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Fonte Reach Fund opens access to high-yield projects: highlights from Pitch Day

Some of the projects will be available for financing through Fonte Reach Fund OEIC Limited

Fonte Reach Fund opens access to high-yield projects: highlights from Pitch Day

On May 28, 2025, Yerzhan Mussin, CEO of Fonte Capital Ltd, participated in Pitch Day organized by the investment consulting company Reach Invest.

The event program included presentations of promising projects, direct communication with founders, discussions of potential deals, as well as an informal networking session.

As part of the agenda, a masterclass was held on the topic:
“Mediation in business and investment: ensuring contractual performance, delivered by Olzhas Sarsekenov, Director of the department for the development of International Mediation in Almaty and an accredited mediator of the AIFC’s International Arbitration Centre.

Among the projects showcased at Pitch Day were the Bal-Balam kindergarten chain, cloud technology innovator Nova Cloud, beauty platform Beauty Sfera, aesthetic medicine clinic Siluetica, wellness center Buddha Spa, and literary agency Bestsellers.kz.

Some of these projects will be available for financing through Fonte Reach Fund OEIC Limited, launched by Fonte Capital Ltd in partnership with Reach Invest in September 2024. The fund is registered with the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC).

Fonte Reach Fund is focuses on short-term financing for small and medium-sized businesses with high growth potential. The Fund’s strategy includes investments secured by contracts, factoring, and debt financing for projects with an investment horizon of up to 12 months. The minimum subscription amount to the Fund is USD 50,000. The indicative annual return for Fund investors is projected at 30–50% in KZT. The minimum investment amount per project is $200,000, with a focus on sustainable and high-yield projects.

Project selection is based on the following criteria:

  • profitability;
  • scalability potential;
  • availability of active contracts;
  • transparent financial and management accounting.

All projects undergo comprehensive analysis, including scoring, verification of the absence of legal proceedings (via the Adata system), confirmation of no outstanding tax liabilities, review of the credit history of founders and directors, analysis of banking turnover over the past year, examination of contractual documentation, financial and management reporting, as well as calculation of the profitability of the specific contract.

More information is available at:
https://fonte.kz/services/funds/fonte-reach-fund-oeic-limited

 

About Fonte Capital Ltd:
Fonte Capital Ltd is an investment management company registered with the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) in January 2022. The company specializes in managing a diversified pool of investment funds with the aim of ensuring sustainable capital growth across various asset classes.

About Reach Invest:
Reach Invest, part of the Reach Partners Group, is an investment consulting company specializing in private capital fundraising, financial modeling, business planning, market research, and sourcing investment-ready business projects.