Featured Investment
Vexi
These individuals, including students, employees, and tech-savvy individuals, longed for the opportunity to build their credit history.
Vexi understood that financial inclusion and education were crucial factors in bridging the gap. The fintech provides a user-friendly mobile application system, ensuring clients could access their financial data at any time and effortlessly manage their spending. For 87% of Vexi’s clients, obtaining a Vexi credit card was a groundbreaking moment—it marked their first-ever experience with a credit card and their introduction to the formal financial system. The remaining clients had only minimal credit history, consisting of small and informal loans such as phone financing or supermarket credit. With Vexi, these individuals found a pathway to establish their formal credit history, opening doors to new financial opportunities.
Tunart
The company operates a strategically positioned fish processing plant in Puerto San Jose, enabling them to procure and process fish with utmost precision and adherence to stringent quality control standards. Tunart’s vertical integration sets them apart, as they handle the entire supply chain from purchasing fish directly from coastal fishermen to processing and delivering the final product to consumers. This comprehensive approach grants Tunart significant control and operational cost-saving advantages. Tunart’s diverse client base includes individual customers who order fish for their homes, renowned restaurants, grocery stores, and, most importantly, a rapidly expanding network of international buyers and distributors. By catering to these diverse customers, Tunart is transforming the fishing industry’s conventional practices.
Through the integration of technology and improved handling processes, particularly in areas like refrigeration, Tunart is revolutionizing the industry. These advancements offer considerable benefits to fishermen, including enhanced income potential and improved working conditions. Since Pomona’s investment in the company, Tunart has positively impacted the lives of over 900 individuals. Moreover, Tunart actively promotes job opportunities for women in the communities they operate in, providing them with flexible work arrangements that allow them to care for their families while earning a consistent monthly income. Tunart’s commitment to innovation, quality, and community empowerment underscores their pivotal role in reshaping the fishing industry.
Hybrico
Hybrico is an Energy service company based in Guatemala, through the use of lithium-ion batteries and solar panels, as well as a diesel generator for off-grid sites, they allow mobile network operators such as Tigo and Claro to have consistent access to electricity for their towers. Hybrico’s work also extends to generating positive social impact. By maximizing uptime for off-grid and bad-grid cell towers, particularly in rural locations, the company facilitates increased access to mobile networks.
This, in turn, has the potential to drive economic growth, especially in rural populations. Enhanced mobile services promote improved communication among buyers, suppliers, and producers, thereby benefiting sectors like agriculture. It’s worth noting that a significant portion of the population in Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Honduras remains unconnected to mobile services, with estimates ranging from 70% to 80% as of 2017. Hybrico’s mission to bridge this digital divide positions them as a key player in expanding connectivity and fostering inclusive development. Hybrico’s commitment to sustainable energy solutions, reduction of carbon emissions, and societal empowerment exemplify their dedication to building a greener, more connected future.