Managing Partner & CIO, InfraBlocks Capital Asia Sustainability & Impact Fund at InfraBlocks Capital Pte Ltd - Singapore, , Singapore
Impact investment largely operates on capital flow from developed economies with robust institutional structures to developing economies with weaker institutions that lead to an environment of trust deficit. The trust deficit translates to higher risk and therefore higher cost of capital, that sometimes prices the impact capital out of the target market. There is a crying need to resolve this paradoxical situation wherein investors who are comfortable with a high trust environment have to invest in a low trust environment, and in the process, actually make the cost of the capital higher for those who need access to cheaper capital. This is what Infrablocks solves. Infrablocks has now crafted a blockchain based framework that actually resolves this issue, and enhances the trust levels in a developing economy, and in the process, it is expected to reduce the cost of capital to the end user, while actually increasing the returns for the investors. The framework is based on 65 years of combined experience in the area of impact investment, fund management, cutting edge technology development and deep regulatory work. Infrablocks will create a blockchain based SAS engine for impact investment, with a technology architecture that will be highly scalable.