Jungle Fund IV (IFC-45414)

Regions
  • East Asia and Pacific
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
FI
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Jun 11, 2021
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
JUNGLE VENTURES IV, L.P.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Finance
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Equity
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 50.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 50.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 300.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Jun 23, 2021

Disclosed by Bank Apr 29, 2021

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Project Description
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According to the bank's website, "The proposed investment is for up to US$25 million in Jungle Ventures IV, L.P. (the “Fund”), an early-stage venture fund focused on Southeast Asia. Jungle is targeting to raise US$300 million in commitments to invest in 15 to 20 early stage, high-growth companies in sectors such as consumer internet, fintech, business to business (B2B) and small and medium enterprises (SME) tech-focused companies.A delegated authority co-investment envelope for an amount of up to US$25 million in potential co-investments in the Fund’s portfolio companies is also being proposed alongside the Fund commitment."

Investment Description
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The target size of the Fund is US$300 million. IFC’s proposed investment in the Fund is up to US$25 million. A delegated authority co-investment envelope of up to US$25 million in potential co-investments in the Fund’s portfolio companies is also being proposed alongside the Fund commitment.     

Private Actors Description
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The Fund will be managed by Jungle Ventures Pte Ltd, led by its three managing partners, Amit Anand, Anurag Srivastava and David Gowdey. Jungle Ventures currently also manages Fund II (2016/US$100 million) and Fund III (2019/US$200 million).

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Jungle Ventures Parent Company -
- - - - JUNGLE VENTURES IV, L.P. Client -

Contact Information
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Jungle Ventures Pte Ltd
Amit Anand, Managing Partner
amit@jungle.vc
One George Street #07-02
Singapore 049145

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