Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund
VC Fund
Seattle, United States
Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund is a new, early-stage impact-led fund investing in social enterprises that expand opportunity for people living in poverty in East Africa.The SVF will invest in approximately 12 high-potential, early-stage social enterprises focused on education, energy, health, rural livelihoods, sanitationand water. The fund will finance these enterprises through seed-stage convertible debt and early-stage equity, and include active Board engagement. The goal of the SVF is to positively impact 5+ million lives over the life of the fund.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund invests in
Stages Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund invests in
Countries Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $2.1M–$6.3M
- Series B
- $8.5M–$10M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Agriculture 2 (33%)
- Farming 1 (17%)
- Organic 1 (17%)
- Logistics 1 (17%)
- Car Sharing 1 (17%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (50%)
- Series B 2 (33%)
- Seed 1 (17%)
Country
- Kenya 1 (17%)
- Uganda 1 (17%)
- Zambia 1 (17%)
- United States 1 (17%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Villanueva
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 6 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Their priority is to generate lasting income with small-scale farmers. They build local community leaders into qualified Private Extension Agents (PEAs) who oversee and train farmers throughout the growing season. They support PEAs to provide frequent trainings and personalized recommendations on how their growers can make their field healthier andmore productive. PEAs promote improved farm practices and deliver a farmer-friendly loan of seeds and additional inputs. At harvest, Good Nature is a guaranteed market for the certified legume seed that their growers produce. Choosing to produce these high-value crops over traditional cash crops - maize and cotton - more than doubles their income. | $8.5M / Series B / Nov 08, 2023 | ||
| Tugende helps motorcycle taxi drivers own their own motorcycles in eighteen months or less instead of renting indefinitely. Ownership significantly increases income, job security and road safety. | $10M / Series B / Jun 15, 2022 | ||
| YYTZ Agro-Processing specializes in sourcing and processing cashew nuts. | $1.3M / Seed / Mar 16, 2022 | ||
| Tugende helps motorcycle taxi drivers own their own motorcycles in eighteen months or less instead of renting indefinitely. Ownership significantly increases income, job security and road safety. | $6.3M / Series A / Oct 05, 2020 | ||
| Their priority is to generate lasting income with small-scale farmers. They build local community leaders into qualified Private Extension Agents (PEAs) who oversee and train farmers throughout the growing season. They support PEAs to provide frequent trainings and personalized recommendations on how their growers can make their field healthier andmore productive. PEAs promote improved farm practices and deliver a farmer-friendly loan of seeds and additional inputs. At harvest, Good Nature is a guaranteed market for the certified legume seed that their growers produce. Choosing to produce these high-value crops over traditional cash crops - maize and cotton - more than doubles their income. | $2.1M / Series A / Oct 04, 2020 | ||
| Regen Organics is a company with extensive industry knowledge, innate optimism and curiosity, international experience, and, most importantly, a steadfast commitment to transforming agriculture, cities, and communities through circular economy methods. | Series A / Jan 01, 2015 |
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FAQ
What does Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund invest in?
Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund invests primarily in Agriculture, Farming and Organic startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund invest in?
Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$6.3M at Series A and $8.5M–$10M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund took part in.
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Who are the partners at Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund?
The team at Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund includes Jim Villanueva (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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