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Social Venture Fund

North America, Michigan, United States, Ann Arbor

Description

Social Venture Fund, an impact investment fund at the University of Michigan, finances companies based on social and environmental impact.

Investor Profile

Social Venture Fund has backed more than 8 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 13% of its total and boasts 2 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series Unknown rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Kenya.
  • Strong thematic focus on Health Care, mHealth, Software.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (63%)
  • Series Unknown (38%)

Country Focus

  • United States (88%)
  • Kenya (13%)

Industry Focus

  • Health Care
  • Mhealth
  • Software
  • Food Processing
  • Biotechnology
  • Health Diagnostics
  • Medical
  • Medical Device
  • Sensor
  • Wearables
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Who does Social Venture Fund frequently co-invest with?

Band of Angels
Band of Angels
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
N.XT Northwestern University
N.XT Northwestern University
North America, Illinois, United States, Evanston
Co-Investments: 1
NewSchools Venture Fund
NewSchools Venture Fund
North America, California, United States, Oakland
Co-Investments: 2
Expon Capital
Expon Capital
Europe, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Co-Investments: 1
Creative Ventures
Creative Ventures
North America, California, United States, Oakland
Co-Investments: 1
Portal Innovations
Portal Innovations
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 1
Lateral Frontiers
Lateral Frontiers
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Cultivation Capital
Cultivation Capital
North America, Missouri, United States, St Louis
Co-Investments: 1
Kyto Technology and Life Science Inc
Kyto Technology and Life Science Inc
North America, California, United States, Los Altos Hills
Co-Investments: 1
Cedars-Sinai Accelerator
Cedars-Sinai Accelerator
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Social Venture Fund often collaborate with?

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JaMes Sowers
North America, Wyoming, United States, Cheyenne
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Social Venture Fund?

Rhaeos

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Rhaeos is a medical device company that develops wearable sensors to improve the treatment of chronic health conditions.

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedicalMedical DeviceSensorWearables
SeedDec 24, 2021
Amount Raised: $2,200,000
Hydrosat

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Hydrosat is a climate tech company that was founded to help Earth manage its most valuable resource: water.

AerospaceAgTechAnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataGeospatialInformation ServicesMachine Learning
SeedJun 17, 2021
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Chirps Chips (Six Foods)

San Francisco, California, United States

Chirps Chips is a creating edible insect foods for healthyeating and sustainability.

FarmingFood and BeverageFood ProcessingHealth Care
Series UnknownJun 13, 2018
Penda Health

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya

Penda Health is a primary and urgent care center that offers patients on-demand telemedicine.

FitnessHealth CaremHealthOutpatient CarePrimary and Urgent CareWellness
Series UnknownAug 1, 2016
Conversa Health

Portland, Oregon, United States

Conversa is a virtual care platform that provides automated patient engagement and management.

Electronic Health Record (EHR)Health CaremHealthSoftware
SeedMay 10, 2016
Amount Raised: $2,000,000
Mytonomy

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Healthcare cloud solutions for video-based patient education and engagement.

Enterprise SoftwareHealth CareInformation TechnologySaaSSoftware
Series UnknownApr 19, 2013
Jack and Jake’s

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

To provide high quality, safe and affordable local fresh foods from regional farmers and fishers to schools, universities & hospitals.

AgricultureFood ProcessingHospitality
SeedJul 10, 2012
Amount Raised: $225,000
LearnZillion

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

LearnZillion provides educators with curricular products for the new standards in digital and print.

E-LearningEdTechEducation
SeedMar 29, 2012
Amount Raised: $2,400,000

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