What Eurasian Development Fund does

Eurasian Development Fund Inc. (EDFI) is a privately held development-focused investment fund incorporated in New York in 2017 and headquartered at 295 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor. The firm provides project financing, advisory services, and technology sourcing to non-profit organizations, businesses, and government entities, with a stated objective of accelerating regional economic growth through sustainable development. Its offering is deployed across four primary verticals — Real Estate Development, Infrastructure Development, Agricultural Sector, and Energy — with the energy vertical further diversified into Solar, Wind, and Fossil Fuel Power Plants.

The core service platform is organized as three integrated pillars: Project Financing (capital deployment across the listed sectors), Advisory Services (strategic consulting for social and economic impact), and Technology Sourcing (technical assistance and procurement for regional industries). EDFI emphasizes tailored, project-specific solutions and collaborative partnerships with local governments and communities rather than standardized product offerings. The firm positions itself around four operating principles — tailored solutions, collaborative partnerships, community engagement, and maximizing impact — and reaches counterparties through investor forums, business conferences, and sustainable development programs.

EDFI operates a sales-led go-to-market model with direct enterprise engagement for bespoke project financing arrangements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured on a quote-based, per-project basis with multi-year contracts typical of development finance. The firm claims a global network and a team of experts, though no public deal track record, named transactions, AUM, headcount, or management team disclosures are available, making the scale and execution depth of the platform difficult to verify from public information alone.

Name

Eurasian Development Fund

Legal name

Eurasian Development Fund Inc.

Website

https://edfcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Eurasian Development Fund Inc. (EDFI), founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, provides project financing, advisory services, and technology sourcing to businesses, governments, and non-profit organizations across real estate, infrastructure, agriculture, and energy sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Development Finance & Project Financing

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Infrastructure & Project Finance Facilities (BPADACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Economic Growth, Trade & Private Sector Development Programs (BPADABAF)

Keywords

• Project financing
• Development capital
• Infrastructure investment
• Real estate financing
• Advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Financing: Provides project financing to support regional businesses and industries in sectors including Real Estate Development, Infrastructure, Energy, and Agriculture.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Eurasian Development Fund Inc (EDFI) is a development-focused investment fund that provides project financing, advisory services, and technology sourcing to regional businesses, governments, and organizations. Its capital and support are directed into four investment focus areas: Real Estate Development, Infrastructure Development, Agriculture, and Energy (including solar, wind, and fossil fuel power).

Product overview

Eurasian Development Fund Inc (EDFI) is a development-focused investment fund that provides a unified suite of financial and advisory services rather than a technology product platform. The core offering consists of three integrated services: Project Financing, Advisory Services, and Technology Sourcing, which work together to support regional businesses and industries. These services are deployed across five investment focus areas: Real Estate Development, Infrastructure Development, Agricultural Sector, and Energy (encompassing Solar Energy, Wind Energy, and Fossil Fuel Power Plants). The fund takes a tailored approach to each project, collaborating with local governments and communities to maximize social and economic impact.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Financing Services Investment capital and financing solutions for real estate, infrastructure, agriculture, and energy development projects across regions.
• Advisory Services Strategic consulting for businesses and industries seeking to maximize social and economic impact through tailored development approaches.
• Technology Sourcing Technical assistance and technology procurement services for regional businesses and industries.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• FMO (Netherlands Development Finance Company): Dutch bilateral DFI investing in energy, agribusiness, and financial institutions in developing countries with combined financing and advisory services. Mirrors EDFI's multi-sector project finance plus advisory model.
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD): Multilateral DFI investing across infrastructure, energy, agribusiness, and real estate in transitioning economies. Directly comparable project-finance mandate and sector mix.
• DEG (German Investment Corporation): German bilateral DFI providing long-term project financing, advisory, and development capital across infrastructure, energy, and agriculture. Closely comparable mandate, structure, and service mix to EDFI.
• Actis: Private equity firm focused on energy, infrastructure, and real estate in emerging markets. Closely comparable private-capital peer pursuing multi-sector project and platform investments in developing economies.
• Proparco: French DFI subsidiary of AFD focused on private-sector development in emerging markets via project finance, equity, and advisory. Operates with the same development-and-financing blend as EDFI.
• International Finance Corporation (IFC): The World Bank Group's private-sector development finance arm, providing project financing, advisory, and asset management across emerging markets. Directly comparable to EDFI's combination of capital, advisory, and cross-sector development focus.

Broad incumbents

• Brookfield Asset Management: Large alternative asset manager with major infrastructure, renewable power, real estate, and agricultural investment platforms. Competes with EDFI across multiple of its focus sectors at institutional scale.
• BlackRock Real Assets: Global asset manager operating large-scale infrastructure, real estate, and renewable energy strategies. Overlaps with EDFI's project finance focus but at much greater scale and broader mandate.
• Macquarie Asset Management: One of the world's largest infrastructure and green investment managers, with significant exposure to renewables and development-stage assets. Comparable capital allocation across EDFI's key verticals.
• KKR Infrastructure: Global infrastructure and energy investor with funds targeting renewable power, energy transition, and core-plus assets. Overlaps materially with EDFI's renewable energy and infrastructure development thesis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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