Danone communities is Venture Capital fund investing in Social Businesses. The fund invests to support the growth of social businesses, when they already have a proven concept but have not yet achieved financial sustainability. Danone communities brings patient capital and expertise, to help social businesses accelerate their scale up and maximize their social impact.
The social businesses that Danone communities invests in focus on improving access to safe drinking water and giving access to healthy food.
Danone communities invests in talented social entrepreneurs who have the ambition to impact at scale and a credible business plan. One of the specificities of the Fund is that it focuses on social challenges (access to safe water and access to a healthier diet) and not on geographies. Today Danone communities supports 12 businesses in 18 countries, having an impact on more than 6 million people.
The fund provides social businesses with the patient capital they need to enable their social business to climb the credibility hurdle and strengthen their operations to achieve lasting social impact. Danone Communities provides funding through equity as a minority shareholder. Danone communities is seating on the companies’ Boards to influence strategic decisions. We monitor the performance of our portfolio, both financially and in terms of social impact.
