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Gender Lens Investing - Patamar Capital (Indonesia)
Indonesia
2017
2025
Keywords
Access to finance; Gender training/mainstreaming; Capacity building
Project description
Investing in Women partners with Patamar Capital to finance the growth of women's SMEs in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Program funding supports the following activities: (a) Women's SME Acceleration Program for the expansion of early stage businesses; (b) Proof of Concept investments into growth stage women's SMEs; and (c) Direct Management Support to source and close deals.
IW's partnership with Patamar also featured a partnership with Jakarta-based Kinara, which was engaged to manage the women's SME Accelerator Program in Indonesia.
Primary thematic area
Secondary thematic areas
Financial services
Skills training
Project details
Umbrella programme
Investing in Women (an Aus Gov initiative)
Accountable Org(s)
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Patamar Capital
Funding Org(s)
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Implementing/
Partner Org(s)
Patamar Capital; Kinara; Criterion Institute
Project contact
Patamar Capital, GoWork Pacific Place, 2nd flJl. Jenderal Sudirman No. 52-53, Sudirman Central Business District, Jakarta 12190, Indonesia (indonesia@patamar.com)
One George Street, Floor 07, Unit 03, Singapore 049907 (singapore@patamar.com)
Funding (USD)
Committed
Spent
$
4100000
$
N/A
Project website
https://investinginwomen.asia/partner/patamar-capital/
https://investinginwomen.asia/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IW-Case-Study_Patamar-Capital_OCT-2019_Final-002.pdf
http://patamar.com/about/gender-lens/
https://investinginwomen.asia/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MEL-IW-eoph1-factsheet.pdf
D-Portal link
Project evaluation
Evaluation source
Ernst & Young were commissioned by the Australian Government ('Investing in Women') to prepare a case study-based evaluation of the the Patamar Capital partnership. This was published in October 2019.
Evaluation methodology
Qualitative
Programme targets
Leverage target: Targeting private investment of 2.0x to 5.0x (AUD4.0m)
Patamar aspires to build an investment market around female entrepreneurs by creating more success stories which demonstrate to other investors the value of applying a gender lens to their investment strategy.
Results achieved
Key acheivements during first phase:
- Investments in six WSMEs.
- Investments in an additional 8 WSMEs through the dedicated Accelerator Program.
- Training and mentoring for 24 women's SMEs in Indonesia, in partnership with Kinara Indonesia.
- Early stage investments of US$ 25,000 as part of the acceleration program.
- Co-investments facilitated from investors within Patamar Capital's network.
- 2-3 women trained to work in the Southeast Asian venture capital and impact investing space, as members of Patamar Capital's team.
- In conjunction with the Criterion Institute, the development of a Gender Lens Tool and Gender Lens Action Plan.
Targets met?
Leverage target: Targeting private investment of 2.0x to 5.0x (AUD4.0m)
Patamar aspires to build an investment market around female entrepreneurs by creating more success stories which demonstrate to other investors the value of applying a gender lens to their investment strategy.
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