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Jeff Skoll created the Skoll Foundation in 1999 to pursue his vision of a sustainable world of peace and prosperity. Led by CEO Sally Osberg since 2001, their mission is to drive large scale change by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs and the innovators who help them solve the world’s most pressing problems. Social entrepreneurs are society’s change agents, creators of innovations that disrupt the status quo and transform our world for the better. By identifying the people and programs already bringing positive change around the world, we empower them to extend their reach, deepen their impact and fundamentally improve society.
The Skoll Foundation is now one of the leading foundations in the field of social entrepreneurship. Over the past 14 years, they have awarded approximately $413 million, including investments in 108 remarkable social entrepreneurs and 87 organizations on five continents who are creating a brighter future for underserved communities. In addition to these investments, we fund a $25 million portfolio of program-related investments (PRIs).
In 2003, they partnered with the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford to launch the first academic center dedicated to social entrepreneurship, the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. They also support and partner with many pioneers and innovators in the field, organizations such as Ashoka, Acumen Fund and Duke University’s Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship. As the field has matured and they entered their second decade, they are focusing our strategy. They are developing a deeper understanding of the issue areas where our social entrepreneurs operate so we can apply more resources at critical moments to maximize our collective impact. Learn more about their approach.
Beyond investments and partnerships, we also operate programs that foster collaboration such as the Skoll World Forum which is the premier conference on social entrepreneurship and now a year-round online platform where executive audiences can learn about the latest news and innovative approaches in a variety of focus areas (e.g. deforestation, education and economic opportunity, or healthcare access and treatment), and engage with the world’s leading thinkers and doers of social change on key questions, challenges and opportunities.
They also share the stories of social entrepreneurs through partnerships with leading film and broadcast organizations such as the PBS NewsHour and the Sundance Institute, which help drive public awareness of social entrepreneurship and its potential to address the critical issues of our time.
Highlights
1999
Impact Investing
101-250
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Late Stage Venture
Family Investment Office
Location
United States, North America
Contact Information
Social
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Skoll Foundation, established in 1999 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Late Stage Venture investments across Solar, Nanotechnology, Renewable Energy, Venture Capital, Biotechnology, Health Care, Financial Services, Finance, FinTech, Angel Investment. The organization boasts a portfolio of 15 investments, with an average round size of $43.5M and 1 successful exits. Their recent investments include Nanosolar, EDF Ventures, Grazia Equity, Riverstone Holdings, Energy Capital Partners. The highest investment round they participated in was $51.8B. Among their most notable exits are Nanosolar and EDF Ventures. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.
Investment portfolio
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Investments
15
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Industry | Money Raised |
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Apr 02, 2024 | Food for Education | Education | 2.0M |
Apr 02, 2024 | IllumiNative | Social | 2.0M |
Apr 02, 2024 | Meedan | Search Engine | 2.0M |
Apr 03, 2024 | SaveLIFE Foundation | Health Care | 2.0M |
Exits
1
Funding Timeline
15
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Funding Rounds
15
Skoll Foundation has raised 15 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 03, 2024 from a Grant - SaveLIFE Foundation round.
Annouced Date | Transaction Name | Number of Investors | Money Raised | Lead Investor |
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Apr 02, 2024 | Grant - Food for Education | - | 2.0M | - |
Apr 02, 2024 | Grant - IllumiNative | - | 2.0M | - |
Apr 02, 2024 | Grant - Meedan | - | 2.0M | - |
Apr 03, 2024 | Grant - SaveLIFE Foundation | - | 2.0M | - |
Investors
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Fund raised
2
Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.
Annouced Date | Fund Name | Money Raised |
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May 10, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
May 11, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
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