| Ship2B Ventures | We invest in companies that help to: (1) reduce carbon dioxide emissions mainly in the following sectors: Industrial Manufacturing, Energy, Agrifood, Mobility and Transport, and the Built Environment; (2) improve the quality of life for the elderly and people suffering from chronic diseases; (3) reduce school failure and improve employment. | Equity | €500k - €1M | Pre seed, Seed, Pre Sereies A | Social Enterprise |
| Valores Foundation | Sector agnostic, just seeks organisations that are aiming to achieve social impact | Grants, Venture Philanthropy | | | Social enterprise, Not for profit |
| Rethink Ireland | Education, health, social enterprise, equality, green transition, Covid-19 response | Grants, Donations (Philanthropy) | | | Not for profit, Social enterprise |
| Noaber Foundation | Population health, lifestyle | Equity | 250k -1m EUR | Seed | For profit with social purpose |
| Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation | Access to culture, access to care, access to education, climate and ocean, democracy and civil society, Armenian communities and partnerships with Africa. | Grants, scholarships | | | For profit with social purpose, Social enterprise, Charity |
| Auridis Siftung | Childhood wellbeing and equal opportunities | Grants | | N/A | Charity, Social enterprise, For profit with social purpose |
| Adessium Foundation | People and nature, social initiatives in the public interest | Grants | | | For profit with social purpose, Social enterprise |
| Access – The Foundation for Social Investment | Sector agnostic but seeks to give social enterprises and charities the access to investment that they may otherwise not be able to get | Equity, Debt | £10k - £150k through investor partners | | Social enterprise, Not for profit, Charity |
| Tilia Impact Ventures | Sector agnostic, impact driven but focused on sustainability, social inclusion and innovation, education and empowerment, health and wellbeing. | Equity, convertible Debt | 300k-1.5million | Seed | For profit |
| Seed Capital Bizkaia | Sector agnostic aside from no investment in real estate, Finance or marketing companies | Equity | up to €600k | Seed+ | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| Oltre Impact | Community and local development, education and employment, sustainable Finance, heath, personal care and wellbeing, food and agriculture, smart cities and clean mobility, clean energy, sustainable goods and services | Equity, acquisition | €2- €8million | Series A+ | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| NLC – The European Healthtech Venture Builder | Health | Equity | 100,000 | Seed | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| Argos Wityu | Tech, food, goods, aeronautics, services, industry, transport, leisure | Equity | €25-€100m | Transformation | For profit |
| BonVenture | Companies that pursue a social and or ecological business model | Equity | €500k+ | Seed+ | For profit with social purpose, Social enterprise |
| CAFVenturesome | | Loans, Equity, Debt | | | |
| Feelsgood Capital Partners | Alignment with at least one of the SDGs | | | Seed+ | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| Den Sociale Kapitalfond | Companies with potential for positive impact on society, for example education and employment of marginalized citizens, reduction of absence due to sickness in the public sector, treatment of battered families | Loans, Equity | Dkk10 million+ | Growth | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| Sandwater | Resource efficiency, energy transition, human health and wellbeing, impact enablers | Equity | €1million-€4million | Seed, Series A | For profit with social purpose |
| TD Veen | Circularity, health, food, technology | Equity | | Seed+ | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| MAZE Impact | | Equity, Accelerator | €100k-€1million | Seed | For profit with social purpose |
| Better Ventures | Science and technology, decarbonisation, human health, equitable society | Equity | $500k-$1million | Pre Seed, Seed, Series A+ | For profit with social purpose |
| Bristol and Bath Regional Capital | Health and wellbeing, community initiatives, economic inclusion, environmental transformation | Grants, Loans, Equity | £50k-£1million | Seed+ | For profit with social purpose, Social enterprise |
| SIS Ventures | Social and environmental impact in alignment with UN SDGs. | Equity investment. SEIS & EIS Fund. | | Seed, Series A | For Profit with purpose, B Corp. |
| 3xP Global | Health and life sciences, energy efficiency, blue economy | Equity, preferred Equity, quasi-Equity, Debt, Loans, convertible notes | €1-10million | Series A+ | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| Norselab | Driven by the SDGs: product-driven impact, net-positive contributions, impact that matters | Equity | | Seed, Series A+ | For profit |
