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LeapFrog Investments is an impact-focused investor, managing over $1.6bn in assets mainly investing in Africa and Asia. Its “profit with purpose” has led to investments in startups that provide healthcare, financial services and insurance for low-income consumers. Since it was founded in 2007, LeapFrog has attracted funds from Prudential, AXA, Swiss Re and Omidyar Network, becoming the first impact investor in the world to reach the $1bn milestone. It’s headquartered in South Africa and Singapore.LeapFrog is best known for its investments in the insurance sector. One of the most prominent companies in its portfolio is BIMA, the mobile-based insurance provider that has provided coverage in Ghana, Bangladesh, Cambodia and many other countries. In 2020, LeapFrog invested in Indonesian startup PasarPolis, which is a broker for a wide range of microinsurance products. In the healthcare and biotechnology sectors, LeapFrog has funded Indian genetic diagnostics company MedGenome, as well as Goodlife Pharmacy, a Kenyan company providing access to affordable medicine in the East African country.
LeapFrog Investments is an impact-focused investor, managing over $1.6bn in assets mainly investing in Africa and Asia. Its “profit with purpose” has led to investments in startups that provide healthcare, financial services and insurance for low-income consumers. Since it was founded in 2007, LeapFrog has attracted funds from Prudential, AXA, Swiss Re and Omidyar Network, becoming the first impact investor in the world to reach the $1bn milestone. It’s headquartered in South Africa and Singapore.LeapFrog is best known for its investments in the insurance sector. One of the most prominent companies in its portfolio is BIMA, the mobile-based insurance provider that has provided coverage in Ghana, Bangladesh, Cambodia and many other countries. In 2020, LeapFrog invested in Indonesian startup PasarPolis, which is a broker for a wide range of microinsurance products. In the healthcare and biotechnology sectors, LeapFrog has funded Indian genetic diagnostics company MedGenome, as well as Goodlife Pharmacy, a Kenyan company providing access to affordable medicine in the East African country.
Asia Africa Investment & Consulting
Founded in 2013, Asia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC) is a Japanese VC that invests in developing nations in Africa. Based in Singapore, the Japanese investment team are also involved in consultancy work. To date, AAIC has invested in eight companies. Investments during 2020 include two Egyptian startups: mobile teleradiology medtech Rology’s $860,000 seed funding in September and mental health medtech platform Shezlong’s Series A round in June.
Founded in 2013, Asia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC) is a Japanese VC that invests in developing nations in Africa. Based in Singapore, the Japanese investment team are also involved in consultancy work. To date, AAIC has invested in eight companies. Investments during 2020 include two Egyptian startups: mobile teleradiology medtech Rology’s $860,000 seed funding in September and mental health medtech platform Shezlong’s Series A round in June.
Western Technology Investment (WTI)
Founded in 1980, Western Technology Investment invests in tech and life science startups. To date, it has invested over $6bn in 1,300 companies worldwide across diverse market segments.The Silicon Valley-based WTI currently has more than 500 companies in its global portfolio. Recent investments include US anti-aging medtech Elevio’s $15m funding in November 2020 and the $4.3m seed round in August 2020 for US fintech for teens Copper Banking.
Founded in 1980, Western Technology Investment invests in tech and life science startups. To date, it has invested over $6bn in 1,300 companies worldwide across diverse market segments.The Silicon Valley-based WTI currently has more than 500 companies in its global portfolio. Recent investments include US anti-aging medtech Elevio’s $15m funding in November 2020 and the $4.3m seed round in August 2020 for US fintech for teens Copper Banking.
Founded in Nairobi in 2017, Chandaria Capital invests in African tech and non-tech startups across market segments. It currently has 13 companies in its portfolio. Recent investments include Kenyan diagnostics medtech startup Ilhara Health’s $3.8m Series A round in 2020 and $735,000 seed funding in 2019. The VC has also joined the seed investment round for Kenyan food and beverage startup Savannah Brand in 2019.
Founded in Nairobi in 2017, Chandaria Capital invests in African tech and non-tech startups across market segments. It currently has 13 companies in its portfolio. Recent investments include Kenyan diagnostics medtech startup Ilhara Health’s $3.8m Series A round in 2020 and $735,000 seed funding in 2019. The VC has also joined the seed investment round for Kenyan food and beverage startup Savannah Brand in 2019.
Founded by Hillhouse Capital in February 2020, GL Ventures mainly invests in early-stage startups from diverse sectors like pharmaceutical, SaaS, internet-based consumption/technology and emerging consumer goods/services.The RMB/USD dual currency VC-arm of Hillhouse currently manages total funds worth RMB 10bn from limited partners including university endowments, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, FOF and family offices. The VC has made nearly 200 investments in its first year of operations.
