Save the Children Global Ventures
Impact investorSeries A–Growth · 25 people tracked
Investment thesis
SCGV pursues child-lens impact investing, aiming to multiply the impact of successful interventions and innovative programmes for children. It manages and advises a portfolio of impact funds that harness private-sector capital to deliver benefits for children, mobilises blended finance and other creative funding models, and pilots and scales climate solutions including nature-based approaches to help communities respond to climate change. Leveraging Save the Children's global networks, local expertise, and child-focused impact measurement, SCGV seeks to bring new approaches, technologies, and solutions to scale to address major challenges facing children worldwide.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 25 people
from the firm's website & curated
What they invest in
from 7 of 15 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2EdTech ×2Impact & Social Good ×2SaaS ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1Digital Health ×1FemTech ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×2Australia×1Indonesia×1Kenya×1Rwanda×1
Investments · 15 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAmparo develops custom-fit prosthetic sockets for lower limb amputees, featuring a remoldable design that adapts to changes in the patient's residual limb.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesUK, GB
Co-investors3xP Global
IoT-enabled electric cookstoves that decarbonise cooking and generate verifiable carbon-credit data while reducing indoor air pollution.
Carbon solutions provider and reforestation developer offering nature-based climate solutions.
Dataro uses predictive models to score a nonprofit's donor file and build ranked audiences for direct mail and telemarketing appeals, recommending optimal ask amounts, channels, and suppression logic.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesBlack Sheep CapitalBlueprint EquityReinventure Group
Effusion is a design studio offering web, print, publication, and brand identity design services.
Media & Entertainment
Rwanda-based microfinance institution running an early childhood development loan facility for schools.
Education SaaS business providing teachers with quality lesson plans.
Uses AI and cloud computing to give schools real-time, aggregated data for health, wellbeing, learning and operational outcomes.
Provides growth and working-capital financing to affordable private schools in Kenya.
Co-investorsCeniarthVestedWorld
Ngutu College is an independent, not-for-profit school offering child-centred, experiential learning for children and young people, with Aboriginal knowledges integrated into the formal curriculum.
EdTechImpact & Social GoodWoodville North, AU
Andrew Plastow(Head of College)
Co-investorsTripple
Child safeguarding technology that continuously screens employees and volunteers and alerts on revoked accreditations.
PrimaKu operates a healthcare ecosystem in Indonesia connecting parents, pediatricians, and clinics, with apps for child growth monitoring, immunization tracking, and teleconsultations.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechJakarta, ID
Muhammad Indraputra, CFA(Founder)in
Co-investorsAppWorks Ventures
Provides scientifically validated clinical intelligence technology to make health decisions universally accessible.
VIEBEG operates a data- and AI-driven health intelligence platform that connects medical suppliers with hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies for procurement, and offers diagnostics, disease burden forecasting, asset management, and equipment financing (including BNPL).
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesHealthtech
Co-investorsAngaza CapitalBeyond CapitalBeyond Capital VenturesCapria VenturesFounders Factory Africa
Zeraki builds digital tools for Kenya's education sector, offering school administration, data analytics, remote learning, and school supply procurement for schools, teachers, and government.
EdTechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Co-investorsNairobi Business Angel Network
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesDataro · ventureburn.com · Feb 18, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Save the Children Global Ventures made?
- Save the Children Global Ventures has 15 tracked investments.
- What stage does Save the Children Global Ventures invest at?
- Save the Children Global Ventures invests at the Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is Save the Children Global Ventures's typical check size?
- Save the Children Global Ventures typically writes checks of $150K – $500K.
- What sectors does Save the Children Global Ventures focus on?
- Save the Children Global Ventures focuses on AgTech, Climate Tech, Digital Health, EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, SaaS.
- Who does Save the Children Global Ventures co-invest with?
- Save the Children Global Ventures most often shares deals with Basis Set Ventures, Beyond Capital Ventures, Blueprint Equity, among 14 tracked co-investors.
Images
Similar investors
MDI Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Telkom Indonesia, investing in and building synergies between technology startups and Indonesian enterprises. It manages a multi-fund platform (including Centauri Fund, Arise, and sector-specific funds) with a portfolio of 80+ companies.
2050 is a mission-driven investment fund that backs founders building companies in the transition toward a sustainable economy, with an emphasis on aligning economic development with the interests of people, society and the planet.
500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) is a venture capital firm whose flagship Silicon Valley strategy backs promising technology companies from pre-seed onward across a range of sectors and geographies.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla.
Valor Capital Group is a cross-border venture fund connecting the US, Latin American, and global technology markets, investing in consumer internet and enterprise software companies.