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About Us
Root Capital is a nonprofit social investment fund that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training, and strengthening market connections for small and growing agricultural businesses.
Our approachOur Clients
Root Capital clients are farmer associations and private businesses that help build sustainable livelihoods by aggregating hundreds, or even thousands of rural producers in Africa and Latin America.
Our PortfolioOur Results
Since 1999, Root Capital has disbursed more than $450 million in credit to over 400 businesses in Africa and Latin America. Learn more about Root Capital’s impact on our clients’ businesses, farm families, and the environment.
Our ImpactOur Story
Root Capital, a nonprofit social investment fund, has more than 10 years of experience in impact investing. Learn more about Root Capital’s history.
Our Team
employee spotlight
Chief Credit Officer
Darcy manages Root Capital’s credit origination and approval processes. As a commercial banker for more than a decade, she worked at TD Bank, RBS Citizens, and Bank of America, where she underwrote and managed credit portfolios across middle market and corporate industries. She also worked at ACCION International for 14 years, serving as director of credit and investment analysis and director of financial analysis. Darcy holds an M.B.A. from Simmons College.
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