# Celo Foundation

> Celo Foundation is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Web3 and EdTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/celo-foundation/
- Website: https://x.com/Celo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Celo Foundation is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Web3 and EdTech. Celo Foundation develops mobile-first blockchain platform that makes financial tools accessible to anyone with a mobile phone.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Celo Foundation. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Celo Foundation. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/celo-foundation?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Web3 | 1 | 33% |
| EdTech | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Taiwan | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Isha Varshney | Head of Ecosystem Strategy | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isha-varshney-0612 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| YAP | YAP is a speaking-first language learning platform focused on real-world fluency. Learners practice speaking and receive instant AI-powered pronunciation and fluency feedback. YAP also uses on-chain credentials to verify progress and reward consistent practice, creating a learn-to-earn experience grounded in real skill development. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Sep 01, 2025 |  |
| Isle Finance | Isle Finance operates an online financial technology platform designed for supply chain finance that solves the liquidity problem with DeFi. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 20, 2024 |  |
| Clixpesa | Clixpesa is an effort to build a DeFi Bank and its infrastructure, by simplifying money and crypto for everyone. | $25K | Grant | Dec 22, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Outlier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/outlier-ventures-ltd-llp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Anti Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anti-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Defactor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defactor) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mask Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dimension-293e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hedera Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hedera-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Celo Foundation invest in?

Celo Foundation invests primarily in Web3, EdTech and Software startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Non-equity Assistance stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Taiwan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Celo Foundation?

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### Who are the partners at Celo Foundation?

The team at Celo Foundation includes Isha Varshney (Head of Ecosystem Strategy). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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