Refugee Investment Network
Overview
The Refugee Investment Network (RIN) is the first impact investing and blended finance collaborative dedicated to creating durable solutions to global forced migration. By connecting investors with refugee-led and supporting ventures, RIN aims to unlock refugee self-reliance and promote economic inclusion. The organization focuses on mobilizing capital to support businesses that employ, serve, or are owned by refugees, thereby fostering economic growth and resilience in communities affected by displacement. RIN's investment strategy encompasses various asset classes, including ESG and impact investing, private equity, and venture capital, targeting stages from seed to late stage. The organization operates in regions such as the United States, East Africa, and Latin America, with a particular emphasis on countries like Uganda, Colombia, Jordan, and Uganda. Its industry focus spans sectors such as financial services, technology, healthcare, education, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, retail, transportation, telecommunications, media, real estate, tourism, and construction. Through its initiatives, RIN has secured significant funding, including a $500,000 grant from the Hilton Foundation in February 2025 to support refugee financial inclusion in East Africa and Latin America. The organization also developed the 'Refugee Lens,' an investing framework to qualify and track investments over time, providing investors with a tool to assess and qualify prospective and historical deals as refugee investments. By building the field of Refugee Lens Investing and changing the narrative surrounding refugees, RIN is committed to supporting economies and policies that enable self-reliance and measurably better livelihoods for forcibly displaced people globally.
Investment Focus
- Businesses owned by or supporting refugees
- Enterprises employing refugees
- Startups with refugee founders
- Companies operating in refugee-hosting regions
- Organizations promoting refugee economic inclusion
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does Refugee Investment Network invest in?
Refugee Investment Network invests in Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Energy, Real Estate and Infrastructure, and is based in Washington, United States. Refugee Investment Network is listed as a other in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Refugee Investment Network invest at?
Refugee Investment Network backs companies at Seed, Early Stage, Growth and Late Stage, writing cheques of 500K - 500K.
Which regions does Refugee Investment Network invest in?
Refugee Investment Network invests across United States, Latin America, Jordan, Colombia, Uganda and East Africa.
Who are the partners at Refugee Investment Network?
Team members listed for Refugee Investment Network include Tim Docking (Chief Executive Officer) and Danny Cutherell (Africa Director).
What companies has Refugee Investment Network invested in?
Refugee Investment Network's portfolio includes Voxy, Sparrow Mobile, WorkAround, Holacode and AI Forte.
How do I contact Refugee Investment Network?
Refugee Investment Network's contact details — including LinkedIn — are listed in the ConnectSafely investor database, along with its website and the LinkedIn profiles of its partners.
Last updated · Source: ConnectSafely investor database
