# Social Venture Circle

> Social Venture Circle is a VC fund in Durham backing Analytics and Wearables. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Durham, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/svcimpact/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/svcimpact
- Website: https://www.svcimpact.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/socialventurecircle/

Social Venture Circle (SVC) is a membership network that equips entrepreneurs, impact investors, and capacity-builders with connections, money, and expertise in order to build businesses that drive the NEXT economy: one that is regenerative, equitable and prosperous for all. Social Venture Circle connects, empowers, and finances entrepreneurs,investors, capacity- builders, and policy makers in a powerful, diverse, and inclusive network. Social Venture Circle was founded by the originators and luminaries of socially conscious business. The network continues to attract and empower the leaders, enterprises and institutions of a new economy that galvanize the business world to create social, economic, and environmental change.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |
| Wearables | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 50% |
| Health Diagnostics | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Artemis Jakowsky | Co-Founding Member | 0 | — |
| John May | Co-Founder | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Astarte Medical | Astarte Medical is a clinical intelligence company using software and predictive analytics to improve outcomes for children with medical complexity. Astarte Medical supports standardized care protocols, care planning and decision-making in acute, complex care settings with a suite of digital tools and diagnostics designed to optimize care andoutcomes for vulnerable patient populations when there is great opportunity to impact long-term health. | $7.6M | Series A | Sep 22, 2021 |  |
| ROAR | ROAR for Good is a mission-driven technology company dedicated to delivering leading-edge technologies that provide safer workplaces. Designed and built from the ground up using feedback directly from employers & workers, our next-generation staff safety platform, AlwaysOn, operates on a patented BLE-mesh technology to maximize accuracy andreliability, economically and efficiently. AlwaysOn meets or exceeds all known brand, union, and legislative standards and requirements. | $2.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 22, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-franklin-technology-partners-of-southeastern-pennsylvania) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Broad Street Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/broad-street-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capita3](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capita3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Leatherneck Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leatherneck-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lunsford Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lunsford-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Marstar Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marstar-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Social Venture Circle invest in?

Social Venture Circle invests primarily in Analytics, Wearables and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 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 Social Venture Circle?

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### Who are the partners at Social Venture Circle?

The team at Social Venture Circle includes Artemis Jakowsky (Co-Founding Member) and John May (Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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