# Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund

> Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund is a VC fund backing Logistics. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.globalpartnerships.org/social-venture-fund/

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2.1M–$6.3M |
| Series B | $8.5M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Logistics | 1 | 20% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 20% |
| Car Sharing | 1 | 20% |
| Organic Food | 1 | 20% |
| Food Delivery | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Series B | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Uganda | 1 | 20% |
| Zambia | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jim Villanueva | Managing Director | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-villanueva |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Good Nature Agro | 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 | 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 | YYTZ Agro-Processing specializes in sourcing and processing cashew nuts. | $1.3M | Seed | Mar 16, 2022 |  |
| Tugende | 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 |  |
| Good Nature Agro | 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 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund invest in?

Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund invests primarily in Logistics, Agriculture and Car Sharing startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Uganda. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund's check size?

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 ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund participates 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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