Andes Impact Partners

What Andes Impact Partners does

Andes Impact Partners (AIP) is a Peru-based impact investment management and consulting firm established in 2020 by former members of the Latin American team of Grassroots Business Fund (GBF). The firm is led by Managing Partner Julio Ayca (formerly Portfolio Manager at GBF Latin America) and Founding Partner Natasha Barantseva (formerly Regional Director, Latin America at GBF), supported by Operations Analyst Fiorella Capristan — a lean, three-person operating team. AIP advises, structures, raises, and manages impact investment vehicles aligned with its mission of financing gender-equitable, environmentally and socially impactful businesses across Latin America. Its core offerings consist of two fund vehicles — Andes Plus Fund I LP (launched November 2020, closed in 2022 after a key person event and COVID-related deployment delays) and Blooming Roots, a $50 million blended finance fund being structured with AMPLO, targeting gender-inclusive Nature-Based-Solutions Enterprises in Peru, Colombia, and Central America with a first close targeted for December 2024 — plus the Impact Finance Network (IFN) program implemented on behalf of Anglo American.

AIP's product surface also includes a suite of fee-based advisory services: Business Diagnostic, Strategic and Investment Planning, Investment Readiness, Access to Capital (fundraising advisory), Impact Strategy and Measurement, and a Partial CFO Function. The firm employs flexible self-liquidating instruments in Blooming Roots (convertible debt, revenue-based financing, royalty-based loans, equity) to address the financing gap for underfinanced SMEs in Latin America, a market estimated at a $1.8 trillion funding gap for MSMEs by the IADB. AIP is not a technology company and does not have proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or digital products; its differentiation rests on founder experience, the GBF alumni network, blended-finance structuring expertise, and institutional relationships with development financiers (DGGF), single-family offices (Blink C.V., Ceniarth LLC), and corporate partners (Anglo American, AMPLO).

Revenue is generated through three streams: management fees on managed funds, advisory and consulting fees paid by businesses and development organizations, and program management fees (notably the IFN program delivered for Anglo American). The GTM motion is primarily enterprise field sales via direct relationships with institutional investors and development organizations, supplemented by strategic partnerships with AMPLO and Anglo American that double as both capital-raisers and pipeline-generation channels across Peru, Colombia, and Central America.

Name

Andes Impact Partners

Legal name

Andes Impact Partners

Website

https://andesimpact.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Andes Impact Partners is a Peru-based impact investment management and consulting firm that structures and manages blended finance funds (including Blooming Roots, a $50M gender-inclusive Nature-Based-Solutions fund) and delivers advisory services and the Anglo American-funded Impact Finance Network program for SMEs across Latin America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Investment Management

NAICS

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

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Impact Investing (Intentional, Measurable Social/Environmental Outcomes) (FSAAALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Impact & Inclusive Finance Funds (FSANAJAH), Private Sector & Blended Finance Arms (IFC-type) (BPADACAJ), Technical Assistance, Policy Lending & Capacity Building Programs (BPADACAN)

Keywords

• Impact investment management
• Blended finance funds
• Advisory consulting services
• Gender inclusive enterprise
• Nature based solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Lima

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Fund Management Fees: AIP earns fees for advising, structuring, raising, and managing impact investment vehicles. Services include deal sourcing, due diligence, fund and portfolio management.
2. Advisory and Consulting Services: Investment readiness, fundraising advisory, financial management, and impact management services offered to impactful businesses and development organizations.
3. Program Management: AIP manages the Impact Finance Network (IFN) program for Anglo American, providing business diagnostic, strategic planning, and investment readiness support to qualifying businesses at no cost.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Andes Impact Partners advises, structures, raises, and manages impact investment vehicles (notably the Blooming Roots blended finance fund) and delivers investment readiness, fundraising advisory, financial management, and impact management services to gender-equitable businesses in Latin America. The firm also runs the Impact Finance Network (IFN) program for Anglo American, providing business diagnostic, strategic planning, and investor matching to qualifying impact businesses across Peru, Colombia, and Central America.

Product overview

Andes Impact Partners is a Peru-based impact investment management and consulting firm offering a portfolio of investment vehicles and advisory services. The firm manages two distinct funds: Blooming Roots (a $50M blended finance fund targeting gender-inclusive nature-based solutions in Central America) and Andes Plus Fund I LP (a closed fund focused on Colombia and Peru). Additionally, the firm operates the Impact Finance Network (IFN) program in partnership with Anglo American, which connects impact businesses with investors. Andes Impact Partners also provides a comprehensive suite of business advisory services including Business Diagnostic, Strategic and Investment Planning, Investment Readiness, Access to Capital, Impact Strategy and Measurement, and Partial CFO Function for businesses, investors, and development organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blooming Roots: A blended finance fund investing in gender-inclusive Nature-Based-Solutions Enterprises (NBSEs) in sustainable agribusiness, bioeconomy, and sustainable tourism across Peru, Colombia, and Central America, targeting small and medium-sized enterprises with flexible financing instruments including convertible debt, revenue-based financing, royalty-based loans, and equity.
• Impact Finance Network (IFN)

