VENTURE PHILANTHROPY FOR PLANETARY HEALTH.

Our Purpose

Chronic Social Ventures is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We provide early-stage startups with patient capital—investment that prioritizes long-term societal impact over short-term financial returns. We seek to catalyze innovation in nascent sectors which are tackling the root cause of health and environmental crises.

Our charitable purpose both requires and empowers us to assess investment opportunities with an impact-first mindset, enabling us to support entrepreneurs overlooked and underfunded by traditional venture capital.

As our portfolio companies grow, we support them in demonstrating market viability while maintaining the integrity of their core mission.

Fund Structure

Chronic Social Ventures is structured as an evergreen fund, meaning that any investment returns are recycled and redeployed to support future entrepreneurs. This structure enables us to extend and amplify the impact of philanthropic donations.

We support mission-driven pre-seed and seed-stage organizations.

Thematic Focus

 We are focused on planetary health, or the idea that the health of humans and health of our planet are inextricably linked.

Impact Areas

We invest in areas that are underfunded relative to their social impact potential.
Today, we see the greatest opportunity for aligned impact within food and health systems.

Resilient Food Systems

We support innovators building a system that is…

 
 

Regenerative

Harmonizing social, ecological and economical interests to restore balance.

 
 

Nourishing

Providing nutrient-dense food to support a happy, healthy and productive population.

 
 

Efficient

Producing ample, affordable food options with minimal waste.

Preventive Health Systems

We support innovators building a system that is…

 
 

Proactive

Preventing disease and fostering longevity to improve healthspan.

 
 

Precise

Delivering the appropriate care at the necessary time to the person in need.

 
 

Integrated

Leveraging modern technology to improve patient care management.

Investment Criteria

  • Geography

    We believe in fighting where we stand. We work with organizations based in and predominantly operating in the United States - our home and the global epicenter of innovation.

  • Social Impact

    We invest in organizations with the potential to influence significant social impact for climate and/or human health, without compromising the other.

  • Scalability

    Systemic shifts require tapping into the markets we live in. We invest in organizations with a high potential for commercial success at scale, thus unlocking our desired social impact.

  • Additionality

    We prioritize organizations which would be unlikely to raise sufficient capital without our support. We invest in organizations that are overlooked and underfunded relative to their social impact potential.

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