{"id":16379,"date":"2025-02-18T09:18:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T14:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/?p=16379"},"modified":"2025-02-18T15:43:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:43:03","slug":"elementor-16379","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/2025\/02\/18\/elementor-16379\/","title":{"rendered":"New Caribbean Venture Capital Fund Finances A Jamaican Early-Stage Firm"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16379\" class=\"elementor elementor-16379\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1430d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1430d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-020100e\" data-id=\"020100e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b6b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-porto_ultimate_heading\" data-id=\"62b6b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"porto_ultimate_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"porto-u-heading  porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac \"><div class=\"porto-u-sub-heading\" style=\"\"><p>NEW CARIBBEAN VENTURE CAPITAL FUND FINANCES A JAMAICAN EARLY-STAGE FIRM<\/p><\/div><style>.porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac.porto-u-heading{text-align:center}<\/style><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cee0e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cee0e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4b49e4\" data-id=\"b4b49e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839a3e1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-porto_ultimate_heading\" data-id=\"839a3e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"porto_ultimate_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"porto-u-heading  porto-u-ad87e2eaf3f9c495180fe0156ddf3eb0 \"><div class=\"porto-u-sub-heading\" style=\"\"><p>Caribbean Venture Capital Fund (\u201cCVCF\u201d), a new VC fund inspired by the Development Bank of Jamaica, is pleased to announce that it has secured approval from its Investment Committee to acquire a stake in Doorstep Jamaica Limited (\u201cDoorstep\u201d).<\/p><p>The Fund, managed by CMGP LLC, a subsidiary of Mscale LLC, focuses on early-stage scalable businesses. CVCF is a US$ 50 million fund targeting a finalise close in May of 2025.<\/p><p>Doorstep is a rapidly growing online delivery service. This investment is aimed at accelerating Doorstep's expansion within Jamaica, the Caribbean, Latin America, and eventually Africa.<\/p><p>This funding will help Doorstep enhance its platform, scale operations, and diversify its services to meet the growing demands of customers across the region. In addition to food delivery, Doorstep plans to broaden its service offerings to include the delivery of groceries, medicines, and other essential services, addressing the needs of locals and fulfilling orders for Jamaicans living abroad.<\/p><p><b>About Doorstep:<\/b><br \/>The team of Victor Clemetson (CEO) and Javed Cameron (COO) have been in the delivery space for a decade. They founded Doorstep in 2018 and grew rapidly during the pandemic.\u00a0 The company operates with a strong organizational structure and is supported by an advisory board with extensive experience in the Jamaican market. Doorstep\u2019s business strategy includes both vertical and horizontal expansion, focusing on increasing daily deliveries and broadening its service offerings. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doorstepja.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><p><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">About Mscale LLC:<\/b><br \/>The Fund Manager is a Delaware-based venture capital management company specializing in investing in high-growth companies. Investors include Pan African Capital Holdings (an asset management company), businessman Joseph Matalon, and African music giant, Burna Boy. Mscale takes a hands-on approach to supporting entrepreneurs through its network and its Business Innovation and Growth (BIG) portal, which will use artificial intelligence and venture capital expertise to identify promising startups. Led by Ugo Ikemba, the Fund focuses its investments in technology and climate sectors, targeting large addressable markets in Jamaica, the Caribbean, and beyond.<\/p><p>For further inquiries, please contact:<br \/>Ugo Ikemba<br \/>Chief Executive Officer<br \/>Mscale LLC<br \/>ugo@mscalellc.com<\/p><p>or<\/p><p>Sharon Roper<\/p><\/div><div id=\"x_x_divRplyFwdMsg\" dir=\"ltr\"><div>Advisor<\/div><div>Mscale LLC<\/div><div>sharon@teamsian.com<\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.porto-u-ad87e2eaf3f9c495180fe0156ddf3eb0.porto-u-heading{text-align:left}<\/style><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db6d577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"db6d577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-16379 gallery-columns-4 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