This document introduces two practical tools aimed at improving the design, evaluation, and mobilisation of blended finance funds.
To enhance clarity and consistency across the market, the document presents a typology of five common blended finance fund archetypes.
Additionally, it offers a scorecard designed to systematically and consistently assess the quality of a fund’s blended structure. This scorecard serves as a useful resource for fund managers (GPs) and both commercial and concessional investors (LPs) to evaluate whether a fund’s structure is aligned with its intended objectives.