elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization
VC Fund
Zürich, Switzerland
elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization is a VC fund in Zürich focused on E-Commerce and Agriculture. Elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization works with social enterprises and entrepreneurial organizations to create sustainable and measurable benefits. They aim to be the partner of choice for impact entrepreneurs and philanthropic investors, as well as ambitious, bright individuals seeking a career as impact investing professionals.
- Total investments:
- 25
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
Last updated:
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Industries elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization invests in
Stages elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization invests in
Countries elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $100k–$4.5M
- Series A
- $2M–$7.8M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 5 (20%)
- Agriculture 5 (20%)
- Food and Beverage 3 (12%)
- AgTech 2 (8%)
- Retail 2 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 11 (44%)
- Series A 4 (16%)
- Funding Round 3 (12%)
- Convertible Note 2 (8%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (4%)
Country
- India 2 (8%)
- Kenya 2 (8%)
- Mexico 2 (8%)
- Tanzania 2 (8%)
- South Africa 2 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Stefan Kappeler
partner and COO
|
partner and COO | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| CarbonFarm's purpose is to make regenerative agriculture lucrative for farmers while also assisting corporations in achieving net-zero goals. | $7.8M / Series A / Oct 13, 2026 | ||
| Leapy transforms hiring apprentices from a legal obligation into a strategic investment, solving talent shortages and youth unemployment. | Seed / Oct 13, 2026 | ||
| MazaoHub is a AI-powered end-to-end farm management company. | $1.5M / Pre-Seed / Sep 20, 2025 | ||
| Toroto neutralizes greenhouse gas emissions through nature-based solutions and carbon management. They provide a science-based way for companies and organizations to move closer to carbon-neutral operations. They support companies by measuring and reducing their environmental footprint. They also design forestry and regenerative agricultureprojects that make carbon offsetting possible. | $1M / Convertible Note / Jan 15, 2025 | ||
| Rutopia is a social enterprise that connects travelers with rural communities to gain authentic, off-the-beaten-path experiences. They assist protectors in generating sustainable income through regenerative tourism. They provide tourism and adventure activities in idyllic locations, from multi-day treks to quiet walks along beaches, forests,deserts, and jungles. They also help travelers learn about ancestral and traditional techniques from various cultures, such as wood carving, artisanal fishing, and making jewelry. | Seed / Oct 23, 2024 | ||
| Oorja Development Solutions aims to provide clean energy access to 450 million un/underelectrified people in rural Indian communities. It deploy smart micro-grids powered by biomass gasification and solar PV systems to generate, store and transmit reliable and affordable electricity to SMEs as anchor load and low-income households. It uses ascalable community-owned business model to leverage energy provision as a catalyst for socio-economic development to alleviate poverty, empower women and tackle climate change. | $1.2M / Seed / Aug 01, 2024 | ||
| Elucid Social integrates businesses with the social good movement through a data-driven strategy that yields measurable results. Elucid Social develops and deploys technologies to assess, report, and minimize human rights risks linked with the sourcing of products and services. | Seed / Jan 26, 2024 | ||
| Copia Global provides a consumer catalog order and delivery system intended to serve consumers in the developing world. Its service leverages mobile technologies and a network of agents serving as distribution points, enabling rural and peri-urban consumers to get a wide range of quality goods at reasonable prices. | $20M / Series C / Dec 13, 2023 | ||
| Pricepally provides access to affordable, nutritious, traceable and secure food items in Africa’s urban cities. Pricepally is a wholesale and sharing economy e-commerce platform that enables people to buy food in bulk or share bulk food items with others online to leverage their collective bargaining power. | $1.3M / Seed / Nov 17, 2023 | ||
| Elucid Social integrates businesses with the social good movement through a data-driven strategy that yields measurable results. Elucid Social develops and deploys technologies to assess, report, and minimize human rights risks linked with the sourcing of products and services. | Seed / Sep 15, 2023 | ||
| See all 25 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization invest in?
elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization invests primarily in E-Commerce, Agriculture and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 25 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization invest in?
elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization typically joins rounds of $100k–$4.5M at Seed and $2M–$7.8M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization took part in.
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Who are the partners at elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization?
The team at elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization includes Stefan Kappeler (partner and COO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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