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USAID CATALYZE will mobilize $2 billion in blended

finance over eight years (through 2027) to achieve a
broad array of development objectives around the
globe.

About Us
USAID CATALYZE will mobilize $2 billion in blended finance over eight years (through 2027) to achieve
a broad array of development objectives around the globe. Emphasizing underfinanced social sectors
and higher-risk countries, CATALYZE will collaborate with USAID missions and bureaus, investors and
financial institutions, small and large enterprises, a deep diversity of market intermediaries, and
other key stakeholders to develop commercially viable business models to create jobs, expand
sustainable social services, optimize supply chains, and advance inclusive growth. All of our activities
incorporate a gender-lens investing approach. Ultimately, CATALYZE envisions proliferation of
sustainable blended finance markets that will refine, scale and sustain ongoing investment beyond
the life of the project.

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CATALYZE is one of multiple USAID Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Hub projects aimed at
strengthening partnerships with new or underutilized private sector firms. The PSE Hub includes a
growing network of approximately 250 partners that provide niche technical expertise to USAID
projects with a focus on mobilizing addition private investment alongside USAID funds.

What We Do
USAID's CATALYZE project engages with domestic and international finance providers to mobilize
financing across sectors, geographies and transaction type and size. This market development
approach enables enterprises to obtain the necessary investment and working capital to sustain and
grow their businesses, and advance development priorities. The CATALYZE platform can:

CATALYZE

Blended Finance Market Development

EduFinance in Latin America and the Caribbean

Engines of Growth Activity

Sri Lanka Private Sector Development

CATALYZE Peru

Asia Social Protection Activity

USAID CATALYZE Women Building Resilience

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CATALYZE

Develop a pipeline of financeable transactions in target geographies and

sectors;

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Link financeable opportunities to sources of capital , structure funds, and close

complex transactions;

Support financial and non-financial intermediaries in USAID presence

countries to build or strengthen local ecosystems; and

Facilitate the use of blended finance and private capital in development,

including, but not limited to:

Use performance incentives

such as results-based contracts, performance grants, development impact bonds, and other
products.

Develop risk mitigation tools

such as country- or sector-specific blended-finance platforms or funds, pre-investment feasibility
studies, and other tools that incorporate risk mitigation features.

Provide catalytic capital,

via the grants mechanism, for seed funding, co-funding, first-loss capital, and performance
grants.

PSE Team Network Opportunities

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CATALYZE will continue to contribute to the growing USAID Partners Network, and will crowd in new
partners through CATALYZE’s blended finance activities in frontier markets and social sectors,
increasing PSE Hub projects’ access to niche technical and financial expertise. CATALYZE will also
publish a pipeline of upcoming solicitations for this network, and other potential partners.

Blended Finance Market Development

CATALYZE is focused on building a sustainable supply of private capital, channeling it into high impact
local firms, and ensuring a conducive investment environment.

Learn more about CATALYZE’s approach and activities

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