Founded by Hillhouse Capital in February 2020, GL Ventures mainly invests in early-stage startups from diverse sectors like pharmaceutical, SaaS, internet-based consumption/technology and emerging consumer goods/services.The RMB/USD dual currency VC-arm of Hillhouse currently manages total funds worth RMB 10bn from limited partners including university endowments, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, FOF and family offices. The VC has made nearly 200 investments in its first year of operations.
CEMEX Ventures is the investment arm of global Mexican cement giant CEMEX and was established in 2017 with offices in Mexico, Spain, Colombia and China. It focuses exclusively on tech and non-tech solutions to painpoints in the construction sector. Every year, together with global management consultant Boston Consulting Group and startup monitoring platform Tracxn, it names its 50 Most Promising Startups in the Construction Ecosystem, investing in a few of the companies cited. It currently has 12 companies in its portfolio.Its most recent investments have included an undisclosed contribution to the funding round of US soil marketplace Soil Connect in 4Q 2020 and in the $1.7m July 2020 Series A round of US recycling company Arqlite.
CEMEX Ventures is the investment arm of global Mexican cement giant CEMEX and was established in 2017 with offices in Mexico, Spain, Colombia and China. It focuses exclusively on tech and non-tech solutions to painpoints in the construction sector. Every year, together with global management consultant Boston Consulting Group and startup monitoring platform Tracxn, it names its 50 Most Promising Startups in the Construction Ecosystem, investing in a few of the companies cited. It currently has 12 companies in its portfolio.Its most recent investments have included an undisclosed contribution to the funding round of US soil marketplace Soil Connect in 4Q 2020 and in the $1.7m July 2020 Series A round of US recycling company Arqlite.
A UK-based investor founded in 2018, Haatch currently has 14 mainly UK and Ireland-based companies in its portfolio, valued in excess of $160m. It has launched two funds to date and typically makes investments from £100,000 to £300,000 and up to £2m for Series A or B rounds. Its most recent investments include a £470,000 seed round in VR training soft-skills provider Bodyswaps, an undisclosed seed round in virtual office workspace Re-Flow, and a £155,000 post-seed round in tech development team provider Deazy. In many cases, Haatch is the sole investor.
A UK-based investor founded in 2018, Haatch currently has 14 mainly UK and Ireland-based companies in its portfolio, valued in excess of $160m. It has launched two funds to date and typically makes investments from £100,000 to £300,000 and up to £2m for Series A or B rounds. Its most recent investments include a £470,000 seed round in VR training soft-skills provider Bodyswaps, an undisclosed seed round in virtual office workspace Re-Flow, and a £155,000 post-seed round in tech development team provider Deazy. In many cases, Haatch is the sole investor.
Founded in 1980, INELCOM is a large Spanish manufacturing company that specializes in hardware, including microelectronics, optoelectronics and digital signal processors. It does not typically invest in tech startups, and, to date, its only declared investment has been in Valencian accessibility hardware and app for the deaf, Visualfy, to which it has contributed pre-seed and seed funding rounds totalling just over €3m. It is the startup’s industrial partner and manufactures its hardware.
Founded in 1980, INELCOM is a large Spanish manufacturing company that specializes in hardware, including microelectronics, optoelectronics and digital signal processors. It does not typically invest in tech startups, and, to date, its only declared investment has been in Valencian accessibility hardware and app for the deaf, Visualfy, to which it has contributed pre-seed and seed funding rounds totalling just over €3m. It is the startup’s industrial partner and manufactures its hardware.
Smart Delivery Routes is a last-mile delivery startup based in Andalucia and founded in 2017. Its only declared investment has been in Valencian accessibility hardware and app for the deaf, Visualfy, to which it has contributed €520,000 in a 2021 seed funding round. It is also Visualfy’s distribution partner for the Andalucian region.
Smart Delivery Routes is a last-mile delivery startup based in Andalucia and founded in 2017. Its only declared investment has been in Valencian accessibility hardware and app for the deaf, Visualfy, to which it has contributed €520,000 in a 2021 seed funding round. It is also Visualfy’s distribution partner for the Andalucian region.
Archipelago Next is an investor based in Spain’s Canary Islands and owned by prominent local companies. It has a non-sectorial focus on startups based in the archipelago and in Africa and is the Canary Islands’ only venture builder. It currently has 20 startups in its portfolio. Its most recent investments were €520,000 in a seed funding round in 2021 of Valencian accessibility hardware and app for the deaf, Visualfy and €260,000 in the 2021 seed round of AI-powered crop prediction agtech RawData.
