The USAID Finance and investment network: Engaging the private sector for better development results

As the world's development challenges become more complex, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recognizes that many solutions involve close collaboration with the private sector. USAID is uniquely positioned to play an important role in mobilizing private capital into high-impact areas that align with its development goals. However, facilitating these investments requires forming relationships with a new and non-traditional set of partners.

The USAID INVEST initiative is one of the ways in which USAID is creating opportunities to deepen collaboration with the private sector and investor communities. INVEST is a flexible buy-in mechanism designed to address the challenges that make it difficult for USAID to work alongside the private sector. Since its launch in 2017, INVEST has helped mobilize more than $400 million in capital across nine development sectors.