We enable financial inclusion by helping financial service providers succeed

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Maxima employees and board members at their 2017 annual party / Taejun Shin

As a holding company, a key focus of Gojo is raising funds from investors aligned with our mission and channeling those funds into group companies to expand their reach and strengthen their impact.

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Our Work with Group Companies

Our Work with Partners

Our Work with Partners

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A sports event held during MIFIDA's annual retreat for employees / Taejun Shin

Operations

Capacity building

Capacity building

We support our group companies' management and team to help improve operational efficiency, develop new products, upgrade internal processes and manuals, and accelerate business growth. If necessary, the Operations team also facilitates turnarounds.

Finance

Investment and Fundraising

Investment and Fundraising

As an equity investor, we continuously raise funds for fresh capital injections to support business growth. We also support group companies' debt fundraising and due diligence processes with international investors.

In 2021-2022, we've made great progress in sourcing funds for our group companies. Read more in our Impact Report.

Governance

Governance

Governance

We actively participate in the governance of group companies through board meetings, and provide support for group companies' performance management and internal audit functions. With our strong foundation of corporate governance, we support group companies' operations with transparency and accountability. 

Read more about our governance framework in our blog.

Technology

Technology

Technology

We work with group companies to develop digital financial services for their clients, creating economies of scale and increasing access points to financial services for clients. We continuously work on designing prototypes to develop a digital financial infrastructure for our clients.

We've recently launched a Digital Field Application in Sri Lanka. Read more in our Impact Report

Impact measurement and Social Performance Management

Technology

Technology

We work closely with the impact measurement leads of each group company and implement data collection for a core set of outcome indicators tied to our own financial well-being framework. We also support group companies by conducting Social Performance audits and achieving Client Protection certification.

Read more about our commitment to social performance and impact here.

Group Company Selection

Our Approach

Forming
partnerships

Forming
partnerships

Forming
partnerships

We invest in and partner with financial service providers whose values and mission are aligned with ours. As a holding company, rather than a fund, we are able to provide long term capital to our group companies. We facilitate learning among the group companies and use our team's experience in finance, management consulting, and technology to support group company management and new business initiatives. 

Group company selection

Partner selection

Partner selection

We seek to partner with companies that:

  • Emphasize financial and social impact in line with Gojo's vision and mission
  • Serve low-income households and businesses in need of good financial services
  • Have the potential to scale significantly and become market leaders

To keep our social mission front and center, we require group companies to:

  • Commit to the Client Protection Standards and work to obtain Client Protection Certifications
  • Report on their social goals and performance against the Universal Standards for Social and Environmental Performance Management (USSEPM) through SPI4 Audit with certified external auditors at least once every two years

If you run a financial service provider and would like to learn about partnering with us, please contact us.

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