# Untours Foundation

> Untours Foundation is a VC fund in Media backing Travel, Tourism and Women's. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Media, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/untours-foundation
- Website: https://untoursfoundation.org/

Untours Foundation is a VC fund in Media focused on Travel and Tourism. The Untours Foundation works to alleviate poverty by providing low-interest loans or equity to individuals and organizations.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 2 | 67% |
| Tourism | 2 | 67% |
| Women's | 1 | 33% |
| Wearables | 1 | 33% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Greether | Greether connects female travelers to verified local women to help them navigate destinations safer. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jan 24, 2023 |  |
| Purple Elephant Ventures | Purple Elephant Ventures is a venture studio that aims to launch three or four start-ups per year focused on enhancing travel and tourism. Purple Elephant Ventures was founded in 2020 by Ben Peterson, Jan van De Willebois & Mikul Shah. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 07, 2022 |  |
| 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 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aleph One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aleph-one) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Broad Street Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/broad-street-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Marstar Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marstar-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Open World Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/open-world-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Social Venture Circle](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/social-venture-circle) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Untours Foundation invest in?

Untours Foundation invests primarily in Travel, Tourism and Women's startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Non-equity Assistance stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Untours Foundation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Untours Foundation closed in Jan 2023. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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