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Our Impact Themes

Giant Leap Fund is Australia’s first venture capital fund that is 100% dedicated to investing in impact startups – rapidly scalable businesses that blend financial returns with real and measurable social and environmental benefits. We invest across the following themes:

SUSTAINABLE LIVING

Eg. Clean-tech, waste reduction, sustainable agriculture & water use

6,210

Tonnes

CO2-e emissions avoided (equivalent to 1,351 cars off road); 248,741 cumulative tonnes*

HEALTH & WELLBEING

Eg. Aged care, mental health, medical innovation, longevity

247,714

Employees

impacted by improved workplace policies; 346,389 cumulative employees

EMPOWERING PEOPLE

Eg. Education, social equity, addressing diversity & inclusion challenges

$47.4

Million

savings to the healthcare system; $74.4m cumulative healthcare savings

SEE FY21 PORTFOLIO IMPACT HIGHLIGHTS

Our Portfolio Companies

Practical, skill-specific courses to help create a future-ready workforce

Energy retailer passing through wholesale prices, incentivising use when cheap renewables are generating

Recruitment platform using behavioural science to remove unconscious bias and improve hiring decisions

Alternative proteins company producing nutritionally and functionally equivalent cheese products made from precision fermentation

Telehealth platform enabling doctors to effectively, remotely and securely consult with patients

AI-enabled virtual coach to build resilience and mental health via daily habits

Creates engineered fibres from discarded clothing that can be used to create new garments

Developing technology to turn organic waste into a fully biodegradable, compostable plastic

Australia's first ethical, diversified superannuation portfolio that completely excludes fossil fuels

Australia's leading online designer clothing hire destination creating Australia's ultimate endless wardrobe

An organic waste management solution that uses insects to turn food waste into livestock feed

Alternative education pathways for high school leavers that prepares them for in-demand innovation and startup careers

Connecting people living with disability and the elderly with social carers for community connection

Pressure sensing technology to help wheelchair users avoid pressure sores and improve independence

Mobile hypnotherapy programs that help people manage and improve their health, without drugs or diets

A platform that uses gamification and behavioural psychology to improve treatment adherence

Australia's largest epilepsy diagnostics service providing home-based video-EEG-ECG monitoring

A carbon-neutral, low-cost, door-to-door parcel delivery platform

A smart building platform that enables building managers to reduce electricity and water consumption

Sustainable toilet paper company that builds toilets for developing countries

Jobs platform helping women find employers who support diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace

Online grocery delivery supporting independent, local businesses and their communities

Energy retailer passing through wholesale prices, incentivising use when cheap renewables are generating

Alternative proteins company producing nutritionally and functionally equivalent cheese products made from precision fermentation

Creates engineered fibres from discarded clothing that can be used to create new garments

Developing technology to turn organic waste into a fully biodegradable, compostable plastic

Australia's first ethical, diversified superannuation portfolio that completely excludes fossil fuels

Australia's leading online designer clothing hire destination creating Australia's ultimate endless wardrobe

An organic waste management solution that uses insects to turn food waste into livestock feed

A carbon-neutral, low-cost, door-to-door parcel delivery platform

A smart building platform that enables building managers to reduce electricity and water consumption

Sustainable toilet paper company that builds toilets for developing countries

Telehealth platform enabling doctors to effectively, remotely and securely consult with patients

AI-enabled virtual coach to build resilience and mental health via daily habits

Connecting people living with disability and the elderly with social carers for community connection

Pressure sensing technology to help wheelchair users avoid pressure sores and improve independence

Mobile hypnotherapy programs that help people manage and improve their health, without drugs or diets

A platform that uses gamification and behavioural psychology to improve treatment adherence

Australia's largest epilepsy diagnostics service providing home-based video-EEG-ECG monitoring

Practical, skill-specific courses to help create a future-ready workforce

Recruitment platform using behavioural science to remove unconscious bias and improve hiring decisions

Alternative education pathways for high school leavers that prepares them for in-demand innovation and startup careers

Jobs platform helping women find employers who support diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace

Online grocery delivery supporting independent, local businesses and their communities

What We Look For

If you’re sending us a pitch deck, here’s a list of things we get excited about.
We also recommend reading this cheat sheet on how to pitch our fund.

Impact Embedded

Social or environmental good embedded into the business model

PAINFUL PROBLEM

A painful problem being addressed for the target audience

VALUE CREATED

A compelling solution with a clear value proposition

LARGE MARKET

A large market opportunity to capture

TRACTION

Proven ability to win paying customers

THE RIGHT TEAM

A skilled team committed to the mission

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CSIRO’s $13b roadmap for clean, green proteins

Small Steps Vol 54: Australia's clean protein opportunity 🌿; the opportunities of value-based healthcare 👩‍⚕️; and HolonIQ’s state of impact funding 💸

Ethereum’s 2000x improvement paves the way for Web3 impact companies

Small Steps Vol. 53: Impact futures for Web3 after Ethereum’s upgrade Ξ ; Kapor’s $125m raise to empower people🧑🏿‍🤝‍🧑🏿; and $2b in new funding for carbon sequestration 🌱.

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Web3 has huge impact potential but it’s historically been an impact no-no due to its insanely high energy profile. A new upgrade to the Ethereum platform is set to reduce its energy consumption by 99.95% and unlock a whole new world of impact startups.