| Impact X Capital Partners LLP | Digital health and technology; health and lifestyle; media and entertainment. | Equity | | | For profit |
| makesense Seed I | Autonomy, old age and disability; agriculture and food; resilient cities and circular economy; social inclusion; education, training and employment. | Equity, quasi-Equity | €100k-€600k | Pre-Seed | For profit |
| Investir&+ | Access to housing, air and energy; employment, social inclusion, equal opportunity; environment, sustainable farming; health, autonomy; social bonds, citizenship; promotion of social and environmental initiatives. | | €300k to €1million | Seed, Series A | For profit |
| IMPACT Partners | Aimed at 8 SDGs - no poverty, zero hunger, good health and wellbeing, quality education, decent work and economic growth, reduced inequalities, sustainable cities and communities, responsible consumption and production. Investments made around the themes of social, local and green | | | | For profit with social purpose |
| Creas | Education and employment, health and wellbeing, sustainability, social innovation | Equity | €1m-€3m | Late, Growth stage | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| Citizen Capital | Health, education, vocational training, HRTech, CivicTech, Circular Economy, Cleantech | Equity | €500k-€12million | Seed to Series A | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| AFI Ventures | Health, environmental protection | Equity | up to €500k | Pre Seed, Seed. | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| Starquest Capital | Protecting earth and resources, protecting digital assets, protecting humans at work. | Equity | €1m-€10m | Series A, Series B and beyond | For profit |
| Fondo Bolsa Social | Good health and wellbeing, quality and inclusive education, responsible production and consumption, climate action, social development and integration. | Equity | €200k-€1million | Seed, Series A | For profit with social or environmental purpose |
| capacura | Health, education and the environment | Equity | | | For profit |
| Yabeo Impact | HealthTech, FinTech, InsureTech, PropTech, DeepTech | Equity | €500k+ | Seed, Series A, Series B | For profit |
| Revent | Health and wellbeing, economic empowerment, sustainable planet, future of food | Equity | €200k-€1million | Pre Seed to Series A | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| UnLtd | Education, Health and Social care, Building access to employment, resilient communities, solutions for an ageing society. Investment for organisations that are committed to improve E&Di, looking to grow trading income and tackling inequality in the UK | Equity, Debt | | Pre-Seed to Growth | social enterprises, For profit, B Corp, CLG |
| Triodos Investment Management | Environment, cultural, social | Equity, quasi-Equity, Debt, Listed equities and bonds | £250k to £20m | Series A+ | Listed companies, private companies, Social enterprise, For profit, B Corp. |
| The Breadsticks Foundation | Healthcare and education | Grants | | long term ongoing support | Charity |
| Social Tech Trust | Communities, Health, Wealth | Grants | | Seed, Early | Social enterprise, For profit with social purpose |
| The Care and Wellbeing Fund | Community focus, link to cancer | Investment | £400k-£1million+ | any | Social enterprise |
| The Fore | Arts and culture; disability; economic development and employability; environment; health and wellbeing; housing and homelessness; human rights, law and justice; poverty and disadvantage; sport; women and girls; youth education | Grants | up to £30k | Seed | Not for profit, Charities, Community Benefit Societies, Community Interest Companies, Charitable Incorporated Organisations |
| The Woodward Charitable Trust | Youth, Health & social care, Education & employment, Arts & culture | Grants | up to £3000 | any | Charity |
| Social and Sustainable Capital | Wellbeing of individuals, families, groups and communities through the purchase of property, redevelopment of a property and the development of community renewables | Loans, Equity | £250k-£3million | Seed | For profit with social purpose, Social enterprise |
| Praetura Ventures Ltd | Life Sciences businesses in or relocating to Greater Manchester and Cheshire, Warrington region. EIS Fund is also northern centric and backs companies in SaaS, fintech, healthcare, gaming, AI and other future focused industries | Equity | | Seed, Early stage | For profit |
| People’s Health Trust | Eliminating health inequalities | Grants | up to £1 million | | Social enterprise, Charity |
| Octopus Ventures | B2B software, Bio, Climate, Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech, Health | Equity | pre-seed: £100,000
seed to Series B: start at £1m | Pre-Seed to Series B.
