2X Global
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Unlocking gender-smart capital at scale. The home of global gender lens investing news, data, research, and events. For more about membership go to http://2xglobal.org.
New synthesis from Kore Global: 4 DFI evaluations, 81 investments. The strongest evidence yet of how the 2X Criteria drive outcomes for women.
👇Our latest Field Notes breaks down what the data shows:
bit.ly/beyond-the-tick-box
👇Our latest Field Notes breaks down what the data shows:
bit.ly/beyond-the-tick-box
Beyond the tick box: New DFI portfolio evidence shows impact of gender lens investments under the 2X Challenge — 2X Global
Since its launch in 2018, the 2X Challenge has mobilised over $33 billion into gender-smart investments globally–built on the assumption that meeting the 2X Criteria delivers real benefits for women. ...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
New synthesis from Kore Global: 4 DFI evaluations, 81 investments. The strongest evidence yet of how the 2X Criteria drive outcomes for women.
👇Our latest Field Notes breaks down what the data shows:
bit.ly/beyond-the-tick-box
👇Our latest Field Notes breaks down what the data shows:
bit.ly/beyond-the-tick-box
ICYMI: 2X Global and our member EIB are featured on the 📺series Empowered Hosted by Meg Ryan!
2X was selected for the latest season of the educational documentary series airing on U.S. Public Television stations. Tell us if you’ve seen it! #EmpoweredWithMegRyan #Empowered youtu.be/IXVxxWrc2Kg?...
2X was selected for the latest season of the educational documentary series airing on U.S. Public Television stations. Tell us if you’ve seen it! #EmpoweredWithMegRyan #Empowered youtu.be/IXVxxWrc2Kg?...
2X Global Feature on Empowered Hosted by Meg Ryan
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November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
ICYMI: 2X Global and our member EIB are featured on the 📺series Empowered Hosted by Meg Ryan!
2X was selected for the latest season of the educational documentary series airing on U.S. Public Television stations. Tell us if you’ve seen it! #EmpoweredWithMegRyan #Empowered youtu.be/IXVxxWrc2Kg?...
2X was selected for the latest season of the educational documentary series airing on U.S. Public Television stations. Tell us if you’ve seen it! #EmpoweredWithMegRyan #Empowered youtu.be/IXVxxWrc2Kg?...
🛣️ 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐎𝐏30: 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
Join us during New York Climate Week to explore how finance providers can operationalise the new Gender Action Plan expected to be adopted at COP30, to unlock gender-responsive climate investments at scale.
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us during New York Climate Week to explore how finance providers can operationalise the new Gender Action Plan expected to be adopted at COP30, to unlock gender-responsive climate investments at scale.
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🛣️ 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐎𝐏30: 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
Join us during New York Climate Week to explore how finance providers can operationalise the new Gender Action Plan expected to be adopted at COP30, to unlock gender-responsive climate investments at scale.
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us during New York Climate Week to explore how finance providers can operationalise the new Gender Action Plan expected to be adopted at COP30, to unlock gender-responsive climate investments at scale.
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We’re live from Manila! The 2X Global Summit 2025 has officially begun, gathering over 200 leaders from across the gender finance ecosystem and around the world.
Three days to connect, challenge and reimagine the future of inclusive finance.
#WomenDrivingResilience #2XGlobalSummit2025
Three days to connect, challenge and reimagine the future of inclusive finance.
#WomenDrivingResilience #2XGlobalSummit2025
September 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
We’re live from Manila! The 2X Global Summit 2025 has officially begun, gathering over 200 leaders from across the gender finance ecosystem and around the world.
Three days to connect, challenge and reimagine the future of inclusive finance.
#WomenDrivingResilience #2XGlobalSummit2025
Three days to connect, challenge and reimagine the future of inclusive finance.
#WomenDrivingResilience #2XGlobalSummit2025
🌍 Step into leadership at 2X Global! Self-nominations are open (Aug 18 – Oct 10, 2025) for a Member Representative seat on our Governing Board, a chance to shape gender lens investing and drive systemic change. 👉 Details: www.2xglobal.org/opportunitie...
August 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🌍 Step into leadership at 2X Global! Self-nominations are open (Aug 18 – Oct 10, 2025) for a Member Representative seat on our Governing Board, a chance to shape gender lens investing and drive systemic change. 👉 Details: www.2xglobal.org/opportunitie...
Pro Mujer is using digital tools and partnerships to expand women’s healthcare in Latin America.
