Hooge Raedt Social Venture
VC Fund
Baarn, The Netherlands
Hooge Raedt Social Venture is a VC fund in Baarn focused on Agriculture and Organic Food. Hooge Raedt Social Venture invests in socially conscious and financially successful businesses in order to provide chances and alternatives to underprivileged people in East Africa. Hooge Raedt Social Venture invests in small to medium-sized commercial enterprises in Tanzania and Kenya that improve the quality of life for the poor and low-income people by creating employment and income-generating possibilities, as well as providing new, accessible products and services. Hooge Raedt Social Venture is headquartered in Baarn, Utrecht.
- Total investments:
- 18
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Hooge Raedt Social Venture invests in
Stages Hooge Raedt Social Venture invests in
Countries Hooge Raedt Social Venture invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $67k–$1.3M
- Debt Financing
- $104k–$540k
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $48k–$1.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Agriculture 4 (22%)
- Organic Food 2 (11%)
- Social Entrepreneurship 2 (11%)
- Environmental Engineering 2 (11%)
- Water 1 (6%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 7 (39%)
- Debt Financing 6 (33%)
- Seed 3 (17%)
- Series A 2 (11%)
Country
- Kenya 7 (39%)
- Tanzania 4 (22%)
- United States 2 (11%)
- India 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| YYTZ Agro-Processing specializes in sourcing and processing cashew nuts. | $1.3M / Seed / Mar 16, 2022 | ||
| FarmMoja is focused on developing integrated and inclusive value chains for crops that sustainably transform agriculture for rural farmers, the planet, and profit. To achieve this, FarmMoja is empowering smallholder farmers to adopt and sustainably grow high-value, climate-resilient crops that positively impact their incomes and the environment.They offer a mix of affordable, high-quality inputs such as seedlings from its own nurseries, dedicated technical support, and guaranteed markets through FarmMoja’s processing facilities. FarmMoja’s focus is on avocados, herbs, blueberries and macadamia nuts, which have unmet demand for traceable, high-quality and ethically grown options across the world. | $103.5K / Debt Financing / Jan 01, 2022 | ||
| BioBuu focuses on the development of manufacturing capacity and environmentally sustainable production. | $109.4K / Debt Financing / Jan 01, 2021 | ||
| KopaGas is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and distributes environment-friendly cooking fuel.It develops software and hardware solutions that enable direct-to-customer business models for the next generation of LPG retail operations. The company aims to accelerate access to clean cooking solutions.In 2014, FranciscoRodriguez-Sanchez and Andron Mendes founded the company in Dar Es Salaam, Dar es Salaam. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 26, 2018 | ||
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The Lower Moshi Cattle Company
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The Lower Moshi Cattle Company (LMCC) is a start-up livestock business in rural northern Tanzania working with pastoralist communities to improve local herds and livestock practices to benefit the environment. Soils and pastures in East Africa are degrading at alarming rates as a result of a range of harmful practices including overgrazing andexcessive tree cutting. Keeping livestock is very closely intertwined with the identities and cultures of many pastoralist communities and changing livestock practices is a slow and difficult process. LMCC seeks to offer individuals and communities the opportunity to access better breeds of cows and facilitate a shift toward more sustainable practices, while improving the economic value of their herds. | $48K / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2018 | |
| Jibu provides a comprehensive, turn-key start-up package for local entrepreneurs to start their own neighborhood businesses by treating and packaging water in reusable bottles.450 million East Africans do not have reliable access to safe drinking water. Jibu currently works within this emerging market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,Rwanda and Uganda and plans to expand to surrounding countries in the coming years.Jibu provides seed-financing and support to equip East African entreprenerus with the materials needed to launch safe drinking water franchises. Jibu offers an opportuntiy for local entrepreneurs to make drinking water 75% cheaper than bottled water, at the same price as boiling water, but with the convenience of door-side delivery and the aspirational association with bottled water. | Debt Financing / Jan 01, 2018 | ||
| Komaza is a tech-driven sustainable forestry company revolutionizing the wood industry in Africa with its farmer platform. It combines technology, training, and service to create a new sustainable wood supply for Africa at an 80% cost disruption over traditional plantations. The company was founded in 2006 by Tevis Howard. | $9.9M / Series A / Nov 29, 2017 | ||
| Penda Health is a leading blended healthcare provider dedicated to delivering high-quality, affordable medical care to middle- and low-income families in Kenya. Established with a mission to make healthcare accessible and effective, Penda operates a network of medical centers offering a range of services, from general consultations to specializedcare, diagnostics, and pharmacy services.The company leverages cutting-edge technology, including AI-powered tools, to empower clinicians with real-time guidance for diagnosis and treatment, ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Penda Health is recognized for its innovative approaches to patient-centered care and its ability to scale operations efficiently while maintaining exceptional service standards.With a strong focus on operational excellence, community impact, and financial sustainability, Penda Health has served millions of patients, earning a reputation as one of Africa's most trusted healthcare brands. | Series A / Aug 01, 2016 | ||
| Globology’s modern fast ferries remove the ordeal of women, children, the elderly, and the sick who are currently forced to use open, leaking, canoes with narrow planks for seating. Globology’s ferries have toilets, drinking water, comfortable and well-ventilated covered/indoor seating. | $540K / Debt Financing / Jan 01, 2016 | ||
| NEI Ltd produces ethically sourced, sustainably grown, all-natural flavour extracts and flavour ingredients in Tanzania, and includes over 1,600 smallholder farmers in its supply chain. | $1.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2016 | ||
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FAQ
What does Hooge Raedt Social Venture invest in?
Hooge Raedt Social Venture invests primarily in Agriculture, Organic Food and Social Entrepreneurship startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 18 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 Hooge Raedt Social Venture invest in?
Hooge Raedt Social Venture typically joins rounds of $67k–$1.3M at Seed, $104k–$540k at Debt Financing and $48k–$1.5M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Hooge Raedt Social Venture's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Hooge Raedt Social Venture took part in.
When did Hooge Raedt Social Venture last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Hooge Raedt Social Venture closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 18 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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 Nov 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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