# Optimizer Foundation

> Optimizer Foundation is a VC fund backing Information Technology and FinTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/optimizerfoundation.se/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/optimizerfound
- Website: https://optimizerfoundation.se/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/optimizerfoundation/

Optimizer Foundation is an Investing company driven by the mission to improve youth’ access to health, education and employment opportunity.

## Contacts

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 67% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anne Partridge | COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anne-partridge-2edc |
| Helena Riese Harstad | Co-Founder and Chairman | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helena-riese-harstad |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Viebeg | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mercy Corps Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercy-corps-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Beyond Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beyond Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Change Com](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/change-com) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [East Africa Investments Ltd](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-africa-investments-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eckenstein-Geigy-Stiftung](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eckenstein-geigy-stiftung) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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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.

### How do I contact Optimizer Foundation?

Public channels for Optimizer 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 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 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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