Talanton
Talanton invests in faith-driven, growth-stage enterprises in developing countries with $500K to $5MM in revenue in sectors that provide jobs for those living in poverty. Our hallmarks include deep due diligence, creative investment structuring, and developing meaningful relationships based on mutual respect with company leaders and management teams.
We look for excellent, missional management teams motivated by visions that go beyond outsized financial returns. We focus on low-income countries, especially in East Africa, and places where we have both staff and on-the-ground partners able to monitor the work.
We Believe:
Treating only symptoms like hunger, poverty and hopelessness often is disappointing because it doesn’t address root causes. Creating good jobs at scale in redemptive enterprises is the key to unlocking permanent solutions.
When people lack the income and dignity that comes from having a good job, poverty is a result. In the developing world, there is a huge gap in funding for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs make up the bulk of job-creating businesses in high-income countries. They are the backbone of almost every economy.
However, SMEs remain significantly underfunded and underserved in low-income countries. This should concern us because of the impact it makes on “the least of these," which often includes acts of desperation such as prostitution, theft, civil strife, refugee flight, or even terrorism.
Investing in faith-driven, growth-stage businesses in low-income countries creates jobs and brings Hope. It is the best way to combat poverty.
