Documentation and Resources
What do you mean by “Catalytic Capital”?
The Catalytic Capital Repository is inclusive of various definitions of “catalytic capital” and risk-mitigation instruments. Generally, catalytic capital is aimed at crowding in other commercially-oriented investors, typically by de-risking them. This Repository includes guarantees (concessional and non concessional), concessional debt, concessional equity, and grants aimed at investment vehicles (e.g., grants to debt or equity funds, viability gap funding for project finance).
Other Frequently Asked Questions
Resources
Catalytic Capital Repository List of Fields
Catalytic Capital Repository, May 2026
This document outlines the current list of fields and structured answers hosted by the Catalytic Capital Repository.
Building a Catalytic Capital Repository
Institut de la Finance Durable and BCG, April 2025
This April 2025 white paper proposes and outlines the creation of the CCR, including its potential benefits and other areas of further work to enhance private capital mobilization.
Any information provided by the CCR is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a commitment by any party to provide catalytic capital. Terms and conditions of any catalytic capital offering are subject to change, and providers retain sole discretion over how such capital is deployed.