Archipelago Next is an investor based in Spain’s Canary Islands and owned by prominent local companies. It has a non-sectorial focus on startups based in the archipelago and in Africa and is the Canary Islands’ only venture builder. It currently has 20 startups in its portfolio. Its most recent investments were €520,000 in a seed funding round in 2021 of Valencian accessibility hardware and app for the deaf, Visualfy and €260,000 in the 2021 seed round of AI-powered crop prediction agtech RawData.
Founded in 2012 in Washington DC, Accion Venture Lab is a seed-stage investor in fintech for the underserved. Venture Lab is part of Accion, a not-for-profit global organization that works with financial service providers to deliver affordable solutions for unbanked and underbanked communities worldwide.Its portfolio includes 44 startups from 17 countries, ranging from Chile to Indonesia. Seed-stage startups normally get $500,000 funding per company. Investments in December 2020 included participation in the $1.5m seed round of Argentinian software development tech Henry and a financing round for Indonesian micro-credit fintech Pintech.
Founded in 2012 in Washington DC, Accion Venture Lab is a seed-stage investor in fintech for the underserved. Venture Lab is part of Accion, a not-for-profit global organization that works with financial service providers to deliver affordable solutions for unbanked and underbanked communities worldwide.Its portfolio includes 44 startups from 17 countries, ranging from Chile to Indonesia. Seed-stage startups normally get $500,000 funding per company. Investments in December 2020 included participation in the $1.5m seed round of Argentinian software development tech Henry and a financing round for Indonesian micro-credit fintech Pintech.
Based in San Francisco, the Mulago Foundation is a philanthropic foundation designed to carry on the life work of pediatrician Rainer Arnhold who died in 1993 while working in the mountains of Bolivia. He originally set up the Mulago Foundation in 1968, naming it after a hospital in Uganda. His Jewish family, bankers for generations, continued to support the foundation for impact investing across diverse sectors and geographies, with scalable solutions to alleviate poverty.It has invested in 61 companies to date. Successful ventures include: Kenya’s Komaza that raised $28m in its 2020 Series B and Myanmar’s Proximity Finance, a fintech for small-holder farmers that raised $14m in 2020. Komaza helps poor families turn dry land into small-scale, income-generating tree farms, benefiting more than 2m farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Based in San Francisco, the Mulago Foundation is a philanthropic foundation designed to carry on the life work of pediatrician Rainer Arnhold who died in 1993 while working in the mountains of Bolivia. He originally set up the Mulago Foundation in 1968, naming it after a hospital in Uganda. His Jewish family, bankers for generations, continued to support the foundation for impact investing across diverse sectors and geographies, with scalable solutions to alleviate poverty.It has invested in 61 companies to date. Successful ventures include: Kenya’s Komaza that raised $28m in its 2020 Series B and Myanmar’s Proximity Finance, a fintech for small-holder farmers that raised $14m in 2020. Komaza helps poor families turn dry land into small-scale, income-generating tree farms, benefiting more than 2m farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Since 2005, Demeter Partners has been one of the major VC and private equity funds supporting technology companies in developing solutions for ecological and energy transitions. The firm typically invests €1m–€30m in early and growth stages of startups. With assets worth over €1bn under management, its portfolio in 2019 was estimated to have cut 4.3m tons of CO2 with 575 GWh of clean energy produced. In 2021, Demeter was named the “Best Sustainable Equity investor” by a panel of former Fortune 500 individuals, global experts and industry leaders to recognize Demeter’s commitment to the UN’s SDG and ESG strategy.
Since 2005, Demeter Partners has been one of the major VC and private equity funds supporting technology companies in developing solutions for ecological and energy transitions. The firm typically invests €1m–€30m in early and growth stages of startups. With assets worth over €1bn under management, its portfolio in 2019 was estimated to have cut 4.3m tons of CO2 with 575 GWh of clean energy produced. In 2021, Demeter was named the “Best Sustainable Equity investor” by a panel of former Fortune 500 individuals, global experts and industry leaders to recognize Demeter’s commitment to the UN’s SDG and ESG strategy.
Established in 1958, VERSO Capital is a boutique merchant banking and financial services firm based in Luxembourg. It also has offices in Geneva, Fribourg, Vaduz, Dubai, Singapore and BVI. VERSO specializes in sectors like education, food and renewables. Since 2011, the firm has invested over $700bn in venture capital in the global startup ecosystem. Funds worth over $245m were pumped into climatech, foodtech and biotech sectors since 2017. In February 2021, it merged with Swiss alternative asset manager ALDINI Capital that was also founded in 1958 and based in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. VERSO will leverage the expertise of ALDINI in hedge funds, private equity and real estate.
