SEAF
VC Fund
Washington, United States
SEAF is an investment firm that provides growth capital and operational support to businesses in emerging markets.It was founded as a private equity investment subsidiary of the development organization CARE. Through the firm's network of office, it invests in entrepreneurs to seek to build successful businesses, hoping to realize bothattractive returns for its investors and a measurable development impact in local communities. SEAF pursues a high impact on economic development through the investment of risk capital in entrepreneurs, coupled with active business partnership and the transfer of knowledge and networks developed over the years of operation.Bert van der Vaart and Tom Drum established the firm in Washington, District of Columbia in 1989.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
- Fund size:
- $5.8M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries SEAF invests in
Stages SEAF invests in
Countries SEAF invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 7 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series A
- $2M–$2.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Food and Beverage 3 (33%)
- Solar 2 (22%)
- Biotechnology 2 (22%)
- Local 1 (11%)
- Bakery 1 (11%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (44%)
- Series A 2 (22%)
- Seed 1 (11%)
- Series B 1 (11%)
- Private Equity 1 (11%)
Country
- Colombia 3 (33%)
- India 2 (22%)
- Spain 1 (11%)
- Tanzania 1 (11%)
- Guatemala 1 (11%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bert van der Vaart
Chairman
|
Chairman | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Tom Drum
Global Business Development
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Global Business Development | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Carlos Cerrato
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jamal Abisourour
Chief of Party, SEAF Jordan Program
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Chief of Party, SEAF Jordan Program | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Javed Hamid
Chairman - Board of Directors
|
Chairman - Board of Directors | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suncolombia is a renewable energy company that provides solar solutions. | $9.8M / Series B / Sep 09, 2025 | ||
| Lack of access to energy and connectivity are formidable barriers to human progress in developing countries. Reliable energy and internet open the doors to improved healthcare, education and economic opportunities. However, over 1 billion people still lack access to modern energy services, and billions more lack internet connectivity.KingoHolding Company, Inc. is a technology startup formed in 2022 to acquire and restructure the business and operations of Ignite Holding Company Inc, which previously operated under the Kingo tradename. We provide affordable clean energy and connectivity solutions to people and small businesses in off-the-grid (OTG) communities in Guatemala and Colombia. We design and operate high-uptime systems that provide last-mile service in remote and areas where traditional wired infrastructure is too challenging or costly to deploy. We serve approximately 700 communities with an aggregate population of 250,000 people, mostly subsistence-level farmers living at the so-called “base of the pyramid.” Kingo uses internet-of-things (IoT) technology to enable consumer goods and financial services companies expand to OTG areas. We also make it possible for OTG communities to have access to education, healthcare and other basic services for the first time. | $2.1M / Series A / Apr 30, 2024 | ||
| Connecting Patients with Doctors | $3.2M / Seed / Jan 11, 2023 | ||
| Puntored provides financial transaction services including payment, withdrawal, deposit, and virtual services to low and middle income population through more than 72,000 outlets in Latam. Puntored is the 2nd largest aggregator in Colombia offering a wide array of products through a nationwide network strategically located in base of the pyramidneighborhoods to reach the unbanked population in need of financial services. Puntored’s future is based on the migration from cash to electronic payments and rollout of products to participate across the shopkeeper’s full cash flow cycle. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 28, 2022 | ||
| Ecoflora Cares develops natural color technologies for the food and personal care industries. | Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 05, 2021 | ||
| AKM Glitters is a company that provides hatchery services, trading, and promotion for regional smallholder chicken farming businesses. | Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 12, 2018 | ||
| Rozzana is a food service management program that is impacting the bottom line in many industries. They bring a touch to hospitality and hygienic service, blended with new tastes and ideas. It is also a catering service. They offer catering services for canteens at colleges, IT companies, corporate buildings, and cafes within hospitals. | $2.2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 01, 2016 | ||
| EGeen business is to advance the drug development of biotech and pharmaceutical companies by offering fast, high quality and cost-effective clinical trial management services. | $2M / Series A / Apr 01, 2002 | ||
| Davars provides bakery ingredients, dairy ingredients, food ingredients, and RTE frozen products. They also engaged in food services such as producing and distributing non-dairy cream alternatives, red gravies, cheese, and seasonings for bakeries. | Private Equity |
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FAQ
What does SEAF invest in?
SEAF invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Solar and Biotechnology startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series A stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Colombia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does SEAF invest in?
SEAF typically joins rounds of $2M–$2.1M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not SEAF's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds SEAF took part in.
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Who are the partners at SEAF?
The team at SEAF includes Bert van der Vaart (Chairman), Tom Drum (Global Business Development) and Carlos Cerrato (Managing Director), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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