# Ground Up Investing Fund 2 First Close

> Ground Up Investing reaches $6 million first close for $20 million fund targeting African and Latin American agricultural businesses.
- Title: Ground Up Investing Fund 2 First Close · Pulse 2.0 | Shortify
- Summary: Ground Up Investing reaches $6 million first close for $20 million fund targeting African and Latin American agricultural businesses. Ground Up Investing's…
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- Source: Pulse 2.0 — https://pulse2.com/ground-up-investing-reaches-6-million-first-close-for-20-million-fund-2
- Author: Amit Chowdhry
- Published: 2026-10-28T12:34:23+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ground up investing, corus international, impact fund, agricultural businesses, africa, latin america, smallholder farmers, working capital loans, funds, startups, business
## Fund 2 First Close
Ground Up Investing reaches $6 million first close for its second impact investment fund targeting $20 million to support agricultural businesses across Africa and Latin America.
## Targeted Regions
The fund focuses on Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador for agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises.
## Financing Gap
Agricultural businesses need loans from $250,000 to $1 million, too large for microfinance but too small for traditional investors.
## Impact Goals
Fund 2 aims to improve land management across 20,000+ acres and generate $10 in farmer income for every $1 invested.
## Key takeaway

Ground Up Investing's second fund closed $6 million for $20 million target to support smallholder farmers across Africa and Latin America.