Investment Announcement
Factor[e] Ventures Provides Follow-on Funding to S4S Technologies in a USD1.75 Million Pre-Series A Round
| Nov 13, 2020
Factor[e] Ventures first invested in S4S Technologies during their seed round in December of 2018....
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Factor[e] contributes engineering and industrial design expertise to demonstrate a cost-effective way to disinfect personal protective equipment in Kenya
Belle Raab | Nov 19, 2020
Factor[e] Ventures exists to create positive impact in emerging markets. Under typical circumstances, this means...
Thought Piece
Looking Beyond Appliances: Systemic Barriers to Minigrid Demand Stimulation
Jit Bhattacharya - Factor[e] Principal | Sep 24, 2020
Factor[e] Ventures is an early-stage venture builder focused on technology investments in energy access, agriculture,...
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A Conversation With Factor[e] Ventures’ Industrial Design Lead Jordan Westerberg
Paul Sohi - Autodesk | Sep 23, 2020
The original article can be found on the Autodesk website. Author: Paul Sohi Freelance designers:...
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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits USD1 billion to Catalyze a Green Recovery from Pandemic
| Oct 26, 2020
Driving public-private investment, transformative solutions, and a more inclusive, sustainable future Launching next chapter for...
Portfolio News
Crofarm’s Otipy Raises $1M in Funding from Inflection Point Ventures
Belle Raab | Aug 25, 2020
Portfolio Company, Crofarm, made a pivot to enter the B2B2C space with its social commerce...
Portfolio News
Sistema.bio Celebrates 10 Years of Creating Impact
Belle Raab | Aug 17, 2020
"We go forth with a simple truth that humans can thrive within our ecosystems and...
Portfolio News
Boulder-based Odyssey Energy wins Keeling Curve Prize
Belle Raab | Jul 27, 2020
We celebrate the achievement of our portfolio company Odyssey Energy Solutions who won the...
Portfolio News
60Hertz deploys its mobile O&M software – equipped with new language capabilities – to Africa and Southeast Asia
Homer Microgrid News | Jul 27, 2020
60Hertz isn’t resting on the early success of its mobile app designed to improve operations...
Investment Announcement
Factor[e] Invests in Clean Crop Technologies’ Next Generation Solution for Food Waste & Crop Loss
Belle Raab | Jun 08, 2020
We’re excited to announce our seed investment in Clean Crop Technologies. Press release can be found here....
Article
Silver Linings From the Factor[e] Portfolio
| May 15, 2020
The outbreak of COVID-19 has left no industry unaffected and we have been sobered by...
Article - Next Billion
The Clock is Ticking on Energy Access: Exploring Factor[e] Ventures’ Big Bet on Mini-Grids
Amanda DelCore | Mar 06, 2020
Since 2010, the number of people without energy access has decreased from almost 1.2 billion...
Hiring Announcement
Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Joins Impact Investing Firm Factor[e] Ventures
Belle Raab | Nov 19, 2019
Jit Bhattacharya to lead investments into energy and mobility solutions in the emerging markets. Press...
Investment Announcement
60Hertz Raises Seed Funding from Impact Investor Factor[e] Ventures
| Sep 27, 2019
We’re thrilled to announce another addition to our portfolio of microgrid technology companies that are...
Article
Redesigning S4S’ Solar Conduction Dryer to Further Empower Rural Farmers in India
Jordan Westerberg | Aug 06, 2019
Recently Factor[e] and portfolio company S4S Technologies took on the challenge of redesigning their patented...
Opinion
Impact Metrics… Strategy or Storytelling?
Morgan DeFoort | Jul 30, 2019
As early-stage impact investors, we at Factor[e] Ventures are often asked how we measure an investment’s impact....
Event
Factor[e] Co-hosted Impactful Investor Forum in Kenya
| Apr 23, 2019
Factor[e] Ventures recently co-hosted an Investor Forum in Nairobi, Kenya alongside EEP Africa and the...
Research Insights
Income Generating Appliances Study: Results and Video
Amanda DelCore | Jan 10, 2019
Powering income generating appliances with high-penetration renewable energy systems is not straightforward. To tackle this...
Research Insights
Solar Water Pump Market Sizing with Apollo Agriculture
| Dec 13, 2018
With the help of our portfolio company, Apollo Agriculture, we recently developed research methods to study...
Factor[e] Field Trip: Hands-On Look at Pump Applications
| Dec 10, 2018
Getting our hands dirty is fundamental to work at Factor[e]. We find immense benefit in,...