Investment for Entrepreneurs

Once you graduate from our accelerator program, your journey with Miller Center is just beginning. Miller Center Capital is your one-stop shop for customized debt financing to help your business grow.

We also offer investment readiness programming to support your fundraising journey! Reach out soon, because spots are limited!

Opportunities for Investors

Want to make your charitable dollars go further? Make a tax-advantaged contribution to Miller Center Capital in the form of a grant or recoverable grant. You’ll get first-class impact and financial leverage, as every $1 yields $5 for social enterprises working in women’s economic power and climate resilience.

Unveiling the Impact

29

investments made

81%

portfolio women-led and/or locally-led

$19.7M

capital catalyzed

1.3M

lives improved by portfolio 3 years post-program

Featured Investments

Innovate

Deevabits

Deevabits distributes off-grid solar technology through a team of local entrepreneurs serving rural communities across Kenya. We innovated in our deal structure by providing a flat rate bridge loan that converted into a revenue participation agreement when certain conditions were met. 

Catalyze

Warc Africa

Warc provides inputs, training, and market access to farmers, primarily maize growers in Northern Ghana. We provided debt to to fund operations through the next harvest season before they raised their next major equity round. Warc ultimately raised $7.5M in their Series B!

Connect

Be Girl

Be Girl is a product designer and distributor of menstrual undergarments for young women in Africa. We syndicated 1.5X the amount we invested, enabling Be Girl to fulfill a critical multi-million dollar order with the United Nations and change the course of their business.

Frequently Asked Questions

You can qualify to receive funding from Miller Center Capital if: 

  • Your social enterprise graduated from a Miller Center program
  • You are working in climate resilience and/or women’s economic power
  • Your business is post-revenue and growing
  • You are seeking debt investment in the range of $50,000 – 250,000 USD

Sound like you? Please fill out our interest form to be in touch!

No. As a Miller Center Alumni Program, Miller Center Capital’s investment strategy is to support and catalyze the growth of graduates of our accelerator program. Learn more about the Miller Center Accelerator and apply to an upcoming cohort here.

Anybody who donates above $5,000 in a non-recoverable grant or $20,000 in recoverable can invest in Miller Center Capital. You do not have to be a qualified investor. Contact us to learn more.

We provide patient, catalytic capital for high-quality, early-growth social enterprises beginning to scale. In other words, we’re trudging with zebras through the “valley of death” of the innovator’s growth curve. 

Consistent with this method, we utilize a wide variety of debt structures, including revenue-linked repayment,  with a ticket size of $50,000 – 250,000 at competitive interest rates. We do not do grants or equity.

“Miller Center Capital’s timely bridge loan was a pivotal moment for Deevabits Green Energy.”

David Wanjau
David Wanjau
Founder and CEO, Deevabits Green Energy, Kenya