# For Good Ventures

> For Good Ventures is a VC fund backing Biotechnology and Sustainability. See 52 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 52
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/for-good-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ForGoodVentures
- Website: https://forgoodventures.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/For-Good-Ventures/100057591393431

For Good Ventures is an investment firm that supports innovative, disruptive technologies changing the world for good. The firm invests in for-profit, positive-impact businesses, and funds in private markets positioned for scalable, positive change. It specifically invests in companies that fundamentally benefit humanity or the environment as acore focus of their business model.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$500M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 11 | 21% |
| Sustainability | 7 | 13% |
| Renewable Energy | 7 | 13% |
| Health Care | 6 | 12% |
| Energy | 4 | 8% |

92 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Convertible Note | 21 | 40% |
| Seed | 8 | 15% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 10% |
| Series A | 3 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 6% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 39 | 75% |
| China | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kim Kolt | Founder | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-kolt |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LOLIWARE | Loliware, founded in 2016, is redefining materials innovation through the power of AI and seaweed. They formulate and commercialize next-generation, seaweed-based alternatives to single-use plastics. At the core of their work is the proprietary SEA Technology® Resin platform— a novel, scalable solution engineered for circularity. These cutting-edgeresins work seamlessly with existing plastic manufacturing infrastructure, enabling the creation of home-compostable products that regenerate, rather than pollute, the planet. Loliware’s award-winning bio-resins rival the performance of conventional plastics while eliminating microplastic pollution and driving nature-based carbon sequestration. Validated by top manufacturers, compounders, and global brands, SEA Technology® Resins are now available for licensing, empowering partners to accelerate the transition to a regenerative materials economy. | $1.7M |  | Dec 02, 2021 |  |
| LOLIWARE | Loliware, founded in 2016, is redefining materials innovation through the power of AI and seaweed. They formulate and commercialize next-generation, seaweed-based alternatives to single-use plastics. At the core of their work is the proprietary SEA Technology® Resin platform— a novel, scalable solution engineered for circularity. These cutting-edgeresins work seamlessly with existing plastic manufacturing infrastructure, enabling the creation of home-compostable products that regenerate, rather than pollute, the planet. Loliware’s award-winning bio-resins rival the performance of conventional plastics while eliminating microplastic pollution and driving nature-based carbon sequestration. Validated by top manufacturers, compounders, and global brands, SEA Technology® Resins are now available for licensing, empowering partners to accelerate the transition to a regenerative materials economy. | $1.7M | Seed | Dec 02, 2021 |  |
| Natural Fiber Welding | Natural Fiber Welding develops a circularity platform producing sustainable materials from plants. Its multi-material platform serves a wide range of industries from fashion and footwear to automotive and upholstery. Its technology embeds seamlessly into existing supply chains, enabling iconic brands to design and scale products withhigh-performance, plastic-free materials. | $15M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 13, 2021 |  |
| Swell Energy | Swell Energy is developing a greater grid for the greater good. The distributed energy and grid solutions provider is accelerating the mass-adoption of residential and commercial clean energy technologies by making it easy for consumers to take control of their home energy use, achieve energy security and generate GridRevenue. The company provideshomeowners and businesses with financing and educational resources, partnering with trusted local solar + storage companies and top technology providers for seamless, high-quality installations of the best available products. By creating a critical mass of dynamic and responsive clean energy resources within utility service areas across the United States, Swell Energy is also delivering virtual power plant networks and grid-balancing services to utilities, which are fundamental to our future distributed energy system. |  | Debt Financing | Mar 07, 2021 |  |
| Aquacycl | Aquacycl ( formerly Aquam) offers the only packaged treatment plant that can deliver a 4 hour treatment time, reduce total sludge volumes and recover energy as direct electricity (no methane).The Aquacycl product line can be scaled for residential single-family homes or small communities (up to 2,500 individuals).Aquacycl is headquartered in KearnyMesa, San Diego, CA with laboratories in Sorrento Valley, CA and pilot installations in Escondido, CA, and Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.Aquam is seeking strategic partners and investors. |  | Convertible Note | Feb 22, 2021 |  |
| The Renewal Workshop | The Renewal Workshop partners with the world’s best- loved brands and retailers to renew their “unsellable” returns and excess inventory. | $6M | Series A | Jan 20, 2021 |  |
| Newday Financial Technologies, Inc. | Fintech. Automated Financial Advice for Impact Investing. |  | Convertible Note | Dec 22, 2020 |  |
| Repurpose | Repurpose is a consumer packaged goods company used to make plant-based compostable products as an alternative to disposable plasticware. Its tableware is made from plants and compostable materials and are durable and compostable materials that enable users to reduce the number of plastics in the environment and use guilt-free renewablealternatives and in turn, improve their health. |  | Series A | Dec 01, 2020 |  |
| Elevian | Elevian’s founders discovered circulating blood factors that regulate aging, including GDF11, which broadly stimulate regeneration of brain, heart, pancreas, muscle, and other tissues. Elevian is developing therapeutics that stimulate regenerative capacity, to treat and prevent age-related disease. | $15M | Seed | Nov 24, 2020 |  |
| Repurpose | Repurpose is a consumer packaged goods company used to make plant-based compostable products as an alternative to disposable plasticware. Its tableware is made from plants and compostable materials and are durable and compostable materials that enable users to reduce the number of plastics in the environment and use guilt-free renewablealternatives and in turn, improve their health. |  | Series A | Oct 13, 2020 |  |

10 of 52 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NaHCO3](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nahco3) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Closed Loop Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/closed-loop-partners-38d7) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Advantage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advantage-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alpha Bridge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-bridge-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Baillie Gifford](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baillie-gifford) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bill Silva Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-silva-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does For Good Ventures invest in?

For Good Ventures invests primarily in Biotechnology, Sustainability and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Convertible Note and Seed stage. Most of the 52 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is For Good Ventures's check size?

For Good Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$500M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds For Good Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact For Good Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at For Good Ventures?

The team at For Good Ventures includes Kim Kolt (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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