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🇩🇴Dominican Republic·Agri-export·Founded 2009·142 employees
Azuero Cacao Cooperative
Stage · ListedEXIM eligibleDFC eligible
Provara Readiness Seal
PRV-2026-0141 · issued 2026-04-12 · verify
Provara Scorev3.2
74/100
Investment-ready
Domain profile
Score history
About the company
Fair-trade certified cacao cooperative processing single-origin beans for European craft chocolate makers, operating a solar-powered fermentation facility in the Cibao valley.
Monthly trade volume (USD)
rolling 12 months
Management
- Rosa FernándezGeneral Manager
- Miguel UreñaQuality Director
Capital ask
$3.2M
Trade finance
Use of proceeds and pricing indications available under NDA in the data room.
Strengths
- Agri-export operator with above-median financial performance & trajectory.
- Clear line of sight to trade finance deployment within 6 months.
- EXIM-eligible export corridor established.
Gaps & recommendations
- Governance & Formalization below Provara benchmarkAdd two independent directors, adopt board charter, and implement a FATF-aligned KYC/AML program.
- Revenue Quality & Concentration below Provara benchmarkDiversify customer concentration below 25% top-three threshold and formalize multi-year framework agreements.
- Strategic Alignment & Exit Pathway below Provara benchmarkSharpen use-of-proceeds and milestone clarity; identify comparable exit transactions for the mandate.