We leverage philanthropic capital to drive systemic change.
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How We Fund
Our approach is simple: We invest in female founders building solutions to gender gaps, and we strengthen the ecosystem that supports them. Earnings are re-invested.
Direct Investments
We back impact-focused early-stage women-owned startups in Africa and Latin America, aiming to address the “missing middle” funding that too often stifles their growth.
Our approach utilizes venture capital philanthropy as a risk-tolerant, impact-first method to support solutions overlooked by the market, providing patient, catalytic, and working capital that meets the founder where she is and assists in de-risking investments for co-investors and/or follow-on investors.
Ecosystem Support: Funds
We provide seed and working capital to first-time female fund managers, and those who are taking an innovative approach that will have a ripple effect on the otherwise male dominated fund and VC space.
Ecosystem Support: Grants
We provide grants to start-ups where they can be catalytic, and to non-profit organizations and other entities engaged in research, advocacy, and data collection to make the needs of women more visible. This includes support for gender-focused organizations, entrepreneurship, and leadership initiatives, research and data collection on issues that particularly affect women.
Investment Thesis
- Female founders and CEOs
- Early-stage companies and mission-driven organizations
- Leaders with a strong character and moral compass
- Entities that align with our impact framework
- Our ecosystem support is global, and we are actively building our direct investment portfolios in Africa and Latin America (U.S. registration preferred)
- Sectors: Economic Empowerment (Financial Inclusion, Workforce Development, and Entrepreneurship) Women’s Health, Climate & Sustainability, and Gender Data.
- We recognize powerful solutions exist everywhere, and are open to supporting compelling innovations that may fall outside of our focus areas.
