Hagne Strategy
Empowering entrepreneurs and
strengthening market systems
Small, informal and semi-formal businesses play a vital role in developing economies. Our goal is to formalize these MSME value chains, provide smart liquidity, and empower entrepreneurs.
Unlocking the productive potential of women-led
MSMEs in developing economies
The Hagne strategy is our dedicated investment approach for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which constitute the most numerous, most impactful, and most structurally underserved businesses in developing economies. Hagne partners directly with the operators who move goods, manage inventory, and sustain the daily commercial rhythms that keep these economies functioning.
Overview of Hagne Fund I: LIFT One Million
MSMEs are the primary engines of employment and income generation in developing economies, yet they remain structurally underserved by the financial systems that surround them.
Despite decades of intervention by financial institutions and development actors, growing capital flows into MSMEs have not translated into improved outcomes. The reason is structural: traditional financing models were designed for stable, formal businesses with predictable cash flows, not for the high frequency, inventory-intensive, informally networked enterprises that define most MSME activity in markets.
Our plan to empower one million women
entrepreneurs by 2035
Download this document to learn more about Hagne Fund I: LIFT One Million. This concept note is designed to articulate the underlying thesis, market opportunity, and structural innovation behind the Fund.
The document outlines:
- •The structural challenges facing MSMEs, particularly women-led enterprises in developing economies
- •The limitations of existing financing models
- •The design and mechanics of the Market Partners Equity (MPE) Model
- •The role of the Hagne Platform as an enabling operating system
- •Illustrative case studies and unit economics demonstrating practical application
