# MetLife Foundation

> MetLife Foundation is a VC fund backing Non Profit and Financial Services. See 46 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Mexico
- Total investments: 46
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 65%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/metlife-m%C3%A9xico/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Metlifemx
- Website: https://www.metlife.com.mx/acerca-de-metlife/responsabilidad-social-y-fundacion/fundacion/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetLifeMexico

MetLife Foundation is a VC fund in Mexico City focused on Non Profit and Financial Services. MetLife Foundation is committed to expanding opportunities for low- and moderate-income people around the world.MetLife Foundation partner with nonprofit organizations and social enterprises to create financial health solutions and build stronger communities, while engaging MetLife employee volunteers to help drive impact.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for MetLife Foundation. Shizune tracks 2 team members at MetLife Foundation. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/metlife-foundation?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Grant | $15k–$250k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Non Profit | 18 | 39% |
| Financial Services | 15 | 33% |
| FinTech | 12 | 26% |
| Communities | 7 | 15% |
| Finance | 6 | 13% |

67 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 30 | 65% |
| Seed | 11 | 24% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 4% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 4% |
| Series A | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 23 | 50% |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 13% |
| Mexico | 3 | 7% |
| Turkey | 2 | 4% |
| Egypt | 1 | 2% |

11 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deniz Yurtseven | SVP, General Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deniz-yurtseven-b79d |
| Sarah Willis | Program Manager | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarah-willis-4fb0 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| U. S. Soccer Foundation | U.S. Soccer Foundation supports the development of children by providing physical activity, nutrition education and mentorship. | $1.7M | Grant | Oct 30, 2025 |  |
| The Hidden Genius Project | The Hidden Genius Project (THGP) is an Oakland, CA based non-profit that trains black male youth in entrepreneurial thinking and technology creation to solve the problems of tomorrow. THGP is focused on unlocking career paths in (but not exclusive to): Software Engineering, User Experience Design and Technology Entrepreneurship. The HiddenGenius Project seeks to be the leading incubator of high-performing black-male entrepreneurs and technologists. These leaders are committed to cultivating future generations of aspiring and underserved youth software technologists. THGP cultivates a cohesive community of tech innovators who actuate positive and transformational change within their communities. | $250K | Grant | Dec 14, 2023 |  |
| Elevate Energy | Elevate Energy is a community of thinkers and doers who educate the people on efficiency use of energy. | $250K | Grant | Dec 05, 2023 |  |
| New York Women’s Foundation | New York Women’s Foundation is a non-profit organization. It is a dynamic philanthropic strategy based on the fundamental reality that, when women and gender-expansive people thrive, their families and communities also do. | $250K | Grant | Dec 05, 2023 |  |
| Children of Promise, NYC | Children of Promise offers after-school activities and therapeutic services for families and children impacted by incarceration. | $250K | Grant | Dec 05, 2023 |  |
| The Laundromat Project | The Laundromat Project envision a world in which artists and neighbours of colour collaborate to unleash the transformative power of creativity. They make long-term investments in cultivating a community of multiracial, multigenerational, and multidisciplinary artists and neighbours committed to societal change by fostering their artisticexpression, community building, and leadership development. | $250K | Grant | Dec 05, 2023 |  |
| Creative Reaction Lab | Creative Reaction Lab educate, train, and challenge Black and Latinx youth to become leaders designing healthy and racially equitable communities. We’re challenging the belief that only adults with titles. Training and tools to build consciousness* around context, history, and power surrounding race and ethnicity in the United States | $250K | Grant | Dec 05, 2023 |  |
| MDC | MDC equips Southern leaders, institutions, and communities to improve economic mobility and equity. | $250K | Grant | Dec 05, 2023 |  |
| Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative | Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative is an intermediary that attempts to achieve shared prosperity by addressing the racial wealth gap through community wealth-building techniques. | $250K | Grant | Dec 05, 2023 |  |
| Chicago Community Loan Fund | Helping create communities where people thrive | $250K | Grant | Dec 05, 2023 |  |

10 of 46 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does MetLife Foundation invest in?

MetLife Foundation invests primarily in Non Profit, Financial Services and FinTech startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 46 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is MetLife Foundation's check size?

MetLife Foundation typically joins rounds of $15k–$250k at Grant. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds MetLife Foundation participates in.

### How do I contact MetLife Foundation?

Public channels for MetLife Foundation include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at MetLife Foundation?

The team at MetLife Foundation includes Deniz Yurtseven (SVP, General Manager) and Sarah Willis (Program Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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