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LP profile
Orange Social Venture Prize
Venture Capital · Madrid, Spain
12
VC firms backed
01 · Background
Who Orange Social Venture Prize is.
- Historical Background
- The Orange Social Venture Prize was launched in 2011 by the telecommunications operator Orange. Initially focused on Africa, the program has since expanded to include 17 countries across Africa and the Middle East, becoming a significant annual competition for entrepreneurs in the region.
- Allocation Strategy
- The prize operates as a competition that awards non-dilutive grants to winning startups. It targets early-stage companies based in 17 specified countries in Africa and the Middle East that are using information and communication technologies to address social and environmental issues. The competition includes a national phase in each country, followed by an international grand prize. There is also a dedicated International Women's Prize to promote female entrepreneurship.
02 · Fund commitments
The funds Orange Social Venture Prize backs.
Orange Social Venture Prize is a limited partner in 12 funds. 2 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
Partech
#72 Power Law
360 Capital
#490 Power Law
Capnamic Ventures
Innovacom
IRIS
Kepler Cheuvreux
Kurma Partners
LBO France
Move Capital
Orkos Capital
Robolution Capital
The Venture Reality Fund (The VR Fund)
03 · Allocation
How Orange Social Venture Prize’s fund book is spread.
The 12 funds Orange Social Venture Prize backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters.
- Europe 1192%
- North America 18%
France 10 · Germany 1 · United States 1
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 8 of 12 with a fund history on record.
Emerging funds · 2
Established funds · 6
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1
2
1
3
2
4
5-6
3
7-9
10-14
1
15+
Funds raised by the manager
04 · Direct investments
The companies Orange Social Venture Prize backs directly.
Orange Social Venture Prize holds 5 companies directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner.
Paps
$23M valuation
Book2eat.com
$11M valuation
EZee Market Inc
SmartWTI
Tasmimak
05 · Other LPs
Other LPs.
Other LPs in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to Orange Social Venture Prize by combined power-law score — Europe first, then the nearest worldwide.
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J.A.S Ventures
3 VC funds backed
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Argentum Asset Management
$2.0B AUM
20 VC funds backed
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Acurio Ventures
$337M AUM
7 VC funds backed
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WE Venture
14 VC funds backed
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Shenzhen Capital Group
$65B AUM
30 VC funds backed
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Enterprise Ireland
$800M AUM
20 VC funds backed
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Better Society Capital
$1.0B AUM
9 VC funds backed
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RTAventures
1 VC funds backed