Women and Organizations Changing the World
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Lebec
A female-founded and led innovative finance fund making investments into the $5T “missing middle” funding gap. Lebec advises funders and entrepreneurs while working to change narratives around capital and climate solutions, recognizing women’s leadership in innovation.
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Uplevyl
An AI-enabled platform that builds a global dataset of women’s lived experiences to help companies develop more women leaders and close gender data gaps. Investress partnered with Uplevyl to develop a comprehensive platform for survivors of domestic abuse across every US state to access resources in a centralized place, in partnership with Futures Without Violence.
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Sage Institute
A platform making current global affairs expertise accessible to journalists, diplomats, and all who wish to decode patterns of diplomacy. Investress partnered with Sage to build a female expert community by identifying and vetting top women experts across multiple countries, creating peer-nominated networks, and amplifying women voices in policy.
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Legendary Foods
Redefining what is possible to bring an affordable, sustainable, nutrient-dense protein source at scale to households—using palm larvae. 2023 Sankalp Africa Awards winner scaling traditional food through biotechnology, transforming agricultural by-products into safe, consistent, affordable nutrition.
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Wingi
An AI-enabled platform helping primarily female-founded African SMEs manage cross-border sourcing and embedded supply-chain finance. Tech-enabled platform offering women entrepreneurs sourcing, logistics, and supply chain financing while piloting invoice-driven embedded trade finance; 91% of clients are female small business owners.
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MeCash
The first African cross-border payments fintech operating on blockchain rails, offering a comprehensive services package for SMEs. Uses stablecoins for on- and off-ramp payments, addressing the financial challenges SMEs face; pioneered a blockchain approach now followed by established competitors.
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Jambaar Capital
More than a VC firm—Jambaar is a catalyst for change across Francophone Africa and the broader North and West African regions. A dynamic female-led team partnering with visionary founders in vital sectors to drive inclusive, sustainable growth rooted in local insight and global ambition.
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FIVE35 Ventures
Backing female-led, female-managed, and female-impacted startups across sectors, grounded in research that female-led startups deliver 35% higher ROI. A mission-driven fund investing in female-led businesses across multiple sectors, supporting the evidence that equal capital access enables superior returns.
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Africa College Foundation
The ACF enables African youth to access free tertiary education programs and internationally recognized degrees. Investress funds an annual, perpetual bursary that enables 10 aspiring female students in Johannesburg to attend university and train towards becoming entrepreneurs.
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Bean Voyage
A nonprofit with a for-profit arm providing training, market education, and market access to smallholder women coffee producers in Costa Rica, Mexico, and Honduras, so they can drive their communities toward a sustainable future. Bean Voyage centers its work on three pillars: economic development, environmental protection, and gender justice.
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UrbView
An AI-driven urban safety platform using data to help cities design safer, more inclusive public spaces for all genders and colors. UrbView combines computer vision and gender data to identify safety risks in public spaces and support inclusive urban planning and policy decisions.
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theblood
theblood is decoding the most overlooked health data for women: their period blood—which contains cells from the reproductive tract, uterine tissue, and local biological signals, combined with over 350+ protein biomarkers not captured in standard blood tests. It offers a subscription service enabling women to regularly test their menstrual blood, offering insights into fertility, hormones, PCOS, endometriosis risk, and perimenopause.
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Portfolia
Portfolia venture funds are designed by and for women—putting capital behind the innovative companies its community wants to see in the world, alongside investors who show up for each other. Founded in 2015, Portfolia has backed over 150 companies—including Hey Jane, Madison Reed, Everly Health, and Maven Clinic—investing across women’s health, sustainability, and other high-growth sectors where women have traditionally been underrepresented as both founders and investors.
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