The Tunisian American Enterprise Fund intends to strengthen small and medium enterprises, invest in sustainable growth, and create greater opportunities for Tunisians, with special focus on women, youth and investments in the interior regions. TAEF invests in the whole segment of the SME market in Tunisia: microenterprises, traditional family owned and small mid cap SMEs, startups and the high end segment of SMEs. TAEF invests also through the whole lifecycle of the enterprises at various stages : from early and startup, to growth development and maturity. TAEF invests directly in SMEs and through financial institutions (microfinance institutions, PE funds, co-investment structure..).