Impact fund
Fuelling businesses promoting health innovation, sustainability, and market-based solutions.
Blending philanthropy and impact venture principles, we deploy scarce Seed to Series A capital to health-related entrepreneurs, social enterprises, and innovation.
We position ourselves as a pipeline to and a partner of incubators and larger Venture Capital firms.
Our approach
Madiro's philanthropic impact fund blends philanthropy with venture capital principles.
We source funds through philanthropic donations and invest them in high-impact social enterprises from Seed to Series A that demonstrate both mission and market traction. As these ventures grow and generate returns, we reinvest the profits back into our capital pool. This creates a virtuous cycle of reinvestment, innovation, and impact.
Prioritize impact before financial return
Support entrepreneurs through high-risk phases
Build a self-sustaining fund that amplifies philanthropic dollars over time
Bridge the gap between early stage social innovation and scalable venture capital
What we offer
Capital investment
We invest flexibly, using equity, debt, SAFE notes, and grants, depending on the needs and maturity of each social enterprise.
Technical assistance & capacity building
We provide hands-on support helping entrepreneurs tackle structural barriers and build durable, growth-ready organizations.
Implementation & scale support
We back our investees through operational rollout and change management in real-world health settings, ensuring their innovations are adopted and sustained.
Our fund in numbers
$3.8M
Capital deployed (CAD)
13
Impact investments made in 11 companies
1:6
FUNDING LEVERAGED
5
Companies with women founders
Our investments
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Our investment criteria
Geographies
Sub-Saharan Africa, with a larger focus on East Africa
Ticket size
Capital type
Equity, SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity), debt, loans and grants
Impact themes
Organization Type
Social enterprises, impact-driven start-ups, non-for-profits with a clear path to scale
Primary SDGs
3. Good health and well-being
8. Decent work and economic growth
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