Resilience Capital Ventures

What Resilience Capital Ventures does

Resilience Capital Ventures LLC (RCV) is a privately held boutique capital advisory practice headquartered in Washington, DC, founded in 2018 by Dr. Gillian Marcelle. The firm specializes in blended finance and operates across three core practice areas: Funds Advisory (deal origination, structuring, and capital raising for investment funds), Ventures (financial capital and professional services for commercial and social entrepreneurs), and Transforming Finance for Development (thought leadership, ecosystem development, and program design for development finance institutions and impact investors). Its flagship engagement is The Bahamas Sustainable Investment Program (BSIP), a multi-year national investment and economic development initiative launched in partnership with The Bahamas government in September 2023.

RCV's intellectual property is anchored in the Triple B Framework (Bottlenecks, Blind Spots, and Blended Finance), a registered trademark and proprietary methodology combining Douglas North institutional economics with feminist intersectional analysis to address capital sluggishness and misallocation. The firm also produces research studies and position papers, including Corporate Racial Equity as a Lever of Systemic Change (developed with PolicyLink) and crisis/innovation frameworks drawing on Hurricane Maria experience. The senior team consists of approximately five named leads with backgrounds spanning IFC, JP Morgan Chase, British Telecom, AXA/XL Insurance, JP Morgan, the Nigerian Stock Exchange, and academic appointments at Wits Business School, MIT, Penn State, and SPRU (University of Sussex).

RCV generates revenue through professional services fees from advisory engagements and ecosystem/program design work, supplemented by grant-funded programming. The firm has no disclosed pricing tiers, no publicly reported revenue, no external funding rounds, and a 1–10 employee footprint. Its go-to-market relies on direct enterprise advisory relationships, high-profile thought leadership events (COP28, Clinton Global Initiative), and curated partnerships with foundations, development finance institutions, and government clients in the Caribbean, Africa, and the United States.

Name

Resilience Capital Ventures

Legal name

Resilience Capital Ventures LLC

Website

https://www.resiliencecapitalventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Resilience Capital Ventures is a Washington, DC-based boutique capital advisory firm founded in 2018, specializing in blended finance advisory, fund structuring, and program design for governments, development finance institutions, impact investors, and social entrepreneurs across the Caribbean, Africa, and the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Capital Advisory Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Capital Raising Advisory (Debt/Equity/Private Capital) (BPAHADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Private Markets (Impact PE/VC, Private Credit, Infrastructure) (FSAAALAG), SDG / Thematic Sustainable Investment Funds (FSANAJAN), Sustainable/Thematic Investing (Climate, Clean Tech, Water, Biodiversity) (FSAAALAB), Impact / ESG Venture Capital (FSANAAAG), Impact Investment & Development Investment Funds (BPADACAO), Private Sector & Blended Finance Arms (IFC-type) (BPADACAJ), Venture Capital Fundraising Placement (FSAEALAC), Corporate Strategic Real Assets & Infrastructure Venture Investing (FSANAHAN), Sustainable Infrastructure & Resilient Cities Funds (FSANAJAC)

Keywords

• Blended finance advisory
• Capital mobilization services
• Development finance consulting
• Sustainable investment advisory
• Fund structuring services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

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

Revenue model

1. Strategic Advisory Services: Provides deal origination, structuring and capital raising advisory for funds; financial capital and professional services to commercial and social entrepreneurs; market-leading solutions for investment programs
2. Ecosystem Development and Program Design: Thought leadership, ecosystem development and program design services for the financial community, with emphasis on development finance institutions and impact investors. Long-term systems change engagements.
3. The Bahamas Sustainable Investment Program (BSIP): Multi-year investment and economic development program positioning The Bahamas at forefront of sustainable investment, delivered through political leadership and technical direction of RCV

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Resilience Capital Ventures is a boutique capital advisory practice that mobilizes and catalyzes capital for development, providing Funds Advisory (deal origination, structuring, and capital raising), Ventures support (financial capital and professional services for commercial and social entrepreneurs), and Transforming Finance for Development (thought leadership, ecosystem development, and program design for development finance institutions and impact investors). The firm applies its proprietary Triple B Framework (Bottlenecks, Blind Spots, and Blended Finance) to deliver flagship initiatives such as the Bahamas Sustainable Investment Program.

Product overview

Resilience Capital Ventures LLC is a boutique capital advisory practice headquartered in Washington, DC, specializing in blended finance. The firm operates as a single unified advisory offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its core services include Funds advisory (deal origination, structuring, and capital raising), Ventures support (financial capital and professional services for entrepreneurs), and Transforming Finance for Development (thought leadership and program design for development finance institutions). The flagship program is The Bahamas Sustainable Investment Program (BSIP), a multi-year national investment initiative. The firm's proprietary intellectual property includes The Triple B Framework (bottlenecks, blind spots, and blended finance methodology). The firm also produces thought leadership through research studies such as Corporate Racial Equity as a Lever of Systemic Change and position papers on innovation and crisis response.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Funds Advisory

Quantifiable outcome

• $70 million per annum value created despite two Category 5 hurricanes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, key, supporting and prior.