Products and services

• Blooming Roots Fund A blended finance fund investing in gender-inclusive Nature-Based-Solutions Enterprises (NBSEs) in sustainable agribusiness, bioeconomy, and sustainable tourism across Peru, Colombia, and Central America, targeting small and medium-sized enterprises with flexible financing instruments including convertible debt, revenue-based financing, royalty-based loans, and equity.
• Andes Plus Fund I LP A now-closed impact investment fund that targeted inclusive businesses in Colombia and Peru across Sustainable Agribusiness, Light or Artisanal Manufacturing, and Inclusive Technologies sectors.
• Impact Finance Network (IFN) Program A program driven by Anglo American's Sustainable Mining Plan that AIP implements across South Africa, Chile, Peru, and Brazil, providing business diagnostic, strategic planning, investment readiness support, investor matching, and assistance with preparing investment materials including data rooms and financial models for qualifying impact businesses.
• Business Diagnostic Service Advisory service evaluating a business's readiness to attract investment and identifying critical areas for improvement and development.
• Strategic and Investment Planning Service Advisory service reviewing and improving business models, strategic plans, and investment strategies for impact SMEs and their investors.
• Investment Readiness Service Advisory service preparing or enhancing investor presentations, financial projections, and data rooms for impact SMEs.
• Access to Capital Service Advisory service supporting or leading fundraising processes, including deal structuring and negotiation with potential investors.
• Impact Strategy and Measurement Service Advisory service developing coherent impact strategies and measurement frameworks for impact SMEs and development organizations.
• Partial CFO Function Service Advisory service providing ongoing CFO support for financial management and planning to impact SMEs.

Quantifiable outcome

• $1.8 trillion funding gap addressed for MSMEs in Latin America

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AMPLOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering with AMPLO to structure and manage Blooming Roots blended finance fund. AMPLO collaboration enables AIP to deploy gender-inclusive Nature-Based-Solutions financing across Peru, Colombia, and Central America.
• Grassroots Business Fund (GBF)minorOthersAIP was established in 2020 by members of the GBF Latin American team. Founding partners previously held senior positions at GBF (Regional Director, Portfolio Manager). GBF is the origin organization for AIP's team and approach.
• Anglo AmericancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnglo American's Sustainable Mining Plan includes the Impact Finance Network (IFN) program, which AIP implements. IFN supports impact businesses in Peru and Latin America with investment readiness and connections to investors.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Omidyar Network: Omidyar Network is a philanthropic impact investment firm founded by eBay's Pierre Omidyar, deploying both grants and investments across emerging markets including Latin America. Comparable to AIP in the blended impact capital and advisory model, though operating at substantially larger scale.
• Acumen: Acumen is a globally recognized impact investment fund targeting entrepreneurs addressing poverty in low-income communities. Comparable to AIP as a direct impact investment manager deploying patient capital to inclusive businesses in emerging markets, though Acumen operates at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Root Capital: Root Capital is a nonprofit impact lender and investor in agricultural SMEs in Latin America and Africa. Comparable to AIP in deploying flexible capital and advisory services to underfinanced rural/agribusiness businesses, though at larger scale and with a more concentrated credit thesis.
• IDB Invest: IDB Invest is the private-sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank, financing SMEs and impact businesses across Latin America and the Caribbean. Comparable as a much larger institutional source of blended and impact capital in AIP's core geography, competing for similar deal flow and LP relationships.
• responsAbility Investments: responsAbility is a Zurich-based impact investment manager offering multiple emerging-market funds including financial inclusion and climate/environment strategies. Comparable as a broad incumbent deploying impact capital to SMEs and nature-based businesses in emerging markets, though globally diversified.

Direct peers

• Pomona Impact: Pomona Impact is a Latin America-focused impact investment advisory and fund management firm serving SMEs and inclusive businesses in the region. Comparable to AIP as a peer-sized manager deploying mezzanine and growth capital alongside business advisory services in overlapping markets.
• AMPLO: AMPLO is AIP's co-development partner on the Blooming Roots blended finance fund and operates its own impact investing and advisory activities in Latin America. Directly comparable as an emerging-market impact fund manager focusing on gender-inclusive and nature-based businesses.
• TriLinc Global: TriLinc Global is an impact investment fund manager providing debt and equity capital to SMEs in emerging and frontier markets, with a strong Latin America presence. Comparable to AIP as an emerging-market impact fund manager using flexible, mezzanine-style instruments targeting similar SMEs.
• EcoEnter Partners: EcoEnter Partners is a Latin America-focused impact fund manager investing in nature-based and sustainable businesses (forestry, agribusiness, ecotourism). Direct comparable to AIP given overlapping geographic focus, NBSE thesis, and flexible capital instruments.
• Grassroots Business Fund (GBF): GBF is the origin organization from which AIP's founders spun out in 2020. GBF deploys mezzanine capital and advisory services to inclusive businesses in Latin America and Africa — making it the most direct functional comparable to AIP across strategy, instruments, and target geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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