About GFA
The Growth Firms Alliance (GFA) is a coalition of funders dedicated to unleashing the potential of growth firms to transform low- and middle-income countries and drive widespread improvements in wellbeing. GFA collaborates with systemic actors to elevate the importance of growth firms and cultivate effective systems of finance and support that meet the needs of emergent and growing firms.
Members
Our Mission
We help key actors enhance the ecosystems that enable growth firms to emerge, scale and accelerate the economic and social transformation of low- and middle-income countries.
Key Focus Areas
Agenda setting
Prioritizing growth firms on global and national agendas to ensure support in budgets and regulatory regimes.
Finance
Ensuring growth firms have access to diverse and appropriate financing solutions by identifying and addressing roadblocks in global financial flows.
Technical engagement
Driving systemic changes to address and overcome non-financial barriers to growth for SMEs. This includes driving scaling and adoption of best practice business development services, transforming regulatory environments, improving market access, strengthening talent pools, and fostering ecosystem-wide collaboration to create a more conducive environment for scaling and innovation.
Funders community of practice
Sharing best practice and ensuring coherence between funding organization members
Growth Firms
Growth Firms are Small and medium-sized enterprises that are operating in an emerging market with potential and explicit intention to at least double their revenue and/or employment over a five-year period
The GFA Difference
Supporting Economic Transformation
GFA aligns its efforts with national and global priorities to drive productivity and job creation in emerging markets.
Leveraging Collective Expertise
The combined knowledge and resources of GFA members enable growth firms to overcome systemic challenges and scale sustainably.
Collaborative Action
GFA facilitates impactful collaboration, driving greater efficiency and effectiveness in supporting SMEs across industries.
Find out more
For more information, contact: info@growthfirmsalliance.com
