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Fount
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About Fount
Fount is an impact investment firm based in the Netherlands that provides strategic advisory and investment management services to a variety of clients, including institutional investors, foundations, and family offices. The firm was founded in 2013 by Bernadette Blom and other partners. Bernadette Blom has a background in development finance and has worked for organizations such as the Dutch development bank FMO.
Fount's business model is focused on creating positive social and environmental impact alongside financial returns. The firm makes money by charging fees for its advisory and investment management services. Fount operates in the growing market for impact investing, which is estimated to be worth over $1 trillion globally.
Fount has a number of products and services, including the Fount portfolio, which is a diversified portfolio of impact investments. The firm also offers a range of advisory services, such as impact measurement and management, and due diligence. Fount's unique selling point is its focus on creating tailor-made solutions for its clients that meet their specific impact and financial goals.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Seoul, South Korea
- Employees
- 28
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 71.0/100
- Industry
- Fintech
- Sub-industry
- Wealth Management
- Sector
- Fintech, Risk Management, Asset Management, Investing, Platform
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Mobile app
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATE VC✓Equity / VC | Oct 2021 | $34M | $134M | Hana Financial Investment · KDB Investment · NICE Investment · KT Investment | — |
| EARLY VC✓Equity / VC | May 2020 | $13M | $50M | SmileGate · The Wells Investment · CDIB Capital Group · LB Investment | ↗ |
Financials
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Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Fount is 4.3K monthly website visits, up 26.5% over the last three months. Fount's team declined 12.5% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
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Seed1 investor entered at this stage
Jim Rogers
Series A9 investors entered at this stage
SmileGate Investment- IPInnopolis Partners
Korea Investment Partners
Shinhan Investment Corporation
SmileGate
The Wells Investment
CDIB Capital Group
LB Investment
STIC Ventures
Series B and later5 investors entered at this stage
Hana Financial Investment
KDB Investment- NINICE Investment
KT Investment- SCShinhan Capital
Other known investors1 additional known investor
InterValue Partners
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