SEAF Central Asia Small Enterprise Fund

The SEAF Central Asia Small Entreprise Fund (CASEF) is a generalist private equity fund established in 2002, by SECO, IFC and USAID.

The objective of the fund is to promote small and medium enterprise (SME) development within the region with the goal of fostering synergies between investees of neighboring countries, and strengthening the private sector.  Target countries are the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

CASEF is managed by Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF), a global investment firm specializing in SME investment. Based in Washington D.C., SEAF invests in multiple countries through an international network of offices in Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Asia.