Established in 1958, VERSO Capital is a boutique merchant banking and financial services firm based in Luxembourg. It also has offices in Geneva, Fribourg, Vaduz, Dubai, Singapore and BVI. VERSO specializes in sectors like education, food and renewables. Since 2011, the firm has invested over $700bn in venture capital in the global startup ecosystem. Funds worth over $245m were pumped into climatech, foodtech and biotech sectors since 2017. In February 2021, it merged with Swiss alternative asset manager ALDINI Capital that was also founded in 1958 and based in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. VERSO will leverage the expertise of ALDINI in hedge funds, private equity and real estate.
BACKED VC is primarily a seed-stage funder based in London and founded in 2015 that selects its investments based on the founding team rather than on market-based decisions. It typically invests from €0.5m to €2.5m per round and, to date, has invested in 45 startups with two exits so far. Its most recent investments include in the March 2021 £5m Series A round of British legal digitization platform Legl and in the February 2021 £2.7m seed round of UK-based cellular fat producer Hoxton Farms.
BACKED VC is primarily a seed-stage funder based in London and founded in 2015 that selects its investments based on the founding team rather than on market-based decisions. It typically invests from €0.5m to €2.5m per round and, to date, has invested in 45 startups with two exits so far. Its most recent investments include in the March 2021 £5m Series A round of British legal digitization platform Legl and in the February 2021 £2.7m seed round of UK-based cellular fat producer Hoxton Farms.
Big Idea Ventures Founder Andrew D Ive: Asia will lead cell-based meat innovation
In a wide-ranging interview, the managing general partner of the US- and Singapore-based foodtech investor also expounds on his goal to extend sustainability to the rest of the food sector, combining good returns with doing good
New Food Invest: Growing an alternative protein business in Asia
With more than 4bn people, Asia presents unique opportunities and challenges to alternative protein startups. Four leading entrepreneurs shared their experiences at the recent New Food Invest conference
New Food Invest: Challenges of growing an alt-protein startup
Founders of three alt-protein startups in the US share what motivated them to start, their personal experiences growing the businesses, getting funding and finding strategic partners
New Food Invest: Opportunities in the European alt-protein space
With a record €2.4bn investment in 2019, Europe’s foodtech sector appears poised for continued growth, but startups, corporations, governments and even universities can do more, experts say
Dao Foods: Grooming and betting on China's rising alternative protein startups
How can businesses involve Chinese consumers in the environmental cause, even if it isn’t a priority for them? For that, the impact investor-incubator Dao Foods has got its philosophy-led strategy figured out
Indogen Capital eyes new growth fund of $100m as foreign tech investors stay keen on Indonesia
With its Japanese investment partner Striders, Indogen plans to boost growth-stage funding in Indonesia and open doors for portfolio companies to new markets in East Asia
Good Startup: Alt-protein products can be better than real meat
The investor of Eat Just, Ripple Foods and more expects its portfolio companies will exit in the next four to six years, mostly through acquisition
NovoNutrients: Tackling the dual problems of CO2 emissions and over-fishing
The first to transform CO2 to fish food, NovoNutrients is trialing with industry giants Skretting and Chevron, and will soon raise Series A funding
New Food Invest: Plant-based cheese, the next investment boom?
With alt-protein startups experiencing a global funding boom, industry experts and investors share their views about emerging trends in diverse food sectors
Plant-based meat faces backlash in China despite gaining traction
An innocuous video clip sparked debate on social media over plant-based meat, with suspicion about its nutritional value, cost-effectiveness and even the motives of foreign companies
String Bio: Asia's first startup to harness methane gas for protein production
Using bacteria to turn the harmful greenhouse gas into a purer form of protein, String Bio is raising Series B funding to scale production
Mycorena: Fungi-based vegan protein challenging traditional plant-based ingredients
Award-winning Swedish biotech startup is scaling production of mycoprotein to become a key player in the emerging market for functional proteins
Oceanium: Supporting sustainable seaweed farming
Scottish startup Oceanium has developed a proprietary biorefinery and processing model to create seaweed-based compostable materials, alt-protein ingredients and nutraceuticals for use across industry verticals
Heura by Foods for Tomorrow: Another new kid on the multibillion-dollar alternative protein market
Already selling in nine countries, Heura’s recent entry into the UK, Europe's largest market for meat substitutes, could prove its biggest test to date
Xampla: Making strong, low-cost biodegradable plastic from peas
Inspired by the strength of spider silk, the Cambridge University spinoff has produced a plant-based, completely compostable alternative to microplastics
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