SECO Start-up Fund

The SECO Start-up Fund helps companies based in Switzerland finance the start-up phase of investment projects in SECO partner countries through redeemable bonds. The projects must be economically viable and meet environmental, social and governance standards. So far, the SECO Start-up Fund has created more than 16,000 jobs and mobilised approximately 360 million Swiss francs in investment. Roughly 35 per cent of the projects in the credit portfolio are implemented in Africa.