In 2024, they delivered 529K+ services, from screenings to chatbots. A case of gender-lens investing in action.
📖 Read more: www.2xglobal.org/field-notes/...
In 2024, they delivered 529K+ services, from screenings to chatbots. A case of gender-lens investing in action.
📖 Read more: www.2xglobal.org/field-notes/...
Innovation in Action: How Pro Mujer is Scaling Women’s Healthcare Through Technology and Partnerships — 2X Global
Investing in women’s health goes beyond the individual woman - it is an investment in resilient, thriving communities. Across Latin America, women spend 25% more time than men coping with health issu...
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July 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Pro Mujer is using digital tools and partnerships to expand women’s healthcare in Latin America.
In 2024, they delivered 529K+ services, from screenings to chatbots. A case of gender-lens investing in action.
📖 Read more: www.2xglobal.org/field-notes/...
In 2024, they delivered 529K+ services, from screenings to chatbots. A case of gender-lens investing in action.
📖 Read more: www.2xglobal.org/field-notes/...
📢 News announcement from 2X Global! A new chapter has started in the 2X Global journey as our first board Chair Sukhvir Basran, hands over the baton of leadership to our newly appointed Chair of the Board of Directors, Dr Kshama Fernandes.
Read more on our website: www.2xglobal.org/news-media-s...
Read more on our website: www.2xglobal.org/news-media-s...
A New Chapter as 2X Global Welcomes New Board Chair — 2X Global
We are honoured to mark a new chapter in our journey as our first board Chair, Sukhvir Basran, hands over the baton of leadership to the new Chair of our Board of Directors, Dr Kshama Fernandes.
Ksham...
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July 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
📢 News announcement from 2X Global! A new chapter has started in the 2X Global journey as our first board Chair Sukhvir Basran, hands over the baton of leadership to our newly appointed Chair of the Board of Directors, Dr Kshama Fernandes.
Read more on our website: www.2xglobal.org/news-media-s...
Read more on our website: www.2xglobal.org/news-media-s...
In September, leaders and stakeholders from across the spectrum of finance - DFIs, investment banks, family offices, foundations, fund managers and many others - will head to Manila, the Philippines for the 2X Global Summit 2025.
June 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
In September, leaders and stakeholders from across the spectrum of finance - DFIs, investment banks, family offices, foundations, fund managers and many others - will head to Manila, the Philippines for the 2X Global Summit 2025.
Not just stronger together - but unstoppable!
As we look forward to our upcoming 2X Global Summit 2025, this great blog post from our own Marijn Wiersma is timely, reflecting on the strength of solidarity and a shared vision for a more equitable future. www.2xglobal.org/field-notes/...
As we look forward to our upcoming 2X Global Summit 2025, this great blog post from our own Marijn Wiersma is timely, reflecting on the strength of solidarity and a shared vision for a more equitable future. www.2xglobal.org/field-notes/...
The Power of Community: together, we're not just stronger – we're unstoppable. — 2X Global
As a positive provocateur in the financial space, we understand that true transformation doesn't happen in isolation. It requires the activation of networks, fostering deep connections, and the courag...
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June 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Not just stronger together - but unstoppable!
As we look forward to our upcoming 2X Global Summit 2025, this great blog post from our own Marijn Wiersma is timely, reflecting on the strength of solidarity and a shared vision for a more equitable future. www.2xglobal.org/field-notes/...
As we look forward to our upcoming 2X Global Summit 2025, this great blog post from our own Marijn Wiersma is timely, reflecting on the strength of solidarity and a shared vision for a more equitable future. www.2xglobal.org/field-notes/...
Reflecting on our very first 2X Investor Meet-Up in the Caribbean, which was held in Barbados recently. Together with our co-host, the Caribbean Development Bank, we brought together public and private sector leaders and stakeholders in finance.
June 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Reflecting on our very first 2X Investor Meet-Up in the Caribbean, which was held in Barbados recently. Together with our co-host, the Caribbean Development Bank, we brought together public and private sector leaders and stakeholders in finance.
Building a more inclusive financial system often starts with the right people in the right room.
Last week in Nairobi, 2X Global and Graça Machel Trust gathered investors and leaders to talk gender equality in finance.
Last week in Nairobi, 2X Global and Graça Machel Trust gathered investors and leaders to talk gender equality in finance.
June 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Building a more inclusive financial system often starts with the right people in the right room.
