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UNICEF Venture Fund
Investor
The UNICEF Venture Fund invests in early-stage, open-source frontier technology solutions from emerging markets that aim to benefit children and youth. It provides seed and growth funding along with tailored mentorship and access to UNICEF's network and pilot opportunities.
Invests inHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsfrontier techopen sourceemerging marketschildrenartificial intelligenceblockchain
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Or find every investor that fitsUNICEF Venture Fund lists 21 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (32%), Education (12%) and Media & Entertainment (12%). It invests most often alongside Amano Capital, Amplify.LA and Bonfire Ventures.
No funding round on record names UNICEF Venture Fund yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not UNICEF Venture Fund's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 21. 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.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 32% | 15% |
| Education | 12% | 7% |
| Media & Entertainment | 12% | 4% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 12% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 9% | 8% |
| Climate & Energy | 6% | 1% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 6% | 7% |
| Fintech | 6% | 12% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Amano Capital | 1 |
| Amplify.LA | 1 |
| Bonfire Ventures | 1 |
| Hatteras Venture Partners | 1 |
| Johnson Venture Partners | 1 |
| Layout Ventures | 1 |
| Meridian Street Capital | 1 |
| NEA | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 53th | 21 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 58th | 32% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 95th | 10 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers21100%
- 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.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare UNICEF Venture Fund head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
21 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides text-to-speech services. | Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides IT solutions and services to businesses, including networking, information security, and custom IT services. | Industrial & ManufacturingHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company helps governments, researchers, NGOs, and social enterprises leverage data to achieve positive change. | Healthcare & BiotechEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Convexity AI is a machine learning strategy and engineering firm that partners with companies to implement machine learning solutions. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Datasketch develops civic and social technologies to democratize access to knowledge and empower informed decision-making. | EducationMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Dawa Health provides a data intelligence platform for healthcare, including imaging, screening, and diagnosis tools, to support clinics and healthcare workers in Sub-Saharan Africa. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides online pediatric consultations via WhatsApp | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| DOTOH offers health information, health services, and educational resources to help users make informed decisions about their well-being. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| EQUINOCT Community Sourced Modelling Solutions LLP is a climate innovation venture addressing the complex challenges of climate change through science-based solutions that centre the needs of both communities and decision-makers. | Climate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| Eyebou offers eye care solutions, including contact lenses and social initiatives to make eye care accessible to all. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Wobsongo is a social media fact-checking bot optimized for the detection of misinformation relating to sexual and reproductive health spread by social media influencers in West Africa. | AI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Investtools provides a customer relationship management system for financial institutions to manage client data and prevent money laundering. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Map Action collects and analyzes reports of environmental problems from citizens and provides the information to institutions to help them intervene, | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Maprank tracks Google Maps rankings for agencies | Media & EntertainmentHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Afrilearn provides a school management software and learning platform for students, teachers, and schools. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Om3ga Solutions develops web and mobile applications and provides hosting services | Industrial & ManufacturingMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides telemedicine solutions to hospitals and clinics. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| SafeRide Health gets members to the care they need and gives health plans, providers, and partners a clear view of every trip. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Similie connects clients to innovative and tailored solutions for data collection, management, and analysis, while maximising efficiency and minimising risk | Climate & EnergyCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Soynade Research develops speech and language technologies for languages often left behind by mainstream models using cutting-edge AI. | AI & Machine LearningLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- unicefventurefund.org
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 21
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