Giant Leap Fund

Giant Leap Fund is an Australian venture capital fund. It describes itself as the country's first fund dedicated entirely to impact startups, meaning fast-scaling businesses that aim to earn financial returns while delivering social and environmental benefit that can be measured.

What Giant Leap Fund does

• Impact venture investment: backing mission-driven founders at the startup stage.
• Climate and resource themes: clean technology, waste reduction, sustainable farming and water use.
• Health themes: aged care, mental health, medical innovation and longevity.
• Social themes: education, social equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Impact reporting: published portfolio outcomes and written explanations of how each investment creates change.

Customers and markets

Founders who send a pitch deck. The fund looks for social or environmental good built into the business model, a painful problem for a clear audience, a large market, evidence of paying customers and a skilled team committed to the mission.

Key facts

• Based in: Australia
• Focus: impact startups only
• Publishes: annual portfolio impact highlights and articles on impact themes