Creatella Impact partners with UNDP, CIIP and other organizations to launch SDG Venture Scaler
Creatella Impact is excited to announce its partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP) to launch SDG Venture Scaler. This innovative programme seeks to accelerate growth stage impact businesses and catalyze private investments across Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, targeting climate, education and health sectors critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This unique accelerator programme combines learning activities in business strategy, impact measurement and management (IMM), and behavioral insights with long-term mentorship, connections to government programmes, investor introductions, and live pitches to facilitate investment deals, helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses and create solutions for sustainable impact.
In addition to UNDP and CIIP, Creatella Impact will collaborate with three in-country partners – Villgro Philippines, WISE in Vietnam, and SIAP in Indonesia – as well as the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship, as academic business partner of the programme. Together, these organizations will support the initiative’s goal of accelerating the SDG progress and channeling millions in private capital towards growth-stage enterprises focused on climate action, education, and health care.
SDG Venture Scaler will leverage the SDG Investor Platform, a crucial resource that offers market intelligence and identifies high-potential Investment Opportunities Areas (IOAs) guiding investors and businesses toward impactful and financially viable projects.
“This initiative builds on our successful collaboration with UNDP and other partners in Southeast Asia,” said Antonio Vigilante, Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Creatella Impact. “Our role will focus on enhancing the investment readiness of high-impact ventures, helping them scale effectively and secure the necessary capital to drive sustainable development across Southeast Asia.”
The programme aims to identify 30 growth stage enterprises in climate, health and education and help them accelerate their growth and access to financing from fit for purpose sources. By addressing the interconnectedness of climate, health, and education, SDG Venture Scaler aims to create pathways for advancing national development agendas.
Sebnem Sener, Head of Private Finance for the SDGs at UNDP, underscored the new programme’s potential to accelerate sustainable growth: “SDG Venture Scaler can be a critical vehicle for driving private capital into key sectors such as climate action, health care, and education. By linking investors with SDG-aligned enterprises, we’re enabling scalable impact that benefits businesses while addressing urgent development challenges.”
In addition to a business curriculum on how to grow and scale solutions, the participants will receive tailored IMM training, enhancing their ability to integrate impact into their business practices and articulate their impact narratives to investors.
Dawn Chan, CEO of CIIP highlighted the programme’s potential: “The market for impact is large and growing. While impact-oriented financing is needed, it is just as important to bring in other change agents, such as impact-oriented companies and entrepreneurs who are creating positive change in their communities. UNDP, through its country offices, has been working to align private investment in Southeast Asia with sustainable development priorities. Through the SDG Venture Scaler, CIIP aims to equip enterprises with robust IMM practices, empowering them to demonstrate their measurable contributions to the SDGs. This transparency and accountability will make them more attractive to investors, corporate partners, and customers with an interest in solutions that benefit people and the planet.”
The initiative sets ambitious targets for its 2025 conclusion, aiming to significantly improve the investment readiness of participating enterprises and foster a culture of impact within the private sector.
Applications for the SDG Venture Scaler programme are now open here. The programme invites enterprises in climate action, education, and health care sectors from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam to apply. Additionally, key networks and intermediaries with strong business connections in these markets are encouraged to help spread the word.
For more information, please visit SDG Venture Scaler or contact us via email at programs@creatella.org.
About Creatella Impact: For social enterprises in emerging markets focused on delivering innovative entrepreneurial solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through measurable social and environmental impact, Creatella Impact offers venture building, technology execution, mentorship, advisory support, acceleration programmes, and facilitation in accessing financial capital, blended finance, and diverse financial instruments. Learn more at: creatella.org
About UNDP: UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and the planet. Learn more at undp.org or follow at @UNDP.
About Private Finance for the SDGs: UNDP Sustainable Finance Hub’s Private Finance for the SDGs leverages and aligns private sector investments, while strengthening policies and institutions to build an enabling environment for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. This service addresses the critical need for sustainable finance, aiming to transform the global financial architecture and bridge the SDG financing gap, with strategic partnerships playing a crucial role. By developing investment-ready opportunities, ensuring investments deliver financial returns and positive outcomes, and strengthening policy frameworks, Private Finance for the SDGs supports impactful investments that prioritize people and the planet. Through these efforts, UNDP fosters investments that yield comprehensive benefits for society, the economy, and the environment. Learn more at sdgprivatefinance.undp.org.
About CIIP: Based in Singapore, CIIP was established in 2022 as a non-profit entity by Temasek Trust, a steward of philanthropic endowments and gifts. To establish impact investing as an effective lever for sustainability, Temasek Trust launched ABC Impact, a private equity fund dedicated to impact investing in Asia, in 2019. Temasek established an impact investing team in 2021 with a mandate to generate positive impact for underserved communities while achieving market rate returns. Learn more at ciip.com.sg .
