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elea exists to fight absolute poverty with entrepreneurial means, capitalizing on the benefits and opportunities of globalization.
As an active philanthropic impact investor, elea aims at fighting absolute poverty with entrepreneurial means. We invest in social companies in regions where people's daily income is less than three US Dollars and where we create the highest possible social impact with our means within our guidelines. Our organization fosters on entrepreneurial visions and ideas in countries of the South by investing in social entrepreneurs and their local projects which have successfully passed the startup phase, as well as by personally assisting them to lead their organization in a sustainable and self-preserving structure.
We aspire to be a role model organization with charisma in the field of entrepreneurial philanthropy. As a professional and active investment manager, we create measurable, lasting impact. We strive to be the partner of choice for social entrepreneurs and philanthropic investors, and to provide an attractive platform for ambitious, talented professionals.
As an active philanthropic impact investor, elea aims at fighting absolute poverty with entrepreneurial means. We invest in social companies in regions where people's daily income is less than three US Dollars and where we create the highest possible social impact with our means within our guidelines. Our organization fosters on entrepreneurial visions and ideas in countries of the South by investing in social entrepreneurs and their local projects which have successfully passed the startup phase, as well as by personally assisting them to lead their organization in a sustainable and self-preserving structure.
We aspire to be a role model organization with charisma in the field of entrepreneurial philanthropy. As a professional and active investment manager, we create measurable, lasting impact. We strive to be the partner of choice for social entrepreneurs and philanthropic investors, and to provide an attractive platform for ambitious, talented professionals.
Overview
Location
Switzerland, Zurich
Employees
11-50
Phone
+41 43 466 77 44
Founded date
2006
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| Oct 13, 2026 | Startup Funding News Today, October 13, 2026: Astribot, CarbonFarm, Clueso, Ubitium, Epyr & More | Today’s startup funding report shows investors pouring money into the technology needed to bring AI into the real world, including humanoid robots, computer chips, advanced cooling systems, energy storage, and nuclear fusion. Chinese roboti... |
| Oct 13, 2026 | CarbonFarm raises €7M to tackle methane emissions from rice cultivation | CarbonFarm, a digital monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) provider specialising in rice decarbonisation, has raised €7 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to expand its technology and support projects worldwide. The... |
| Sep 30, 2025 | To expand AI-powered climate-smart farming throughout Africa, Tanzania’s MazaoHub raised $2 M Pre-seed | In an oversubscribed pre-seed round, Tanzanian agri-tech startup MazaoHub, which combines hands-on agronomy and artificial intelligence (AI) to promote climate-smart farming, has raised US $2 million to help expand its operations. With its ... |