They have different Funds:
- First Cheque Fund
- Seed to Series B | For profit, B-corp |
| Northstar Ventures Ltd | Healthy ageing, future of work and learning, the future of place and climate tech | Equity | £100k-£5million | Seed, Series A | For profit, Social enterprise |
| Nesta | Provide financial, knowledge and network capital to innovative tech ventures that are changing the world for good. Back businesses that are closely aligned to Nesta’s Mission impact goals; improving school readiness, tackling obesity, reducing household carbon emissions and improving productivity. We invest in: edtech, foodtech, healthtech, climate tech, the future of work and productivity. | Equity | £500k-£1 million | Seed, Series A | Social enterprise, For profit |
| Mustard Seed | They invest in businesses with a core product or service that is inherently beneficial to society: economic inclusion, education, environmental sustainability, health, family & community | Grants, Equity | | between Pre-Seed and Series B | Social enterprise, B corp, For profit with social purpose |
| Ethex | Investment opportunities include housing, energy and community focussed projects | Equity | £150k+ | Seed + | Social enterprise, For profit |
| Maudsley Charity | Mental health | Grants | | | Social enterprise, B corp, Not for profit |
| Mercia Asset Management PLC | Life Sciences, Digital Entertainment and Mobile Gaming, Enable Technology, Clean Tech and Deep Tech | Venture, Equity, Debt | | Series A, B | For profit |
| EKA Ventures | Sustainable consumption: Shifting to an efficient, circular model that delivers products that are better for the consumer and the planet. Consumer healthcare: Moving from a reactive treatment-driven health system to a more proactive and preventive consumer-led system. Inclusive economy: Using data to better understand a customer's individual needs so that core, essential products are affordable and accessible to everyone. | | £0.5-£3 million | Seed+ | For profit |
| Edward Gostling Foundation | Health and wellbeing, independent living at home, respite, transition | Grants | | | Charity |
| DRK Foundation | Arts and Culture, Civic Engagement, Economic Empowerment, Education, Environment and Climate Change, Food and Agriculture, Health, Social Justice, Systemic Poverty. | Grants | up to $300k | Series A, Series B | Independent nonprofit and impact-first, mission-driven for-profit entities |
| Bridges Fund Management , Bridges ventures | Sustainable Planet: solutions that will help reduce emission and decarbonise the economy (sustainable buildings, clean energy transition, food production). Healthier Lives: solutions that improve physical and mental health and well-being. Future skills: solutions that help people to up-skill of re-skill, so they can participate in the workforce Stronger communities: solutions that improve access to quality good, services and opportunities | Equity, Debt | £2million-£30million | Series A onwards. | For profit with social purpose |
| Big Society Capital | Financial inclusion, education, and health and wellbeing (improvement of people's lives) | Investor in Funds | | Fund of funds | Funds |
| Big Issue Invest | Tackling social inequality, particularly through solutions to poverty | Debt, quasi-Equity, Equity. | £20k-£4 million | Early stage to Series A (note: equity investment applicable to Growth Impact Fund only), Mature, Growth, Expansion funding | Social enterprise, For Profit, Not for profit, Charity, B corp |
| BBC Children in Need | Improving the lives of children | Grants | typically less than £15,000 | Early stage to Series A | Charity, Social enterprise |
| 4Impact | Digital technologies that positively impact Planet or People | Equity | 500k - 3m EUR | Seed, Series A | For profit |
| Barcapel Foundation | Health, heritage, youth | Grants | up to £100k | Early stage - Seed+ | Charity |
| Bank Workers Charity | Mental and physical health, wellbeing, poverty | Social bond, Loans, convertible Loans, and Equity | £50k-£125k | Series A+ | Social enterprise, For profit with social purpose |
| Ascension Ventures | Fair by Design Fund - poverty premium (closed). Ascension Fund III - social inequalities, cost of living | Equity | £250k-£700k | Pre-seed to pre-series A | For profit, B Corps |
| Apposite Capital LLP | Healthcare. Improving patient outcomes, making healthcare more affordable, putting patients first, advancing access to healthcare, creating more capacity, transforming healthcare via innovation. | Equity | £10m-100m+ | Late growth, buyout. | For profit |
| Ananda Impact Ventures | Focus on addressing pressing societal issues in: redefining healthcare, sustainability transformation, educational empowerment, equitable humanity (Finance & employment) | Equity | €0.5M - €8M | Early Stage: (Pre)Seed , Pre-Series A , Series A | For profit |
| Ada Ventures | Climate, economics empowerment, healthcare & ageing | Investment | £250k-£1 million | Pre-Series A | For profit, Social enterprise |
