Peaceinvest

What Peaceinvest does

Peaceinvest SA is a Geneva-headquartered, privately held global investment firm that operates exclusively with institutional and professional clients as defined under the Swiss Financial Services Act (FinSA), excluding retail investors. The firm structures risk-adjusted and peace-enhancing investments across four thematic areas: food systems and nutrition, green energy and mobility, digital and financial inclusion, and human capital, with a particular focus on emerging and frontier markets, fragile and conflict-affected states (notably g7+ member countries), and marginalized communities in developed economies.

The firm's product set spans Commercial Investments (private debt, private equities, venture capital) with guarantees through national and international finance institutions, Outcome Investments (Outcome Bonds and Outcome Equity), Repurposing Initiatives for stranded assets, and Advising Investment Partners. Underpinning these offerings is a proprietary methodology stack: the Multi-systemic Risk and Resilience Framework (MRRF), which applies Bayesian network and Wise Crowd methods to map system-wide risk across seven domains and identify profitable mitigation actions; the Peace Finance Standards (PFS), which extend conventional ESG and due-diligence benchmarks into peace-specific criteria; and the Peace Finance Impact Framework (PFIF), a Theory-of-Change-based impact methodology.

Peaceinvest generates revenue through transactional arrangement fees, investment advisory fees, and deal arrangement fees, each negotiated project-by-project under letter agreement. Distribution is direct through FinSA-registered Client Advisers, supplemented by partnerships with governments (Sierra Leone, Rwanda), intergovernmental bodies (g7+, African Development Bank), and institutional investors (Mirabaud, SEB alumni), and amplified through participation in events such as the World Bank Fragility Forum and Building Bridges. The firm does not hold client money and does not exercise discretion over client assets, operating instead as an arranger-advisor between investees and professional capital providers.

Name

Peaceinvest

Legal name

Peaceinvest SA

Website

https://peaceinvest.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Peaceinvest SA is a Geneva-based, privately held investment firm that structures risk-adjusted and peace-enhancing investments for institutional and professional clients under Swiss FinSA, targeting emerging markets, fragile states, and marginalized communities through proprietary multi-systemic risk frameworks and sovereign partnerships with g7+ member countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Investment Advisory

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Financial Vehicles (525990), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

SDG / Thematic Sustainable Investment Funds (FSANAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Impact Investment & Development Investment Funds (BPADACAO), Development Finance, Guarantees & Blended Finance Programs (BPADABAM), Development Finance & Blended Finance Facilities (BPADAOAD), Sustainable Private Markets (Impact PE/VC, Private Credit, Infrastructure) (FSAAALAG)

Keywords

• Impact investment advisory
• Peace finance structuring
• Emerging market investments
• Outcome-based bonds
• Sustainable finance advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

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. Arrangement fees: Arrangement fee paid by Investors or Investees (the Parties) to the Arranger for services of arranging the investment, fully earned when paid. Amount agreed upon by letter agreement between the Parties and the Arranger. Transaction specific documentation provided for product and service information.
2. Investment Advisory fees: Fees earned for advising on investments as a Financial Service Provider carrying out Designated Investment Business under FinSA through FinSA registered Client Advisers.
3. Deal arrangement fees: Fees for arranging (bringing about) deals in investments, agreeing to carry out regulated activities on behalf of clients including dealing in investments as agent, making arrangements with a view to transacting in investments, or arranging safeguarding of investments or administration of client assets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Peaceinvest arranges and advises on risk-adjusted investments in emerging, frontier, and fragile markets, structuring and offering four core financial product lines—Commercial Investments (Private Debt, Private Equities, Venture Capital), Outcome Investments (Outcome Bonds and Outcome Equity), Repurposing Initiatives, and Advising Investment Partners. All products are underpinned by the proprietary Multi-systemic Risk and Resilience Framework (MRRF), Peace Finance Standards (PFS), and Peace Finance Impact Framework (PFIF), and are offered exclusively to institutional and professional clients under Swiss Financial Services Act (FinSA) regulation.