• The BahamasflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023RCV provides technical direction for the Bahamas Sustainable Investment Program (BSIP), an ambitious multi-year investment and economic development program. The program was publicly launched at Clinton Global Initiative in September 2023 and featured at COP28 in November 2023. RCV brings strategy development, stakeholder engagement, technical analysis, and design of blended financial architectures.
• MPC Caribbean Clean Energy FundkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCV CEO Dr. Gillian Marcelle cited work with MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Fund as demonstrating what is possible in taking investment to bypassed communities. The fund focuses on clean energy investments in the Caribbean.
• Clinton FoundationkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Bahamas Sustainable Investment Program was unveiled at Clinton Global Initiative 2023. The Clinton Foundation hosts CGI where RCV-led initiatives are showcased to global audience.
• Milken InstitutekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerDan Carol, Head of Climate Finance at Milken Institute, presented at the Bahamas Sustainable Investment Program event at COP28. Milken Institute provides climate finance expertise and convening capabilities.
• PolicyLinkkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCV collaborated with PolicyLink to map foundations and prospects for corporate racial equity in the US and world economies. Part of the Corporate Racial Equity as a Lever of Systemic Change research study.
• New Majority CapitalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Gillian Marcelle serves on the Advisory Board of New Majority Capital, an organization focused on majority-owned businesses.
• Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerMALT is listed among clients and partners of Dr. Marcelle, representing agricultural land preservation efforts in California.
• AfricaBiokeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfricaBio is listed among clients and partners, focusing on biotechnology sector development in Africa.
• MPC Energy SolutionskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed among clients and partners, MPC Energy Solutions is involved in Caribbean clean energy investments.
• UVI RTParkpriorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrior to founding RCV, Dr. Marcelle served as Executive Director of UVI RTPark (University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park), a specialist economic development agency in the US Virgin Islands.
• Tafari CapitalpriorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Marcelle served as non-Executive Director with South African fintech Tafari Capital, prior board role.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pollination: Climate-focused advisory and investment firm providing strategy, capital advisory and asset management services for climate transition. Directly comparable to RCV's climate finance advisory work and blended finance structuring for clean energy and nature-based solutions.
• Dalberg Advisors: Global strategy and policy advisory firm specializing in development, climate and impact investing across emerging markets. Closely comparable to RCV in serving DFIs, foundations and governments on blended finance, impact investing and inclusive economic development mandates.
• Convergence: Convergence is the leading global blended finance platform providing advisory, data and deal-matching services to investors, DFIs and concessional capital providers. Directly comparable to RCV as a blended finance advisory firm serving DFIs, impact investors and emerging-market sponsors.

Regional players

• SouthBridge Group: Africa-focused investment and advisory firm headquartered in South Africa. Comparable to RCV given the founder's African academic and board affiliations (Wits Business School, Tafari Capital) and the firm's emerging-markets blended finance practice.

Emerging players

• SystemIQ: Systems change advisory firm focused on climate, land use and circular economy transformation. Comparable to RCV's 'systems change' practice area, Triple B Framework and emphasis on re-engineering capital flows to address structural sustainability challenges.
• Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI): Independent non-profit promoting transparent and effective management of oil, gas and mineral resources for development. Comparable to RCV in serving sovereign clients on sustainable investment program design and development-linked capital allocation.
• Climate Bonds Initiative: International not-for-profit mobilizing capital for climate action through green/sustainable bond standards and market development. RCV's Lead Climate Finance previously headed CBI's Africa Markets Development Program, creating a deep operational and philosophical overlap on blended climate finance.

Broad incumbents

• IFC Advisory Services: World Bank Group's private sector development arm, providing both investment capital and advisory services to emerging-market governments and entrepreneurs. The CEO's prior IFC tenure and RCV's focus on investment readiness for DFI capital make IFC Advisory a key peer and partner.
• Blended Finance Taskforce (Business & Sustainable Development Commission): Industry coalition advancing blended finance as a tool for SDG-aligned investment. Overlaps with RCV's positioning at the intersection of capital mobilization, SDGs and development finance institutions.
• Global Impact Investing Initiative (GIIN): Industry body and resource center for the global impact investing industry. Comparable as an ecosystem-development and thought-leadership partner to impact investors and DFIs, overlapping with RCV's 'Transforming Finance for Development' practice area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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