Shell Foundation — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($45K–$70K Checks)
Shell Foundation is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm. The firm typically writes $45K–$70K checks and has 10 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $45K–$70K
- Portfolio
- 10 companies on record
- Partners
- 10 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-11-05
Pre-Seed, Seed
$45K – $70K
10+ companies
10 partners
Investment Thesis
Shell Foundation backs climate and energy access innovation through catalytic programs and portfolio support, including distributed renewable energy and inclusive finance initiatives. It is especially relevant for early validation in Africa through programs like ClimaFii and Nithio-related support.
How Shell Foundation invests
Shell Foundation is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
Shell Foundation typically writes checks of $45K–$70K per investment.
Shell Foundation has backed 10 companies in our records, including S4S Technologies, SunCulture, Unmarkets.
Partners & Team
Alex Gee
Director Sales
Portfolio Companies (10)
Other
S4S Technologies
SunCulture
Unmarkets
Venture builder creating new food and agribusinesses across Africa with established local companies
Lendable Transportation and Energy Fund (LTEF)
A private capital fund investing in transportation and energy businesses in emerging and frontier markets
FarmCarbon / Sistema.bio
Carbon finance vehicle designed to channel climate capital directly to smallholder farmers and accelerate methane mitigation
Science for Society Techno Services (S4S)
High-impact agri-food enterprise serving smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs
Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund (EEGF)
Early-growth financing platform for access-to-energy companies in sub-Saharan Africa
BFA Global
Innovation and advisory platform working on finance and climate-related solutions in emerging markets
Factor[e] Ventures
Climate-tech incubator and investor that identifies, incubates, and invests in technologies aligned with Shell Foundation’s strategy
Havenhill Synergy Limited
Energy company focused on power solutions
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Size your ask to their typical $45K – $70K check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Natalie Wong, Portfolio Manager.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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