# Network Society Ventures

> Network Society Ventures is a VC fund in New York backing Solar and Blockchain. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/network-society-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/netsocvc
- Website: http://netsoc.vc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/netsocvc

Network Society Ventures is a VC fund in New York focused on Solar and Blockchain. Harvesting the Upside of Massively Transformative Change™

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Network Society Ventures. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Network Society Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/network-society-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 1 | 100% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 100% |
| Crowdfunding | 1 | 100% |
| Peer to Peer | 1 | 100% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alessandro A. E. Anzani | General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alessandro-a-e-anzani |
| David Orban | Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-orban |
| Mark Hatch, DBA, MBA | General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-hatch-2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Sun Exchange | The Sun Exchange is the peer-to-peer solar leasing marketplace. We leverage financial innovation and the power of the crowd to drive sustainable energy development and make the environmental, social and economic benefits of solar accessible and affordable for all. Through the Sun Exchange online platform, anyone, anywhere in the world, can buyremotely-located solar cells and then lease them to power businesses and organisations in sunny emerging markets. Solar cell owners earn income from the electricity that’s generated, while schools, businesses, clinics and other organisations gain access to affordable clean energy, reducing electricity costs and carbon emissions. | $1.6M | Seed | Oct 19, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boost VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boostfunder) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Network Society Ventures invest in?

Network Society Ventures invests primarily in Solar, Blockchain and Crowdfunding startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Network Society Ventures?

Public channels for Network Society Ventures 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 Network Society Ventures?

The team at Network Society Ventures includes Alessandro A. E. Anzani (General Partner), David Orban (Managing Partner) and Mark Hatch, DBA, MBA (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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