Product overview

Peaceinvest is a global investment firm offering a portfolio of financial products and services designed to harness finance for peace and inclusive economies. The core offerings include Commercial Investments (Private Debt, Private Equities, Venture Capital), Outcome Investments (Outcome Bonds, Outcome Equity), Repurposing Initiatives, and Advising Investment Partners. These products are unified by the Peace Finance Impact Framework (PFIF), Peace Finance Standards (PFS), and the proprietary Multi-systemic Risk and Resilience Framework (MRRF), which together ensure investments generate both financial returns and positive societal impact.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Investments Risk-adjusted investment solutions for high-growth markets offering Private Debt, Private Equities, and Venture Capital, with guarantees through national and international finance institutions; designed to deliver risk-adjusted returns intentionally aligned with the development interests of all stakeholders for institutional and professional clients under FinSA.
• Outcome Bonds Fixed-income securities designed to finance projects promoting peace, stability, and social cohesion, with predictable interest payments or KPI-linked returns; offered under the Peace Finance Standards and Peace Finance Impact Framework for institutional and professional clients.
• Outcome Equity Equity investments in companies actively contributing to improving livelihoods through sustainable and ethical practices aligned with peace and social justice; sub-product of Outcome Investments anchored by the Peace Finance Impact Framework.
• Outcome Investments Blended finance solutions combining developmental and private capital to address global challenges while generating positive growth for communities and returns for investors; encompasses Outcome Bonds and Outcome Equity for institutional and professional clients.
• Repurposing Initiatives Identification and transformation of stranded assets into valuable resources through innovative financing structures, with community engagement and social impact focus; elevates project opportunities by strengthening their foundations and revising their financing structure for returns.
• Advising Investment Partners Personalized advisory services including strategic planning, peace relevance analysis, and ongoing support delivered through FinSA registered Client Advisers to help investment partners navigate frontier and emerging financial landscapes, price risk more accurately, and develop proactive risk reduction and mitigation strategies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved investment NPV through reliable cash flows and reduced probability of default
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Sierra LeonecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2024Partnership agreement to sustain modernization and efficiency of food value chain in Sierra Leone, driving peace and inclusive growth. Supports implementation of Feed Salone strategy and Medium-Term National Development Plan (2024-2030). Central projects include plant-based protein and food storage systems to boost internal market, drive gender inclusion, create jobs, alleviate hunger, and improve climate resilience. Sierra Leone is current Chair of g7+ group.
• g7+coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024Strategic partnership with g7+, an Intergovernmental Organization comprising conflict-affected states that aim to promote stability and development. Partnership signed at World Bank Fragility Forum in Washington DC to codify mutual commitment to using financial investments as a vector of peace. Supports advancement of peace-enhancing and risk-adjusted investments in sectors including food security, youth employability, green transition, digital and financial inclusion, and human capital.
• InterpeacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Organization for Peacebuilding. Peaceinvest was founded following 18 years of the CEO's leadership at Interpeace, indicating a foundational partnership and shared mission of peacebuilding through finance.
• WANEP (West Africa Network for Peacebuilding)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as partner logo on website, indicating collaboration in peacebuilding and conflict prevention work in West Africa.
• SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as partner logo on website, indicating collaboration in peace and security research.
• SFCG (Search for Common Ground)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as partner logo on website, indicating collaboration in peacebuilding efforts.
• Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association with over 200 members, promoting sustainable finance in Switzerland. Peaceinvest joined SSF to contribute to sustainable finance innovations.
• Sustainable Finance Geneva (SFG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneva-based association promoting the city as a hub of finance and diplomacy. Peaceinvest joined SFG to mobilize investment in peace as the ultimate public good.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Symbiotics Group: Geneva-based investment platform originating, structuring, and distributing impact investments in emerging and frontier markets, with similar institutional-client and blended-finance model.
• Incofin Investment Management: Belgian impact investment manager focused on financial inclusion, agri-finance, and rural small-businesses in developing countries; directly comparable target markets and instruments to Peaceinvest.
• responsAbility Investments: Swiss-based impact asset manager investing in emerging markets across financial inclusion, climate, and food — overlapping directly with Peaceinvest's digital/financial inclusion, green energy, and food systems themes.
• BlueOrchard Finance: Geneva-headquartered impact investment manager focused on private debt and equity in emerging and frontier markets, very similar institutional and emerging-market orientation to Peaceinvest. Operates a comparable blended-finance model with development and private capital.

Broad incumbents

• FMO (Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank): Dutch development finance institution that invests across private debt and equity in developing and emerging markets — broader and far larger than Peaceinvest, but operating in highly overlapping themes (food, energy, financial inclusion).
• IFC (International Finance Corporation): World Bank Group's private-sector development arm and the dominant DFI in emerging markets; provides the blended-finance and risk-mitigation architecture that Peaceinvest operates alongside, with overlapping geographies and themes.
• MUFG (Lloyds Banking Group relationship): MUFG Securities, the employer of Peaceinvest's VP of Financial Structuring Yusuf Merchant, is a global bulge-bracket bank active in emerging-market structured finance — represents the type of broad incumbent that competes for similar institutional mandates.

Emerging players

• Acumen: Impact investment fund focused on early-stage enterprises serving low-income communities across food, energy, and financial services — overlapping with Peaceinvest's outcome investment areas and frontier-market focus.

Regional players

• SDG Invest (UNDP): UN Development Programme's blended-finance platform for SDG-aligned investments in emerging markets; a multilateral peer addressing similar themes of food security, energy access, and inclusion with development capital.

Others

• Convergence Blended Finance: Industry platform and data provider for blended finance deals in emerging and frontier markets; not an asset manager itself but a peer in the same ecosystem, useful for deal sourcing and visibility into Peaceinvest's competitive set.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Peaceinvest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/peaceinvest

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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