Identity Development Fund is South Africa's missing middle in the SME finance and development space. Pioneered and led by black women professionals (Identity Partners), IDF is aimed at supporting the creation of self-sustaining, black-owned businesses by providing financial and non-financial support to its portfolio companies.
 
IDF is targeted solely at black-owned businesses, with an emphasis on businesses based in rural and peri-urban areas, as well as enterprises owned by youth and women. IDF has a great appetite for enterprises that are commercially viable, contribute substantially to socio-economic development, demonstrate high growth potential, present innovative business ideas, and result in the creation of new industries that contribute to the development of local economies, and build South Africa's positioning in the global market. IDF Funds are managed by IDF Managers , whose strategic partner is Anglo Zimele.