10 Social Impact Investors Based in Washington

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help Washington-based founders connect with social impact-based investors that write checks into Social Impact companies. Here are 10 investors that match that criteria.

1) Alger Torres

  • Fund: Village Capital
  • Title: Senior Investment Analyst
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Social Impact

2) Amit Puri

  • Fund: Pure Play Ventures
  • Title: General Partner
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, Electronics, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Other

3) Bryson Hearne

  • Fund: Village Capital
  • Title: Manager
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Future of Work, Fintech, Social Impact

4) Craig Zelizer

  • Fund: PCDN.Global
  • Title: CEO & Founder
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Clean Tech, Communications, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, DEI, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Robotics, Social Impact, Other

5) Jesse Bloom

  • Fund: SaaS Ventures
  • Title: Partner
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Stages: Series B
  • Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

6) Joe Moreno

  • Fund: Village Capital
  • Title: Investment Analyst
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, EdTech, Fintech, Social Impact

7) Kavon Badie

  • Fund: Village Capital
  • Title: Senior Investment Analyst
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Fintech, Insurtech, Social Impact

8) Rachel Wang

  • Fund: Avenue Growth Partners
  • Title: Vice President
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AR/VR, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel, Other

9) Sebastian Molina Gasman

  • Fund: Accion
  • Title: Investment Officer, Accion Venture Lab
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Other Tech, Social Impact

10) Tracy Chadwell

  • Fund: 1843 Capital
  • Title: Founding Partner
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Stages: Pre-Seed
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC