# Lundin Foundation

> Lundin Foundation is a VC fund in Vancouver backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2020
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lundin-foundation
- Website: http://www.lundinfoundation.org/s/home.asp

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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 40% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Mining | 1 | 20% |
| Mobile | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series D | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 2 | 40% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| Mauritius | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Solaris Resources | 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 |  |
| Umati Capital | 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 | 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 Networks | 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 Networks | 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 |  | May 27, 2014 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Acumen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blue Haven Initiative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-haven-initiative) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LGT Venture Philanthropy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lgt-venture-philanthropy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LocalGlobe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/localglobe) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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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 Series A and Series D stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Lundin Foundation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lundin Foundation closed in Jun 2020. Shizune tracks 5 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?

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