Last week in Nairobi, 2X Global and Graça Machel Trust gathered investors and leaders to talk gender equality in finance.
Last week in Nairobi, 2X Global and Graça Machel Trust gathered investors and leaders to talk gender equality in finance.
For family offices shaping long-term value, the 2025 #KPMG Africa Venture Summit (30 May, Nairobi) explores global views on strategic assets and innovation in wealth creation.
Register🔗 forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#KPMGAfricaVentureSummit #2025kpmgafricaventuresummit #sustainablewealthcreation
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#KPMGAfricaVentureSummit #2025kpmgafricaventuresummit #sustainablewealthcreation
May 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
For family offices shaping long-term value, the 2025 #KPMG Africa Venture Summit (30 May, Nairobi) explores global views on strategic assets and innovation in wealth creation.
Register🔗 forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#KPMGAfricaVentureSummit #2025kpmgafricaventuresummit #sustainablewealthcreation
Register🔗 forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#KPMGAfricaVentureSummit #2025kpmgafricaventuresummit #sustainablewealthcreation
Closing the gender funding gap is climate action.
In BusinessGreen, 2X Global CEO Jessica Espinoza explains why gender equity must be central to climate finance: when capital reaches women on the front lines, solutions become smarter and faster.
📖 Read more www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4413...
In BusinessGreen, 2X Global CEO Jessica Espinoza explains why gender equity must be central to climate finance: when capital reaches women on the front lines, solutions become smarter and faster.
📖 Read more www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4413...
To fight climate change effectively, we need to close the gender funding gap
Investing in women has a multiplier effect and helps drive progress in reaching other goals, writes 2X Global's CEO Jessica Espinoza
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May 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Closing the gender funding gap is climate action.
In BusinessGreen, 2X Global CEO Jessica Espinoza explains why gender equity must be central to climate finance: when capital reaches women on the front lines, solutions become smarter and faster.
📖 Read more www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4413...
In BusinessGreen, 2X Global CEO Jessica Espinoza explains why gender equity must be central to climate finance: when capital reaches women on the front lines, solutions become smarter and faster.
📖 Read more www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4413...
📢 We are just days away from the launch of the 2X Ignite Africa Warehousing Facility, our new, catalytic financing initiative to help women-led and gender-balanced fund managers in Africa build a track record and attract capital.
April 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
📢 We are just days away from the launch of the 2X Ignite Africa Warehousing Facility, our new, catalytic financing initiative to help women-led and gender-balanced fund managers in Africa build a track record and attract capital.
💭 How much further could we ALL go if we invested more in women? From our CEO Jessica Espinoza:
"We know investing in women specifically has an exponential impact — acting as a lever to tackle other grand challenges across society and the economy."
Read at the 🔗 below: medium.com/@2XGlobal/pr...
"We know investing in women specifically has an exponential impact — acting as a lever to tackle other grand challenges across society and the economy."
Read at the 🔗 below: medium.com/@2XGlobal/pr...
Progress doesn’t come from acting in siloes: The catalytic impact of investing in women.
by Jessica Espinoza
medium.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
💭 How much further could we ALL go if we invested more in women? From our CEO Jessica Espinoza:
"We know investing in women specifically has an exponential impact — acting as a lever to tackle other grand challenges across society and the economy."
Read at the 🔗 below: medium.com/@2XGlobal/pr...
"We know investing in women specifically has an exponential impact — acting as a lever to tackle other grand challenges across society and the economy."
Read at the 🔗 below: medium.com/@2XGlobal/pr...
A #FridayRead for you - a new case study from member WaterBridge Ventures, focusing on investee Yellow Metal. 📿 Learn how this gold loan fintech is breaking down some of the barriers to formal financial services faced by women in rural India.
🔗 www.2xglobal.org/case-studies...
🔗 www.2xglobal.org/case-studies...
Unlocking Rural Potential: Yellow Metal's Tech-Enabled Gold Loan Revolution — 2X Global
India holds an estimated 24,000 tonnes of gold valued at $2T, with 60% concentrated in rural areas. This vast reserve remains largely untapped, with only 5,300 tonnes being used as formal collateral. ...
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April 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
A #FridayRead for you - a new case study from member WaterBridge Ventures, focusing on investee Yellow Metal. 📿 Learn how this gold loan fintech is breaking down some of the barriers to formal financial services faced by women in rural India.
🔗 www.2xglobal.org/case-studies...
🔗 www.2xglobal.org/case-studies...
Join us and PEWIN together with AVCA for the next edition of Convene Africa, in Lagos.
We'll bring together senior women GPs, LPs, allocators, and asset owners to chart a shared path to prosperity.
Register:
USD: tix.africa/discover/con...
Naira: tix.africa/discover/con...
We'll bring together senior women GPs, LPs, allocators, and asset owners to chart a shared path to prosperity.
Register:
USD: tix.africa/discover/con...
Naira: tix.africa/discover/con...
April 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Join us and PEWIN together with AVCA for the next edition of Convene Africa, in Lagos.
We'll bring together senior women GPs, LPs, allocators, and asset owners to chart a shared path to prosperity.
Register:
USD: tix.africa/discover/con...
Naira: tix.africa/discover/con...
We'll bring together senior women GPs, LPs, allocators, and asset owners to chart a shared path to prosperity.
Register:
USD: tix.africa/discover/con...
Naira: tix.africa/discover/con...
Join us for the 2X Criteria Training Session! Our second session of the year dives into the updated 2X Criteria and Reference Guide. Whether you need a refresher or want to go deeper, this session’s for you.
April 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Join us for the 2X Criteria Training Session! Our second session of the year dives into the updated 2X Criteria and Reference Guide. Whether you need a refresher or want to go deeper, this session’s for you.
Still energised from our 2X Global Investor Meet-Up in #Singapore! Thanks to Sarona Asset Management, TVM Capital Healthcare, & all who joined us to talk Gender Lens Investing in Asia. Grateful to our speakers for the insights—here’s to more action & connection across the region! #2XGlobal #GLI
March 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Still energised from our 2X Global Investor Meet-Up in #Singapore! Thanks to Sarona Asset Management, TVM Capital Healthcare, & all who joined us to talk Gender Lens Investing in Asia. Grateful to our speakers for the insights—here’s to more action & connection across the region! #2XGlobal #GLI
We recently launched 2X Certification, a formal certification designed to drive higher standards in gender lens investing. Here, 2X Global founding director Jen Braswell shares why she thinks it will be a "game-changer" for both LPs and GPs.
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Jen Braswell on why 2X Certification Can Be a Game-Changer
YouTube video by 2X Global
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March 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
We recently launched 2X Certification, a formal certification designed to drive higher standards in gender lens investing. Here, 2X Global founding director Jen Braswell shares why she thinks it will be a "game-changer" for both LPs and GPs.
youtu.be/n0PQyyWnNnM?...
youtu.be/n0PQyyWnNnM?...
Beyond Capital Ventures' latest fund is one of the very first entities to become 2X Certified, attaining 2X Certification Level 'Best-In-Class'. Principal Christophe de Montille explains why they decided to #GoFurther and why he feels 2X Certification will benefit the field. youtu.be/00ymIM4sbWw?...
2X Certification: Beyond Capital Shares their Experience from the Pilot Phase
YouTube video by 2X Global
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February 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Beyond Capital Ventures' latest fund is one of the very first entities to become 2X Certified, attaining 2X Certification Level 'Best-In-Class'. Principal Christophe de Montille explains why they decided to #GoFurther and why he feels 2X Certification will benefit the field. youtu.be/00ymIM4sbWw?...
What is 2X Certification and how does it work? Here, our CEO Jessica Espinoza provides a breakdown of 2X Certification, exploring its purpose, significance, and impact. To learn more, head to 2xcertification.org.
youtu.be/9hOv_mP8CeA
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What is 2X Certification?
YouTube video by 2X Global
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February 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What is 2X Certification and how does it work? Here, our CEO Jessica Espinoza provides a breakdown of 2X Certification, exploring its purpose, significance, and impact. To learn more, head to 2xcertification.org.
youtu.be/9hOv_mP8CeA
youtu.be/9hOv_mP8CeA
📆 Save the date! The 2X Global Summit will take place in Manila from September 2 to 4, 2025, co-hosted by the Asian Development Bank.
❔Interested in attending? Explore www.2xglobal.org/membership to learn more and contact our team.
❔Interested in attending? Explore www.2xglobal.org/membership to learn more and contact our team.
February 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
📆 Save the date! The 2X Global Summit will take place in Manila from September 2 to 4, 2025, co-hosted by the Asian Development Bank.
❔Interested in attending? Explore www.2xglobal.org/membership to learn more and contact our team.
❔Interested in attending? Explore www.2xglobal.org/membership to learn more and contact our team.