Great Wealth is Achieved by Those Who Solve Problems
Intentional Asset Management
We are a boutique asset management and investment advisory firm that pairs institutional rigor with human-centered design, directing and structuring capital toward markets where opportunity is real but conventional capital does not reach.
For Investors
Disciplined access to structurally-sound opportunities in markets conventional portfolios cannot reach.
For Entrepreneurs & Operators
Capital and hands-on partnership for growth-stage businesses institutional finance has overlooked.
Our Conviction
Intentionality is a leading indicator of long-term performance. We define intentionality as a firm’s desire and ability to contribute towards solving specific critical systemic problems of our time. As global markets evolve and the demand for sustainable solutions intensifies, we believe market prices will increasingly reward firms that intentionally build these solutions, making them more likely to outperform those that do not.
Our own conviction is reflected in where we choose to operate. We specialize in mobilizing private capital toward emerging and frontier markets — not simply a geography, but a set of characteristics: capital scarcity, fragmented markets, and structurally mis-priced risk. The same dynamics also exist inside developed economies, in segments conventional capital has left behind; we apply the same discipline to these "embedded emerging markets" as we do across the Caribbean and beyond.
Public financing alone cannot meet the scale of investment these markets require. That gap is not a cyclical condition, it's a structural one, and it's where disciplined private capital has the clearest case to lead: capturing value where persistent undervaluation, not market timing, has kept capital away.
in global AUM — less than 5% reaches emerging markets, down from 8% in 2017
$ 147 T
of the world's population lives in emerging markets, generating 70% of global economic growth
84%
SME/MSME financing gap globally
$ 5.7 T
global infrastructure financing gap by 2040
$ 15 T
But conviction alone is not enough. We invest only in companies that pair this strategic alignment with operational excellence and strong financial foundations. Every decision is grounded in rigorous, bottom-up fundamental analysis so we select businesses with durable competitive advantages and disciplined management to drive resilient earnings.
This same discipline underpins every investment we manage: the funds we build, the deals we lead directly, and the mandates we advise.
Structural, not cyclical.
We invest where gaps in the market — not timing — drive opportunity.
One platform, every vehicle.
Fund, direct investment, or advisory mandate — we source, structure, and manage capital end to end.
On the ground, not on a spreadsheet alone.
Place-based research and local relationships drive every thesis.
What We Do
Asset Management
Fund Management
Active capital deployment in emerging-market growth equity, beginning with our flagship CaribGROW Fund.
Direct Investments
Independent sponsorship of hand-picked private transactions, including startups, growth companies, and infrastructure projects, sourced and led deal by deal in capital-constrained markets worldwide.
Investment Advisory
Specialist research and manager selection, deal sourcing and diligence support, and governance infrastructure to fit your mandate.
Founding Partner
Intentional Asset Management (IAM), DBA of Intentional Funds LLC, was established by 17 Asset Management (17 AM) in 2022 and formally launched as a dedicated wealth and asset management firm in 2025.
The firm is wholly owned and operated by 17 AM, which also created the 17 Intentional Investment Institute, a fiscally-sponsored initiative focused on field building, research, and market development to expand the accessibility and effectiveness of intentional investing.