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Founders amplify

human progress.

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We help Founders amplify human progress.

We help

The inefficient distribution of human progress is an urgent billion-person market opportunity. We invest in Founders building companies to eliminate the largest discrepancies.

Startups solve problems. Solving the biggest reaps the biggest rewards. Today's biggest problems are access to health, wealth, and a livable planet. Fairbridge backs bold Founders to close the biggest gaps-unlocking access for billions.

Our Portfolio

Health

Wealth

Planet

The trusted digital platform for navigating fundamental needs for retirees and their loved ones

Accessible holistic maternal healthcare and support

Affordable mental healthcare for employees in the critical service jobs we all rely on

Africa's first licenced alternative credit bureau unlocking access to credit for informal sector

Holistic assessment of borrowers and SMEs to broaden access to credit

Promoting agency for the environment through positive, accessible, and actionable information

Medically tailored meals to treat and manage chronic illnesses

Accessible, powerful tools for personal financial management

Enabling climate-friendly options in coporate retirement investment programs

All-in-one Practice Management Platform to boost efficiency for behavioral health practices

A network of locally distributed supply chains to bring healthy, sustainable food to Americans

Autonomous livestock management to boost yield for sustainable animal protein

We back bold Founders.

We back bold Founders...

Dalumuzi Mhlanga

Founder of

Notto

Dalumuzi is bridging the gap for access to credit by building Africa's first fully licensed alternative credit bureau.

Dalumuzi Mhlanga

Founder of

Notto

Dalumuzi is bridging the gap for access to credit by building Africa's first fully licensed alternative credit bureau.

Dalumuzi Mhlanga

Founder of

Notto

Dalumuzi is bridging the gap for access to credit by building Africa's first fully licensed alternative credit bureau.

Dalumuzi Mhlanga

Founder of

Notto

Dalumuzi is bridging the gap for access to credit by building Africa's first fully licensed alternative credit bureau.

Vineet Rajan

Founder of

Forte

Vineet is bridging the gap for access to mental healthcare for people in the service jobs that we most rely on.

Vineet Rajan

Founder of

Forte

Vineet is bridging the gap for access to mental healthcare for people in the service jobs that we most rely on.

Vineet Rajan

Founder of

Forte

Vineet is bridging the gap for access to mental healthcare for people in the service jobs that we most rely on.

Vineet Rajan

Founder of

Forte

Vineet is bridging the gap for access to mental healthcare for people in the service jobs that we most rely on.

Ema Rouf

Founder of

Pave

Ema is bridging the gap for access to credit for lower income and SME borrowers by providing lenders with tools that enable holistic assessment.

Ema Rouf

Founder of

Pave

Ema is bridging the gap for access to credit for lower income and SME borrowers by providing lenders with tools that enable holistic assessment.

Ema Rouf

Founder of

Pave

Ema is bridging the gap for access to credit for lower income and SME borrowers by providing lenders with tools that enable holistic assessment.

Ema Rouf

Founder of

Pave

Ema is bridging the gap for access to credit for lower income and SME borrowers by providing lenders with tools that enable holistic assessment.

Rich Chan

Founder of

CoverRight

Rich is bridging the gap for access to trusted digital tools to help retirees and their loved ones manage life more efficiently.

Rich Chan

Founder of

CoverRight

Rich is bridging the gap for access to trusted digital tools to help retirees and their loved ones manage life more efficiently.

Rich Chan

Founder of

CoverRight

Rich is bridging the gap for access to trusted digital tools to help retirees and their loved ones manage life more efficiently.

Rich Chan

Founder of

CoverRight

Rich is bridging the gap for access to trusted digital tools to help retirees and their loved ones manage life more efficiently.

Nate Maingi

Founder of

TherapyIQ

Nate is bridging the gap for access to behavioral healthcare through a comprehensive Practice Management Platform that makes it easy to launch and to run practices.

Nate Maingi

Founder of

TherapyIQ

Nate is bridging the gap for access to behavioral healthcare through a comprehensive Practice Management Platform that makes it easy to launch and to run practices.

Nate Maingi

Founder of

TherapyIQ

Nate is bridging the gap for access to behavioral healthcare through a comprehensive Practice Management Platform that makes it easy to launch and to run practices.

