# RSF Social Finance

> RSF Social Finance is a VC fund in Spring Valley backing Energy and Cosmetics. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Spring Valley, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 79%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rsf-social-finance
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/rsfsocfinance
- Website: http://rsfsocialfinance.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rsfsocialfinance

RSF Social Finance is a non-profit financial services organization providing senior secured debt to enterprises.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 14% |
| Cosmetics | 2 | 14% |
| Recycling | 2 | 14% |
| Clean Energy | 2 | 14% |
| Consumer Goods | 2 | 14% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 8 | 57% |
| Grant | 4 | 29% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 12 | 86% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kate Danaher | Senior Director, Social Enterprise Lending & Integrated Capital | 7 | — |
| Siegfried E. Finser | Founder & Trustee | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NxLite | 3E Nano has developed and is commercializing a low cost, thermally and optically smart, Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating. This nano thin film applied to glass and other transparent media is targeted toward windows, windshields, greenhouses, and solar module manufacturers. | $3.5M | Debt Financing | Jul 16, 2026 | http://www.3enano.com/ |
| Apothékary | Apothékary provides a tailored, holistic approach to medicine and wellness to clients in over 23 countries globally. Rooted in Eastern medicine and over 5,000 years of research and tradition, the company puts out both traditional medicinal practice and goods to meet the requirements of their clients in natural sleep, stress, skincare, and more. Theproduct portfolio of the company is prepared with products from Mother Nature's pantry, driven by the notion that food is medicine. | $6M | Debt Financing | Jun 29, 2026 | http://apothekary.co |
| Glavel | Glavel is a foam glass gravel manufacturer that allows it to be a preferred material across the built environment. Founded in 2018, Glavel is based in Burlington Vermont by Rob Conboy.Glavel’s foam glass gravel is manufactured in Essex Vermont, where 7,500 tons of recycled glass are transformed into foam glass annually. The plant is uniquelypositioned in the United States, as it’s the only foam glass plant powered entirely by renewable energy, keeping Glavel’s embodied carbon footprint incredibly low. | $6M | Debt Financing | Oct 07, 2024 | https://x.com/glavel_inc |
| Sunwealth Power | Sunwealth Power provides capital for community-based projects that serve municipalities, businesses, and various local groups. The entity offers financing packages that cover every stage of development, including the acquisition of active solar assets. Through partnerships with local installers, the group implements power systems designed to lowerenergy costs and reduce carbon output. The firm utilizes structured debt facilities and credit resources to fund the deployment of solar panels and battery storage technology. | $5M | Debt Financing | Mar 14, 2023 | https://www.sunwealth.com |
| Roundhead Brewing | Roundhead Brewing offers a variety of craft beers and fresh pizza in the taproom and beer in cans to go. | $107K | Debt Financing | May 26, 2021 | https://x.com/RoundheadBrew |
| Watt Time | Watt Time builds technologies that enable electronic devices to automatically sync the times they use power to moments of clean energy.WattTime’s technologies combine real-time data from power grid operators, the EPA, and more. They detect moments when using electricity will be cleaner and enable automatic adjustments to actually choose whichtypes of power plants your devices rely on. With a simple software update, smart device owners can instantly and permanently reduce their carbon footprint while helping clean and renewable power plants compete on the grid. | $100K | Debt Financing | Dec 11, 2018 | http://watttime.org/ |
| Kreyol Essence | Kreyol Essence provides organic cosmetic and beauty products. The company offers a range of organic and authentic beauty and skin products for women. |  | Grant | Jan 18, 2018 | https://x.com/kreyolessence |
| Akola Project | At Akola, design can define a life. For every necklace purchased, Akola designs a new story for a woman and a family. As a non-profit, Akola reinvests 100% of your purchase to support employment, training and programs that transform the lives of women and their families. |  | Grant | Jan 18, 2018 | https://x.com/akolaproject |
| Spotlight:Girls | Spotlight:Girls is working to make the world a safer, more loving place – one girl at a time. |  | Grant | Jan 18, 2018 | https://x.com/spotlightgirls |
| Eu'Genia Shea | Eu'Genia Shea is a family-run company that produces natural premium shea moisturizers. These moisturizers are specially formulated to soothe dry skin, stretch marks, and scarring. Eu'Genia Shea was founded in 2014 by Naa-Sakle Akuete. |  | Grant | Jan 18, 2018 | https://www.eugeniashea.com/ |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Calvert Impact Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calvert-foundation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Closed Loop Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/closed-loop-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Boston Impact Initiative (BII)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boston-impact-initiative) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-draper-richards-kaplan-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does RSF Social Finance invest in?

RSF Social Finance invests primarily in Energy, Cosmetics and Recycling startups, most often at Debt Financing and Grant stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact RSF Social Finance?

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### Who are the partners at RSF Social Finance?

The team at RSF Social Finance includes Kate Danaher (Senior Director, Social Enterprise Lending & Integrated Capital) and Siegfried E. Finser (Founder & Trustee). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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