Optimizer Foundation
VC Fund
Stockholm, Sweden
Optimizer Foundation is an Investing company driven by the mission to improve youth’ access to health, education and employment opportunity.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Optimizer Foundation invests in
Stages Optimizer Foundation invests in
Countries Optimizer Foundation invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 2 (67%)
- FinTech 1 (33%)
- Software 1 (33%)
- Education 1 (33%)
- Health Care 1 (33%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 2 (67%)
- Seed 1 (33%)
Country
- Kenya 2 (67%)
- United States 1 (33%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anne Partridge
COO
|
COO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Helena Riese Harstad
Co-Founder and Chairman
|
Co-Founder and Chairman | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viebeg transform the way medical products are bought and sold, advancing the 4th industrial revolution in the developing world. | $1.5M / Pre-Seed / Oct 10, 2021 | ||
| ImaliPay is a financial health platform offering financial products to freelancers and blue collar gig workers in partnership with gig platforms. | Pre-Seed / Feb 26, 2021 | ||
| Arifu is a digital content and interactive learning platform which is personalised and free for its learners. Arifu's chatbot is omnichannel and allows both smart and feature phone users to learn via SMS, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger. Our vision is to provide easy access to information and opportunity within everyone's reach. Ourpurpose is to place opportunity and information within the reach of everyone. Our chatbot is FREE to our learners and available via any mobile chat application including SMS, Facebook Messenger and Whatsapp. | $100K / Seed / Sep 01, 2017 |
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FAQ
What does Optimizer Foundation invest in?
Optimizer Foundation invests primarily in Information Technology, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Optimizer Foundation?
The team at Optimizer Foundation includes Anne Partridge (COO) and Helena Riese Harstad (Co-Founder and Chairman). 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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