WE INVEST IN FOUNDERS IMPACTING HISTORY

We believe in the Instigator Hypothesis: individuals scaling world-changing technology can solve the largest problems in the world. For example, 12-15 entrepreneurs is all it will take to solve the climate crisis.

We are a research-driven venture capital firm that invests as early as possible into the “best ideas in impact.” Too much of venture capital has gone into “backyard problems” rather than the grand global challenges. We exist to fund and support founders working on the hardest problems in the world.

We are the earliest investors in mission-driven founders until their companies are attractive to top-tier VCs. Across two funds, we have a 94% rate of follow-on investment by top-tier firms and a 100% follow-on rate overall.

AS OF Q2 2023

Our investments

Series A

Totus Medicines

Platform to rapidly design covalent drugs and cure new illnesses.

Series A

Charm Industrial

Converts waste biomass into fast pyrolysis, high carbon bio-oil.

Series B

Prometheus Fuels

Removes CO2 and turns it into carbon-zero gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.

Unicorns

Andela

Build remote engineering teams with the world’s top talent.

Exited

OpenInvest

ESG investing products that reflect the true impact of your investments.

Exited

Stowaway

Clean, sustainable cosmetics.

See all 43 Investments

WE AIM TO BE THE MOST COLLABORATIVE FUND IN THE WORLD.

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Latest Press

Analysis: why biomass removals credits like biochar are luring investors

Reuters November 15, 2023

Andela fellow gives inside look at startup

Wall Street Journal November 1, 2023

Silicon Valley is betting on carbon capture. Meet the company leading the race

Time October 31, 2023

Wellness investors: beware the placebo trap

Forbes October 24, 2023

From buildings to ocean water, startups are finding more places to stow carbon

Crunchbase News October 24, 2023

Jeremy Johnson

Co-founder Andela

Being a mission-driven company, it was important for us to have aligned investors. We were happy to have Social Impact Capital’s early support.

Jeremy is a portfolio founder in Fund 0.

Peter Thiel

Founder, Thiel Capital

If there’s going to be a future at all, we have to build it, and it’s clear that Social Impact Capital is on the forefront of financing it. Sarah Cone is tracking the early stages of building a top-tier VC firm. She’s a terrific investor that I’ve been happy to work with. She excels at identifying breakthrough technologies and mission-oriented companies that will go on to build the 21st century future that has been held at bay for 20 years.

Peter is an LP in SIC Fund I.

Mauro Cozzi

Co-founder and CEO, Emitwise

I often find myself telling people that Sarah Cone has been the single most impactful person in Emitwise’s history to date. Given our experience working with them, and knowing that they work like that with all their startups, frankly, I have no doubt Social Impact Capital will soon be recognized as one of the leading funds in the world. It’s a level of conviction, immediate action, and deep support which is quite rare in this world. One of the few investors I’ve worked with that actually learn what you’re doing, and learn it to the point they could easily be part of the team. That’s why they’re like no other.

Mauro is a portfolio founder in Fund I.

Daniel Eicher

GP, SOSV

Social Impact Capital is a top-tier Seed fund.

Daniel is a Partner at Venture Firm SOSV and a frequent co-investor.

We partner early. We are comfortable with the rough imperfections of start-ups. As a solo GP with 66+ venture partners, we are highly responsive but also have the broad-based experience to fully support world-changing entrepreneurs.

Our team invests worldwide from NYC

Sarah Cone

Founder & Managing Partner

Alex Petrescu

COO & Venture Partner

Plus 36 global venture partners that help founders bend the trajectory of success

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