Better Ventures

Better Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage founders using scientific advances and new technology. Its work is linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and builds on about a decade of experience.

What Better Ventures offers

• Early-stage investment — funds founders working to cut carbon, improve health and build a fairer society.
• Mission-driven focus — holds that doing good for people and the planet supports business results.
• Podcast — hosts a Mission Driven Podcast featuring its founders.
• Blog — writes about its investment areas, including fashion resale and plant-based fibres.

Who it works with

The firm backs diverse teams and has set public goals for its portfolio to be 50 percent female, 10 percent Black and 10 percent Latinx founded. Founders featured include those behind BookNook, Zing Health and Electriphi.

Key facts

• Stage: Early-stage
• Themes: Decarbonisation, human health and equity
• Diversity goals: Public targets for female, Black and Latinx founders