Exim Finance

Name

Exim Finance

Legal name

Exim Finance

Website

https://eximfinance.ae

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Project Finance / Export-Import Financing

NAICS

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (522), Finance and Insurance (52)

SIC

Short-Term Business Credit Institutions (6153), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Structured Trade & Export Credit (ECA-backed, Structured Solutions) (FSABAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Infrastructure & Project Finance Facilities (BPADACAG)

Keywords

• Project finance facilitation
• Export import financing
• Trade finance solutions
• Equity partnerships
• Sustainability project funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Finance Facilitation: Providing project structuring and equipment financing for import and export projects on a global scale. This is the primary revenue stream focused on sustainability projects.
2. Equity Partnership / Joint Venture: Actively engaging in proposed ventures through joint venture partnerships, providing equity investment and risk sharing for carefully selected exceptional sustainability projects.
3. Risk Sharing / ECA Insurance Facilitation: Providing third-party full-faith guarantees to facilitate issuance of Export Credit Agency (ECA) Insurance for specific sustainability projects, mitigating risk exposure.
4. Trade Financing: Structuring and organizing short-term non-commodity trade financing and insurance solutions for seamless trade operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Exim Finance is a Dubai-based project financing firm that structures and delivers export-import financing solutions for sustainability projects worldwide. Its core offering comprises Finance Facilitation (project structuring and equipment financing), Equity Partnership (joint venture investments with risk sharing), Risk Sharing (third-party guarantees facilitating ECA Insurance), and Trade Financing (short-term non-commodity trade financing and insurance), targeted at sponsors, investors, funds, government entities, banks, and export credit agencies across sectors including renewable energy, agriculture, waste recycling, healthcare, industrial manufacturing, aviation, marine/logistics, and urban development.

Product overview

Exim Finance is a project financing firm offering a unified suite of financing solutions for sustainability projects. The core offering consists of four interconnected services: Finance Facilitation (project structuring and equipment financing), Equity Partnership (joint venture investments with risk sharing), Risk Sharing (ECA Insurance facilitation through third-party guarantees), and Trade Financing (short-term trade financing and insurance). These services work together to provide comprehensive funding solutions across eight key sectors: Alternate Energy, Agriculture and Food Security, Waste Recycling, Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals, Industrial Manufacturing, Aviation, Marine and Logistics, and Urban Development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Finance Facilitation Project structuring and equipment financing services for import and export sustainability projects on a global scale, providing tailored funding solutions for project sponsors and investors.
• Equity Partnership Turnkey joint venture partnerships providing equity investment and risk sharing for carefully selected sustainability projects, engaging directly in proposed ventures with project sponsors.
• Risk Sharing Third-party full-faith guarantees that facilitate issuance of Export Credit Agency (ECA) Insurance for specific sustainability projects to mitigate risk exposure for lenders and sponsors.
• Trade Financing Structuring and organizing short-term non-commodity trade financing and insurance solutions to ensure seamless trade operations for sustainability-focused businesses.

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Saudi EXIM (Saudi Export-Import Bank): Saudi Arabia's official export credit agency providing trade finance, export credit insurance, and project financing for Saudi exporters and importers. Closely comparable to Exim Finance given the regional GCC focus and ECA-backed structuring, though operating as a government entity with a balance sheet.
• FIMBank: Malta-based trade finance and forfaiting specialist offering structured trade finance, ECA-backed lending, and project finance for emerging markets. Comparable to Exim Finance as a focused trade and project finance facilitator serving cross-border deals in developing economies.

Broad incumbents

• Standard Chartered: Global bank with major transaction banking, trade finance, and sustainable infrastructure finance franchises across emerging markets. Overlaps with Exim Finance across ECA-backed structures and project finance for sustainability, though offered as part of a much broader balance-sheet-driven platform.
• HSBC Trade and Supply Chain Finance: HSBC's global trade finance and infrastructure financing arms serve ECA-backed cross-border projects and sustainable infrastructure mandates. Comparable to Exim Finance on transaction type, but HSBC operates at massive scale with proprietary balance-sheet capacity rather than pure facilitation.
• Allianz Trade (formerly Euler Hermes): World's largest trade credit insurer providing ECA-equivalent guarantees and structured trade credit solutions globally. Comparable to Exim Finance's risk-sharing service line, though delivered as a scaled insurance platform rather than deal-by-deal facilitation.
• Coface: Global trade credit insurer offering credit insurance, surety bonds, and information services for cross-border trade. Comparable to Exim Finance on the trade credit insurance / risk-sharing axis, though Coface operates as an established insurance carrier rather than a facilitator.

Emerging players

• International Finance Corporation (IFC): World Bank Group member focused on private-sector project and infrastructure finance in emerging markets, including sustainable energy, agribusiness, and healthcare. Comparable to Exim Finance on project finance facilitation for sustainability in developing economies, though IFC deploys its own balance sheet at very large ticket sizes.
• British International Investment (BII): UK development finance institution investing in sustainable infrastructure, climate finance, and impact projects across Africa and South Asia. Comparable to Exim Finance on cross-border sustainable project financing mandates, though BII is a DFI with concessional capital.

Regional players

• African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank): Pan-African multilateral trade finance institution offering ECA-style guarantees, project finance, and trade facilitation across Africa. Comparable to Exim Finance on ECA-backed trade and project finance in lower-rated economies, though focused specifically on intra-African trade flows.
• ICD (Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector): Multilateral development institution within the IsDB group providing Sharia-compliant project finance, equity, and trade financing across member countries. Comparable to Exim Finance on cross-border Sharia-compliant project finance mandates in emerging markets, particularly relevant given Exim Finance's UAE base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/exim_finance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/exim-finance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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