Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund

Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2) is a California-based venture capital firm that invests in areas such as education, environment, at-risk youth, health, and international development. It invests in start-ups via grants and investments, which are up to $150,000 over the course of three years. Start-ups seeking funding from SV2 can do so through its classic grant round, lightning grant round, or impact investments. The firm has invested more than $5 million in social ventures since its inception.