Allan Gray Makers Artisanal Fund

Investing in the People Who Build Our Economy

We are privileged to serve as Fund Managers for the Allan Gray Makers Artisanal Fund, a fund focused on supporting artisans and operators across the artisanal sector.

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Backedsurvival to scale

We believe artisans are critical to the economy and significant creators of employment and economic opportunity.

Yet many talented artisans and operators remain underserved by traditional funding models, limiting their ability to grow, create jobs and reach their full potential.

Our mandate is to help change that.

From survival to scale

Capital and support to move from survival to scale.

Through the Allan Gray Makers Artisanal Fund, we provide scale funding to enable promising artisanal businesses to grow, invest in their operations, create employment and build sustainable enterprises.

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Grow

…to enable promising artisanal businesses to grow.

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Invest

…to enable promising artisanal businesses to invest in their operations.

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Employ

…to enable promising artisanal businesses to create employment.

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Endure

…to enable promising artisanal businesses to build sustainable enterprises.

Survival
Scale

We believe in the potential of these often-misunderstood operators and are committed to providing the capital and support they need to move from survival to scale.

Talk to us

Backing artisans.Enabling growth.Creating opportunity.

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