Nate Maingi

Founder of

TherapyIQ

Nate is bridging the gap for access to behavioral healthcare through a comprehensive Practice Management Platform that makes it easy to launch and to run practices.

Alex Wright-Gladstein

Founder of

Sphere

Alex is bridging the gap for access to high-return sustainable investments by providing tools for companies to offer options in employee benefits programs such as 401Ks.

Alex Wright-Gladstein

Founder of

Sphere

Alex is bridging the gap for access to high-return sustainable investments by providing tools for companies to offer options in employee benefits programs such as 401Ks.

Alex Wright-Gladstein

Founder of

Sphere

Alex is bridging the gap for access to high-return sustainable investments by providing tools for companies to offer options in employee benefits programs such as 401Ks.

Alex Wright-Gladstein

Founder of

Sphere

Alex is bridging the gap for access to high-return sustainable investments by providing tools for companies to offer options in employee benefits programs such as 401Ks.

Rohit Agarwal

Founder of

Sora

Rohit is bridging the gap for personal financial management by building powerful technology tools that are accessible to individuals and families.

Rohit Agarwal

Founder of

Sora

Rohit is bridging the gap for personal financial management by building powerful technology tools that are accessible to individuals and families.

Rohit Agarwal

Founder of

Sora

Rohit is bridging the gap for personal financial management by building powerful technology tools that are accessible to individuals and families.

Rohit Agarwal

Founder of

Sora

Rohit is bridging the gap for personal financial management by building powerful technology tools that are accessible to individuals and families.

Our Founders are sharp. They are resolute in mission, but are pragmatic and patient.

Nathalie Walton

Founder of

Expectful

Natalie is bridging the gap for access to quality maternal healthcare by creating a one-stop platform for community, products, and services.

Nathalie Walton

Founder of

Expectful

Natalie is bridging the gap for access to quality maternal healthcare by creating a one-stop platform for community, products, and services.

Nathalie Walton

Founder of

Expectful

Natalie is bridging the gap for access to quality maternal healthcare by creating a one-stop platform for community, products, and services.

Nathalie Walton

Founder of

Expectful

Natalie is bridging the gap for access to quality maternal healthcare by creating a one-stop platform for community, products, and services.

Frank Wooten

Founder of

Vence

Frank is bridging the gap for access to sustainable animal protein by building tools that boost yield for feed.

Frank Wooten

Founder of

Vence

Frank is bridging the gap for access to sustainable animal protein by building tools that boost yield for feed.

Frank Wooten

Founder of

Vence

Frank is bridging the gap for access to sustainable animal protein by building tools that boost yield for feed.

Frank Wooten

Founder of

Vence

Frank is bridging the gap for access to sustainable animal protein by building tools that boost yield for feed.

Bridging Progress Gaps℠

Fairbridge offers investment and advisory services under our BRIDGING PROGRESS GAPS brand. Our objective is to deliver superior returns by investing in companies, run by exceptional founders, and that can deploy technology to enhance human progress. Our companies create markets that eliminate critical access gaps in the foundational areas of Health, Wealth, and the Planet. We specialize in the identification of investment opportunities, the deployment of capital, and technical assistance to build enduring businesses that offer superior solutions at scale and deliver superior return.

Our Purpose

We are building Fairbridge into a beacon for Founders driving societal progress through entrepreneurial innovation. We invest in and rally support for them to build companies that eliminate the gap between technological and social progress.

Our Mission

Our mission is to be the earliest partner of choice (Preseed/Seed) for brilliant Founders in our space. We aspire for their businesses to become must have targets for downstream investors and blueprints for the application of entrepreneurial innovation to advance society.

Our Philosophy

The benefits of remarkable human progress remain inaccessible to billions. Public and civic entities tasked with solutions are struggling and need help. Mission-driven Founders will lead aligned stakeholders in the delivery of enduring, market-based solutions.

The benefits of remarkable human progress are unevenly distributed. Public institutions tasked with the distribution of progress need help. Startup Founders, inspired by lived experience and a passion for sus change will lead us in closing critical gaps.