 clients received health services in 2021
Spotlight On Our Impact
Ipeth
IPETH is a post-secondary educational institution operating in Mexico and Guatemala focused on providing affordable degrees in Physical Therapy for low and middle-income students. Additionally, it reduces the deficit of well-trained physiotherapists and offers on-campus, subsidized rehabilitation services for patients who would otherwise not be able to afford treatment.
Impact
IPETH has increased access to higher education in a highly demanded and well-paid field, offering lower middle-income students the opportunity to develop professional skills while at the same time, providing services to low-income patients. Gender impacts are also significant, in terms of the diversity of their team and management as well as the high percentage of students who are women.
The company has generated the following impact in the past three years:
- 14,587 students enrolled
- 59.5% of those students are female students
- 58% of those students are low-income students
- 18,281 patients have completed treatment
- 17,052 low-income patients have been treated
Provive
Provive provides low-income homebuyers with affordable homes, while renovating crime-ridden and deteriorated communities. They have devised an innovative urban regeneration program that promotes community participation and increases each residents’ overall standard of living.
They purchase and refurbish previously abandoned homes and work with the local community through its Tu+Yo Foundation to catalyze comprehensive community development solutions.
Impact
ProVive has given access to thousands of Mexican families to a decent, affordable home in a healthy community and a desirable urban location no more than 20 km away from formal job opportunities and ready access to public transportation.
They have created the following impact:
- 8,300 homes refurbished
- 36,500 individuals housed
- 5 community centers built
- More than 100,000 volunteers
- More than 470,000 volunteering hours
Habvita
Habvita is a social enterprise that builds, finances and sells affordable rural homes in Mexico. Based on a community organization model, the company can build several homes simultaneously, lowering material costs and generating economies of scale. Habvita also helps customers secure government subsidies and obtain mortgages, allowing them to pay off their homes within a reasonable amount of time.
Impact
The company has a strong social mandate to improve the quality of lives of under-served communities through affordable, dignified and environmentally friendly housing while also improving access to credit to rural populations. They plan to increase their impact by adapting their product and services to the needs of women clients.
They have generated the following impacts in the past three years:
- 1,136 houses built
- 321 houses refurbished
- 5,800 individuals benefited by houses built or refurbished
Sembrar Sartawi
Sembrar Sartawi aims to meet the urgent and prevalent financing needs of rural smallholder farmers living in regions with high risk of adverse climate events through a unique and innovative triangle business model that complements financial services with technical assistance and market access.
Impact
The institution reaches underserved communities through individual and group lending methodologies with small loan sizes. Clients and their family members have access to health services and business training. Sembrar Sartawi is distinguished for its responsible lending practices and commitment to improving client’s quality of life through an integral suite of services.
- 36,598 clients with outstanding loans
- 62% of clients identify as women
- 1,149 clients received health services in 2021
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*Deetken Impact, a Canadian Investment Fund Manager registered with Canadian Securities Commissions, holds a 49.9% equity stake in Adobe Capital, a Mexican investment fund manager. Fund I and Fund II are managed by Adobe Capital. The Ilu Fund is managed by Deetken Impact.