# SEAF

> SEAF is a VC fund in Washington backing Solar and Biotechnology. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 57%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seaf
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/SEAFGlobal
- Website: http://seaf.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SEAFGlobal

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for SEAF. Shizune tracks 7 team members at SEAF. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/seaf?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2M–$2.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 2 | 29% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 29% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 29% |
| Bakery | 1 | 14% |
| Energy | 1 | 14% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 29% |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Colombia | 3 | 43% |
| India | 1 | 14% |
| Spain | 1 | 14% |
| Guatemala | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bert van der Vaart | Chairman | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bert-van-der-vaart |
| Tom Drum | Global Business Development | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-drum |
| Carlos Cerrato | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jose-ordonez |
| Jamal Abisourour | Chief of Party, SEAF Jordan Program | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamal-abisourour |
| Javed Hamid | Chairman - Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/javed-hamid |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Suncolombia | Suncolombia is a renewable energy company that provides solar solutions. | $9.8M | Series B | Sep 09, 2025 |  |
| Kingo | 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 |  |
| Docline | Connecting Patients with Doctors | $3.2M | Seed | Jan 11, 2023 |  |
| Puntored | 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 | Ecoflora Cares develops natural color technologies for the food and personal care industries. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 05, 2021 |  |
| EGeen | 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 | 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 |  |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bancolombia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bancolombia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [E10](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/e10-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EmergingTech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emergingtech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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## FAQ

### What does SEAF invest in?

SEAF invests primarily in Solar, Biotechnology and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Colombia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is SEAF's check size?

SEAF typically joins rounds of $2M–$2.1M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds SEAF participates in.

### How do I contact SEAF?

Public channels for SEAF 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 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.

### 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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