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Soros Economic Development Fund
Investor
The Soros Economic Development Fund is the impact investment arm of the Open Society Foundations, founded in 1997. It has committed over $550 million in debt, equity, and guarantees to businesses, funds, platforms, and nonprofits, and also engages in policy advocacy, innovative finance, and market shaping work.
Invests inFintechAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsimpact investingclimateindependent mediahuman rightsaccess to medicinescare economy
Your fit with Soros Economic Development Fund
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Or find every investor that fitsSoros Economic Development Fund lists 13 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its largest themes are Fintech (32%), AI & Machine Learning (24%) and Education (12%). It invests most often alongside Autodesk Foundation, FMO and British International Investment.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Soros Economic Development Fund, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Soros Economic Development Fund's whole history. Rounds on record name 2 companies; its own site lists 13. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundSoros Economic Development Fund does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
The rounds that name Soros Economic Development Fund do not give a stage.
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 33th | 13 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 87th | 15% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 57th | 32% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 88th | 7 countries |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Autodesk Foundation | 2 |
| FMO | 2 |
| British International Investment | 1 |
| Factor Capital | 1 |
| Kuramo Capital Management | 1 |
| Livelihood Impact Fund | 1 |
| Mayfield | 1 |
| Oridun Capital Management | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers13100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 32% | 12% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 24% | 18% |
| Education | 12% | 7% |
| Climate & Energy | 12% | 1% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 12% | 15% |
| Legal & Compliance | 4% | 2% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 4% | 7% |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Autodesk Foundation
Compare Soros Economic Development Fund head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Soros Economic Development Fund| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2026 | Round | |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Round Led |
Round details for Soros Economic Development Fund
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Soros Economic Development Fund's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
13 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acumen invests in entrepreneurs and helps them build a more inclusive world to solve problems of poverty. | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| African Frontier Capital purchases and finances distributed renewable energy assets in Africa. | FintechEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Allied Climate Partners invests in climate projects and businesses in emerging economies | Climate & EnergyFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Aristata Capital invests in litigation cases to achieve social and environmental impact | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Delta40 invests in and builds ventures in Africa, providing capital, operational expertise, and networks to founders. | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Feb 2026Round | Page + round | |
| EcoEnterprises Fund invests in companies that protect the environment and support climate adaptation and resource efficiency | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Helios Investment Partners invests in African businesses and companies, applying its investment capabilities and expertise to generate returns and impact across Africa. | FintechClimate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| Hewatele supplies affordable and reliable medical and industrial gases across the health and manufacturing sectors in East Africa. | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Persistent invests in and builds climate ventures in Africa. | Climate & EnergyFintech | Mar 2026Round | Page + round | |
| REDI provides access to affordable finance, technical assistance, and business development resources for Roma entrepreneurs and communities across Central and Eastern Europe. | FintechEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Remedy Alliance provides low-cost naloxone to community-based organizations for distribution | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| SP Ventures invests in companies that address food security and climate crisis challenges | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Working Capital Fund is a venture capital firm investing in technology to build resilient, responsible and sustainable global supply chains. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- soroseconomicdevelopmentfund.org
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 11 Feb 2026
- Companies checked
- 13
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