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Developing World Markets

Developing World Markets

Stamford, Connecticutdwmarkets.com

Overview

Developing World Markets (DWM) is an emerging and frontier markets investment manager, dedicated to making impact investments that seek risk-appropriate returns for our investors and measurable environmental or social benefits for the developing world. DWM structures transactions that provide microfinance institutions and other socially motivated organizations with access to international capital markets. They aim to achieve sustainable development through market-level financial returns for their investors and social returns in the developing world.

Year Founded

1994

Portfolio Companies

9

Investments

Developing World Markets investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Mufin Green FinanceJul 2025DebtLead
Namdev FinvestJan 2025DebtCo-investor
AwanTunaiDec 2024DebtCo-investor
d.lightJul 2019DebtCo-investor
Ashv FinanceMar 2018Series DCo-investor

Key People

Edward Marshall

Co-Managing Partner And General Counsel

Courtland Walker

Partner

Robert Constantino

Partner

Odette Tolliver

Partner, CFO

Ankit Singhal

Principal, Private Credit

Diego Borges Maksoud

Investor Relations Associate

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersStamford, Connecticut
Year Founded1994

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