S CAP

What S CAP does

S CAP is a privately held, for-profit impact investment firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, United States. The firm positions itself as an impact investor focused on corporate social responsibility (CSR), with stated sector coverage in the Environmental, Food & Biotech industries, aiming to drive measurable social and environmental change alongside financial returns. The organization operates with a lean team of 1–10 employees and is led by founder Kunal Sethi, who serves as founding partner.

The firm's business model is that of a small impact-oriented investment vehicle rather than a product or technology company. Capital deployment scope, fund size, LP base, and portfolio composition are not disclosed in the available input, which limits the granularity of operational assessment. The only verifiable financial event is a single funding round closed on 2014-12-30 for $350,000 from two undisclosed investors. No subsequent capital raises, exits, portfolio announcements, or geographic expansions are documented in the supplied data.

Notably, a substantial portion of the raw input data references a separate entity called "Prithvi Ventures" (a climate-technology venture capital firm with a Wix-hosted website at prithvivc.com, LinkedIn and Twitter presences, and Notion-based investor/founder documentation pages). The input does not establish a clear relationship between S CAP and Prithvi Ventures — whether portfolio company, affiliated vehicle, rebranding, or coincidental data adjacency is undefined. This ambiguity is itself a material data gap for any investor performing diligence on S CAP, as it leaves the company's actual current activity, footprint, and strategic positioning materially unclear.

Name

S CAP

Website

https://scap.nyc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

S CAP is a New York-based impact investment firm founded in 2014 that deploys capital for CSR-driven outcomes in the Environmental, Food & Biotech industries, operating with a small team led by founding partner Kunal Sethi.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Investing

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Impact / ESG Venture Capital (FSANAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Values-Based/ESG & Impact-Focused RIAs (FSAAACAK)

Keywords

• Impact investing
• CSR advisory
• Environmental venture capital
• Food biotech investment
• Sustainability investing

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

S CAP is an impact investment firm that deploys capital and CSR-focused advisory into early-stage companies operating in the Environmental, Food, and Biotech industries to drive measurable social change. The firm connects purpose-driven founders with impact-oriented investors through structured documentation, founder onboarding materials, and investor memos.

Product overview

No product or service information available. The source content pertains to Prithvi Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on climate technologies, rather than a product company. The page serves as an investment landing page containing navigation links for investors and founders, along with social media links.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Impact Investment Capital Deployment Core impact investing service through which S CAP deploys capital from impact investors and CSR funders into early-stage Environmental, Food, and Biotech companies. Designed for mission-driven founders seeking CSR-aligned growth capital and for investors seeking vetted impact exposure.
• CSR Advisory for Environmental, Food, and Biotech Ventures Advisory service aligned with corporate social responsibility objectives, supporting companies in the Environmental, Food, and Biotech industries to structure impact narratives, access CSR-aligned capital, and measure social-change outcomes. Intended for mission-driven founders and CSR-program sponsors.
• For Founders Onboarding Program Structured onboarding flow that connects early-stage founders in Environmental, Food, and Biotech sectors with S CAP's capital and advisory resources. Provides founders with documentation and process steps to apply for impact investment and CSR advisory support.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• DCVC (Deep Capital Coalition): Deep-tech and climate-focused venture firm investing in science- and engineering-driven startups. Comparable on technology-centric climate thesis and early-stage orientation.
• Congruent Ventures: Early-stage venture firm investing exclusively in climate solutions across energy, mobility, food, and industry. Tightly comparable mandate and stage to S CAP's climate/environmental focus.
• Obvious Ventures: Impact-focused venture firm backing companies addressing planetary, health, and economic problems. Comparable on the impact-investing thesis and broad sustainability/climate mandate, though at much larger fund size.
• Clean Energy Ventures: Early-stage venture fund dedicated to climate tech, including food, ag, and industrial biotech. Closely comparable mandate to S CAP's Environmental/Food & Biotech focus, with similar seed/Series A orientation.
• Prelude Ventures: Early-stage climate tech venture firm investing in science-based startups across energy, mobility, and sustainability. Comparable on climate-tech specialization, early stage, and impact orientation.
• Lowercarbon Capital: Climate-focused venture firm investing across climate tech, clean energy, and carbon removal. Directly comparable to S CAP/Prithvi on thematic focus (climate technologies), stage (early-stage), and LP base (mission-aligned capital), though at materially greater scale.
• Acumen: Impact investor deploying patient capital into businesses addressing poverty and environmental challenges. Comparable on impact-investing structure, mission-driven LP base, and focus on sustainability-adjacent sectors.

Broad incumbents

• Khosla Ventures: Large venture firm with deep exposure to climate, energy, food, and biotech. Overlaps with S CAP's Environmental/Food & Biotech thesis but operates as a generalist incumbent with far greater scale and brand.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/scapks
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prithvi-ventures/?viewAsMember=true

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments3 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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