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MDF catalyses business innovation in emerging and frontier markets.
Our aim is to do good by supporting good business.

Yogesh Chand, Founder and Rajiv Raj – Marketing Manager, SolarHub Fiji

Maria Ronna Luna Pastorizo-Sekiguchi – Founder, Greenhouse Coworking Fiji

“We had a vision and a basic set of numbers but not the sustainable business plan that MDF helped us with. We didn’t have the capacity to create a three-year plan with market research and an accountant to do the financial modelling to ensure it works. MDF supported us with that first. MDF helped us de-risk expanding into Greenhouse Coworking because it’s a huge risk for a small business to go into this.”

How we work

We co-invest with businesses to reduce the risks and costs of pre-commercial or early-stage opportunities and accelerate the pathway to profitability and scale.

MDF identifies untapped opportunities in high-potential sectors

MDF partners with innovators who can grow the sector

Business partners flourish

The sector flourishes, with wider socio-economic benefits

MDF operates like a social venture capitalist:

Venture capitalist, because we help our business partners achieve their commercial objectives through a blend of financial and non-financial support
Social, because we don’t take equity and we expect a social impact from our investment rather than a direct commercial return

MDF has worked with businesses in 6 countries, stimulating a total of AUD 351 million in new turnover.

Our business proposition for partners

Co-investment in innovation
Business and technical advice
Links to domestic, regional and global businesses
Market insights and networks
Market entry and product testing
Facilitating collaboration with government and other types of organisation, such as industry bodies and universities.