Lundin Foundation
VC Fund
Vancouver, Canada
Lundin Foundation is a VC fund in Vancouver focused on FinTech and Financial Services. The Lundin Foundation is a philanthropic organization founded originally by the Lundin family. The Foundation is currently supported by a number of publicly traded natural resource companies committed to the highest standards of corporate responsibility. The Lundin Foundation embodies the entrepreneurial spirit of the Lundin family. TheFoundation provides risk capital in the form of investments into high potential small- and medium-sized businesses, with a view to generating wealth and employment needed to alleviate poverty on a sustained basis. It also provides strategic grants to early stage innovations and for technical and managerial assistance.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
Last updated:
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Industries Lundin Foundation invests in
Stages Lundin Foundation invests in
Countries Lundin Foundation invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.5M–$59M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 2 (33%)
- Financial Services 2 (33%)
- Apps 1 (17%)
- Mining 1 (17%)
- Mobile 1 (17%)
Stage
- Debt Financing 2 (33%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (33%)
- Series A 1 (17%)
- Series D 1 (17%)
Country
- Kenya 3 (50%)
- Canada 1 (17%)
- Mauritius 1 (17%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solaris Resources is advancing a portfolio of copper and gold assets in the Americas, which includes: a high-grade resource with expansion and additional discovery potential at the Warintza copper and gold project in Ecuador; discovery potential on the grass-roots Tamarugo project in Chile and Capricho and Paco Orco projects in Peru; exposure toUS$130M spending / 5-yrs through a farm-out agreement with Freeport-McMoRan on the Ricardo Project in Chile; and significant leverage to increasing copper prices through the 60%-interest in the development-stage La Verde joint-venture project with Teck Resources in Mexico. Solaris Resources trades the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “TSX: SLS” and on the OTCQB Venture Market under the symbol “SLSSF”. | $59.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 11, 2020 | ||
| Sidai is a fully vertically-integrated company supplying quality livestock and crop inputs and training to farmers and pastoralists across Kenya. The company operates through a network of branded, professionally-staffed, company-managed and franchised retail outlets, stockists and field staff. Sidai has a unique ‘last-mile’ service delivery modelthat also reaches pastoralists and farmers in remote and under-served locations. | $2M / Debt Financing / Jan 12, 2016 | ||
| Umati Capital is a start-up financial services company that aims to revolutionize access to finance through the consistent and innovative use of technology.Launched in September 2012, they are a non-bank financial institution focused on the provision of credit and related payment technologies.They are currently focused within agri-businesssupply chains, retailer value chains and fast moving consumer goods manufacturers. They leverage proprietary technology to provide branchless financial services to small scale suppliers, trading companies and industrial processors. | Series A / Oct 30, 2015 | ||
| M-KOPA provides connected asset financing solutions for underbanked customers. Its platform combines digital micropayments and IoT connectivity to offer access to products including solar lighting, televisions, fridges, smartphones, financial services, and more. | $12.5M / Series D / Feb 02, 2015 | ||
| Esoko is an information and communication service for agricultural markets in Africa. We provide advice directly to farmers (market prices, weather forecasts, and growing tips) to help them increase yields and profits. We also provide solutions to businesses to help them connect with farmers (marketing products, monitoring activities, and sourcinggoods). Esoko uniquely provides an entire ecosystem to make this work; including the content, software and field support.Esoko equips businesses, NGOs, Mobile Operators and Governments with a unique series of specialized apps to help manage information to and from the field. Farmers sell better and grow more. Businesses source differently, and market more effectively. Mobile operators increase market share through bundled services for rural communities, and governments track realtime market trends. No platform connects so many in such a powerful way.Esoko makes communication easier. You can send personalized messages to thousands. You can ask questions and get answers from the field. It?s the first time anyone can affordably and effectively reach people in remote rural communities. Organizations can reduce their operational costs, improve their monitoring of market trends, track field activities -- all for a fraction of the cost of traditional field operations. Esoko can transform African markets into more efficient value opportunities for both the business and the individual, simply by promoting market transparency through mobile devices. | Debt Financing / May 27, 2014 | ||
| Esoko is an information and communication service for agricultural markets in Africa. We provide advice directly to farmers (market prices, weather forecasts, and growing tips) to help them increase yields and profits. We also provide solutions to businesses to help them connect with farmers (marketing products, monitoring activities, and sourcinggoods). Esoko uniquely provides an entire ecosystem to make this work; including the content, software and field support.Esoko equips businesses, NGOs, Mobile Operators and Governments with a unique series of specialized apps to help manage information to and from the field. Farmers sell better and grow more. Businesses source differently, and market more effectively. Mobile operators increase market share through bundled services for rural communities, and governments track realtime market trends. No platform connects so many in such a powerful way.Esoko makes communication easier. You can send personalized messages to thousands. You can ask questions and get answers from the field. It?s the first time anyone can affordably and effectively reach people in remote rural communities. Organizations can reduce their operational costs, improve their monitoring of market trends, track field activities -- all for a fraction of the cost of traditional field operations. Esoko can transform African markets into more efficient value opportunities for both the business and the individual, simply by promoting market transparency through mobile devices. | $1.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 27, 2014 |
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FAQ
What does Lundin Foundation invest in?
Lundin Foundation invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Apps startups, most often at Debt Financing and Venture - Series Unknown 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 Lundin Foundation invest in?
Lundin Foundation typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$59M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Lundin Foundation's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Lundin Foundation took part in.
When did Lundin Foundation last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Lundin Foundation closed in Jun 2020. Shizune tracks 6 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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