Elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization
Impact investorZurich · Growth · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
elea pursues the mission of fighting absolute poverty through entrepreneurial approaches, operating on the conviction that entrepreneurship opens new pathways out of extreme poverty. Guided by a defined purpose, vision, and set of values, the organization invests in and supports ventures aimed at improving the lives of people living in poverty, with a stated impact reaching more than 60 million people over two decades of activity.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 12 of 43 portfolio companiesImpact & Social Good ×6AgTech ×5Logistics & Supply Chain ×3Marketplaces ×3Consumer ×2Direct to Consumer ×2Fintech ×2FoodTech ×2
HQs:Kenya×2Germany×1India×1Liberia×1Mexico×1Nigeria×1
Investments · 43 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAMAZI Tribe sells a range of skincare products, including a cleanser/makeup remover, hydrating serum, and a "Refreshing Me" toner/mist.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Coffee Circle sources specialty coffee beans from Ethiopia, Colombia, and Kenya through direct, fair-trade relationships with farmers, then roasts them in-house in Berlin and ships climate-neutral to customers.
Circular EconomyDirect to ConsumerFoodTechBerlin, DE
Dharmalife is a social impact organisation founded in 2009 that trains rural women in India as entrepreneurs (Dharma Life Entrepreneurs) to distribute socially impactful products and services to rural households.
EdTechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesSocialIndia, IN
FUNDES works with micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to integrate them into sustainable value chains, offering supplier development, logistics optimization, commercial growth, financial inclusion education, and operational management support.
Impact & Social GoodLogistics & Supply Chain
iCow is a Kenya-based platform delivering agricultural information and services to smallholder farmers via SMS and USSD on low-end feature phones, including scheduled farming reminders, a content library, livestock production tracking, and expert location search.
AgTechImpact & Social GoodMarketplaces
J-Palm Liberia is a manufacturing and agribusiness company that produces palm-based products; the Kernel Fresh Premium brand markets its consumer goods.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechConsumerMonrovia, LR
Kwanza Tukule is an AI-enabled food and FMCG super-distributor serving informal retailers such as dukas, kiosks, and mama mbogas across East Africa.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainNairobi, KE
Qwili offers a mobile app that lets individuals earn income by reselling digital and physical products such as airtime, data, electricity, bus tickets, TV subscriptions, appliances and fashion items.
E-commerceFintechMarketplaces
Springboard is a Nigerian social enterprise organizing a cooperative of smallholder farmers who grow cocoa, plantain, and edible crickets, and operates factories that process this produce into finished goods including TIWA-branded chocolate, plantain/banana chips, and protein-fortified bread.
AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social Good
Zebra Cropbank operates a network of solar-powered micro-warehouses ("Crop Banks") located at the farm gate where smallholder farmers can store, manage, and sell their harvested produce.
AgTechFintechLogistics & Supply Chain
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization invest at?
- Elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization invests at the Growth stage.
- What sectors does Elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization focus on?
- Elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization focuses on AgTech, Climate Tech, EdTech, Impact & Social Good, Logistics & Supply Chain, Retail Tech.
- Where is Elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization located?
- Elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization is headquartered in Zurich, CH.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamPeter Wuffli - Chairman of the elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization
GIBS Business School · Peter Wuffli
Peter Wuffli setzt sich mit seiner Stiftung elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization für andere Menschen ein. So wie dies auch die reformierte Kirche... | By reformiert.
Peter Wuffli · facebook.com
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