Lerer Hippeau

LeapFrog Investments is a London-based impact-focused private equity and growth equity firm founded in 2007, investing in financial services and healthcare companies serving emerging middle-class consumers across Africa, Asia, and the broader Global South, with a distinctive track record of demonstrating that impact investing and commercial returns are not mutually exclusive. The firm manages more than $2 billion in assets under management and invests at Series A, Series B, and growth equity stages with initial checks from $5 million to $30 million in companies providing insurance, savings, credit, and healthcare services to consumers historically excluded from formal systems. Portfolio companies include BIMA, the mobile microinsurance and telehealth platform serving consumers in Africa and Asia; Jumo, the African fintech company providing banking and financial services through mobile platforms; MicroEnsure, the microinsurance provider serving low-income consumers in Africa and Asia; and WeFarm, the digital platform connecting smallholder farmers. Beyond its original investments, the portfolio includes additional financial services and healthcare companies across Africa and Asia.