What One Earth Future Foundation does

One Earth Future Foundation is a Broomfield, Colorado-based non-profit founded in 2008 whose mission is to prevent armed conflict and promote peacebuilding. The foundation operates as a programmatic parent entity housing multiple initiatives, the most material of which is Shuraako Capital — a financing vehicle that mobilizes concessional and DFI capital to small and medium-sized enterprises in the Somali region of the Horn of Africa. Shuraako's core product is a 5-year murabaha (cost-plus) loan with flexible repayment, bundled with technical assistance, targeted at job-creating and green-transition-oriented SMEs in fragile and conflict-affected settings.

Shuraako Capital's distribution is direct-to-borrower via an online application and a documented loan process, with field underwriting supporting borrowers like Afi Water Factory (clean water, 65% solar-powered), AADCO Paper Factory (local paper manufacturing in Somaliland), and Solargen Technologies (solar water pumping and mini-grids). The foundation's revenue mechanics are grant-funded rather than commercial: it pools capital from a roster of bilateral/multilateral donors, national development finance institutions (Norfund, Swedfund, Danida), multilateral bodies (UNDP, EU, African Development Bank), and private foundations (Arsenault Family Foundation, World Economic Forum partnership), and on-lends that capital under Islamic-finance-compatible structures. Core technology and proprietary systems are not disclosed; the platform is operationally a relationship-and-field-driven finance program rather than a software product.

Name

One Earth Future Foundation

Website

https://oneearthfuture.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

One Earth Future Foundation is a Colorado-based non-profit that runs Shuraako Capital, providing 5-year murabaha financing and technical assistance to small and medium enterprises in fragile Somali-region markets to stimulate job creation, private-sector formalization, and the green energy transition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Peacebuilding and Development Finance

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution & Stabilization (BPAGABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Peace, Security Sector Reform & Stabilization Programs (BPADABAH), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK), Development Finance, Guarantees & Blended Finance Programs (BPADABAM)

Keywords

• Peacebuilding programs
• Conflict prevention
• SME development finance
• Murabaha financing
• Fragile states investment

Headquarters

HQ city

Broomfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

One Earth Future Foundation runs programs that prevent armed conflict and promote peacebuilding in fragile settings. Its commercially structured program, Shuraako Capital, mobilizes capital investments to small and medium-sized enterprises in the Somali region by offering 5-year murabaha (cost-plus) financing paired with technical assistance, targeting job creation and the green transition.

Product overview

Shuraako Capital operates as a unified financing program focused on mobilizing capital investments to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Somali region. The offering consists of a single core product: 5-year murabaha financing with flexible repayment structures designed for sustainable business growth rather than transactional financing. The program combines growth capital with technical assistance to help entrepreneurs create jobs and accelerate the green transition in their communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shuraako Capital Financing Program A financing program that provides 5-year murabaha (cost-plus) growth capital paired with technical assistance to entrepreneurs and SMEs in the fragile and conflict-affected Somali region, aimed at job creation, private-sector formalization, and the green transition.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TrustWorksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the Shuraako Capital network supporting small business financing initiatives.
• World Economic ForumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal organization partnered to advance economic development discussions and private sector growth initiatives.
• UNDPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Development Programme partner for sustainable development and poverty reduction through private sector development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Acumen: Global impact investor providing patient capital and technical assistance to early-stage enterprises in developing countries. Directly comparable in mission to combine growth capital with social/environmental outcomes in fragile markets.
• Root Capital: Nonprofit impact investor lending to SMEs in rural and frontier markets across Africa and Latin America. Directly comparable as a nonprofit lending platform targeting under-served SMEs with a development mandate.
• Mercy Corps Ventures: Humanitarian and economic development organization with venture-style financing programs for SMEs in conflict-affected regions. Comparable as a peace-and-prosperity actor deploying capital to fragile-market entrepreneurs.
• Kiva: Crowdfunded microfinance nonprofit providing small loans to underserved entrepreneurs globally. Comparable in mission to expand financial access for excluded SMEs in developing markets.
• Search for Common Ground: International peacebuilding NGO operating programs in fragile and conflict-affected countries. Directly comparable as a peer peacebuilding organization with field operations across multiple conflict regions.
• Peace Direct: International NGO focused on local peacebuilding in conflict-affected countries. Directly comparable as a mission-aligned peacebuilding peer working in fragile contexts.

Broad incumbents

• International Finance Corporation (IFC): World Bank Group's private-sector development finance arm investing across emerging markets. Overlaps as a broad incumbent in DFI-led SME and infrastructure financing in fragile states.
• FMO (Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank): Dutch DFI providing capital to SMEs and infrastructure in developing countries. Comparable as a broad-incumbent European DFI pursuing blended-finance mandates in frontier markets.
• Norfund: Norwegian DFI investing in developing-country SMEs (existing partner of OEF). Comparable as a broad-incumbent DFI providing both equity and debt to frontier-market enterprises.

Emerging players

• Cordaid: Dutch development organization combining humanitarian relief, peacebuilding, and enterprise development in fragile states. Comparable as an emerging player blending peacebuilding with SME finance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OEForg
• Facebookfacebook.com/oneearthfuture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/one-earth-future-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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