LGT Venture Philanthropy

What LGT Venture Philanthropy does

LGT Venture Philanthropy (LGT VP) is an independent charitable foundation established in 2007 by the LGT Group Foundation under the leadership of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. Its mission is to improve the quality of life of less advantaged people by strengthening locally rooted organisations that deliver effective, scalable solutions to systemic problems in health, education, and environment across Sub-Saharan Africa and India. The foundation operates through regional teams based in Zurich (operational headquarters), Vaduz (registered office), Nairobi, and Mumbai, and currently maintains 33 active partnerships with organisations it has supported.

Name

LGT Venture Philanthropy

Legal name

LGT Venture Philanthropy Foundation

Website

https://lgtvp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LGT Venture Philanthropy is a charitable foundation that provides multi-year grant funding, strategic support, and Impact Fellow placements to locally rooted organisations addressing health, education, and environment challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa and India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Philanthropy and Impact Funding

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Foundations & CSR Grantmaking (BPAGAKAC), Family Offices & Philanthropic Advisors (Grantmaking) (BPAGAKAD), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB), SDG / Thematic Sustainable Investment Funds (FSANAJAN)

Keywords

• Venture philanthropy
• Impact investing
• Grant funding
• Social enterprise support
• Philanthropic foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LGT Venture Philanthropy is a venture philanthropy foundation that provides multi-year unrestricted core grant funding combined with strategic, operational, and management support to locally-rooted organisations delivering scalable solutions in health, education, and environment across Sub-Saharan Africa and India. Its offering is delivered through three main mechanisms: direct grant partnerships, the LGT Impact Fellowship programme that places experienced professionals into partner organisations, and thematic Solution Portfolios (SIRA for Early Childhood Development in India and Ahadi) that coordinate multiple investments around systemic problems.

Product overview

LGT Venture Philanthropy is a venture philanthropy foundation established in 2007 that operates as a unified platform providing comprehensive support to locally rooted organisations. The foundation combines grant-based core funding with non-financial support including management expertise, strategic guidance, and access to networks. Its core offering includes the main venture philanthropy services, the LGT Impact Fellowship program for talent placement, and thematic Solution Portfolios (SIRA for Early Childhood Development in India, Ahadi for other systemic solutions). The Thriving Communities Strategy 2024-2028 guides the foundation's work across health, education, and environment in Sub-Saharan Africa and India.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LGT Venture Philanthropy Core Services Venture philanthropy foundation providing multi-year unrestricted grant funding, business expertise, strategic guidance, and network access to locally-rooted organisations delivering solutions in health, education, and environment across Sub-Saharan Africa and India.
• LGT Impact Fellowship Program Programme connecting experienced professionals (Fellows) with LGT VP portfolio organisations to strengthen their capabilities in tackling health, education, and environmental challenges; has facilitated placement of over 200 fellows since launch.
• SIRA Solution Portfolio Thematic solution portfolio focused on Early Childhood Development solutions in India, addressing specific sub-themes through a coordinated platform of investments and partner organisations.
• Ahadi Solution Portfolio Thematic solution portfolio within LGT VP's approach addressing systemic barriers across target areas, complementing SIRA within the foundation's coordinated portfolio strategy.
• Open Philanthropy Platform Open platform enabling other philanthropists to create impact alongside the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, allowing co-investment in LGT VP portfolio organisations in India and Africa.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 17 million people reached since 2007
• +5 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and key.

• MusocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026LGT VP extended its partnership with Muso, a non-profit dedicated to eliminating preventable maternal and child deaths in remote, underserved communities. The continued support provides non-programmatic funding to sustain Muso's operations in Côte d'Ivoire, strengthen institutional capacity, and enhance resource mobilisation efforts. Muso's model achieves a 63% reduction in child mortality through Professional Community Healthcare Workers who conduct door-to-door home visits.
• PeepulcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026LGT VP extended its follow-on partnership with Peepul (registered as Absolute Return for Kids), an education non-profit working in close partnership with governments in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh. The partnership supports Peepul's new five-year strategy to deepen foundational literacy and numeracy in early grades, expand into upper primary and middle grades, and establish a Centre of Academic Excellence. Peepul has reached over 60,000 teachers and over 5 million students across 50,000 schools.
• mothers2mothers (m2m)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfter 17 years of partnership (since 2008), mothers2mothers graduated from LGT VP's portfolio in December 2025. The organisation scaled a peer-led model that trained women living with HIV as Mentor Mothers, reaching over 17 million people and achieving 0% mother-to-child HIV transmission in 2023. LGT VP provided flexible core funding, strategic support, and placed 14 Impact Fellows. LGT VP will remain connected through networks and partnerships.
• Educate GirlscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGT VP renewed its long-standing partnership with Educate Girls (partner since 2011), supporting Strategy 3.0 — a 10-year vision to provide over 10 million learners with access to education and lifelong learning pathways. The partnership focuses on strengthening internal capabilities, expanding the Pragati second-chance education program for adolescent girls aged 15–29, enhancing technology systems, and securing long-term financial sustainability. Educate Girls operates in over 30,000 villages across four Indian states.
• Last Mile HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGT VP partners with Last Mile Health, an organisation working to save lives in the world's most remote communities by training, equipping, and paying community health workers. Last Mile Health reaches around 16 million people annually in partnership with governments. In Liberia, it helped deploy over 4,000 community health workers, and the national community health program is fully scaled, reaching every remote community in the country. LGT VP provides multi-year unrestricted funding, strategic insight, and business acumen.
• Living GoodscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGT VP renewed its partnership with Living Goods, a non-profit dedicated to saving lives at scale by supporting digitally empowered community health workers across Sub-Saharan Africa. Operating in Kenya, Uganda, and Burkina Faso, Living Goods supports 9,000 CHWs serving 4.2 million individuals through its DESC approach (Digitally enabling, Equipping, Supervising, and Compensating CHWs). The partnership will refine an optimized implementation support model and develop a replicable blueprint for government-led, digitally enabled community health systems.
• LandesacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGT VP renewed its partnership with Landesa to support the Coastal Livelihoods and Mangroves Programme, protecting ecologically vital mangrove forests across nine countries in South/Southeast Asia and East Africa. The programme aims to protect and restore close to 5 million hectares (~33% of global mangrove forests), mitigate 1.3 billion tCO2, and benefit 119 million people. LGT VP supports Landesa in advancing land governance, enabling policy reforms, and protecting ecosystems while improving community livelihoods.
• InstigliocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGT VP renewed its partnership with Instiglio, a global leader in results-based finance and performance management for public institutions. The partnership supports four strategic priorities: exploring results-based finance with SIRA (LGT VP's Early Childhood Development portfolio in India), strengthening AI capabilities for performance management, expanding the Government Empowerment Network into two additional countries, and strengthening external thought leadership. Instiglio has empowered 500+ government leaders, transformed 25 entities, and influenced $750M+ in development spending.
• Spring ImpactkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGT VP partnered with Spring Impact and Instiglio to co-author the report 'Scaling with Government: The Government's Perspective on What Nonprofits and Funders Need to Do Differently'. The study draws on 12 case studies and 30+ interviews to explore why nonprofits struggle to scale through government systems and offers practical insights for building government partnerships.
• Rocket LearningkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGT VP announced a new partnership with Rocket Learning to strengthen early learning for India's most underserved children. The collaboration supports Rocket Learning's plans to reach 12 million children annually by 2028. Rocket Learning operates in 270,000 government-run Anganwadis across 140 districts in ten Indian states, supporting over 250,000 frontline workers. With LGT VP's support, Rocket Learning will strengthen organisational capacity, expand technology use, and deepen systems work.
• National Geographic Pristine SeascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGT VP renewed its partnership with National Geographic Pristine Seas to support its five-year strategy to accelerate marine protection ahead of the global 30x30 target. The collaboration helps establish large, highly protected marine areas that safeguard biodiversity, strengthen climate resilience, and support coastal communities, aiming to protect vital and vulnerable ocean ecosystems before 2030.
• LandesacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGT VP renewed its partnership with Landesa to support the Coastal Livelihoods and Mangroves Programme, protecting ecologically vital mangrove forests across nine countries. The programme aims to protect and restore close to 5 million hectares (~33% of global mangrove forests), mitigate 1.3 billion tCO2, and benefit 119 million people.
• Spring ImpactkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpring Impact, in partnership with Instiglio and LGT VP, co-authored a study on scaling through government systems. Drawing on 12 cases and 30 interviews, the study shows nonprofits often struggle to scale through government systems despite strong evidence, due to complexity of government adoption, financing, and delivery.
• Foundation for Ecological Security (FES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2021, LGT VP has supported the Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) in bringing more than 15 million acres under community governance across 14 states in India, benefiting over 34 million people. FES secured approval of Motion 105 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, recognising Indigenous Peoples and local communities as key stewards of natural resources and promoting dedicated funding for community stewardship.
• Financing Alliance for HealthkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerLast Mile Health co-founded Africa Frontline First with Financing Alliance for Health and Community Health Impact Coalition. Through this joint venture, over $100 million in multilateral funding has been leveraged to support strong community health programs across 20 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Community Health Impact CoalitionkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerLast Mile Health co-founded Africa Frontline First with Financing Alliance for Health and Community Health Impact Coalition to leverage integrated financing and scale community healthcare that strengthens health care systems.
• Ahueni AGkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAhueni AG is a non-profit company established by LGT Venture Philanthropy, Summa Equity, Baggins AG, MV Capital AG, and Weitblick GMBH to develop and finance carbon offset projects responsibly, prioritising local communities. Ahueni partnered with the MMWCA on the One Mara Carbon Project, providing technical expertise to initiate carbon offset projects and broker sale of carbon credits in the voluntary carbon market.
• Conservation InternationalkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation International, an international non-profit environmental organisation, partnered with Ahueni and the Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association on the One Mara Carbon Project. Conservation International helped facilitate a successful carbon credit project in Kenya's Chyulu Hills and provided technical expertise for the Mara initiative.
• Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association (MMWCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGT VP provided core funding of just over USD 1 million to the MMWCA, an umbrella association of 22 conservancies covering 453,000 acres in the Greater Mara ecosystem. MMWCA grew from representing 16 conservancies in 2020 to 22 in 2023. LGT VP also linked MMWCA with Ahueni AG and Conservation International for the One Mara Carbon Project, which protects and regenerates grasslands to generate carbon credits for local communities.
• Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGT VP provided core funding totaling USD 1.7 million to the KWCA, which represents 174 conservancies across Kenya covering nearly 20 million acres of protected land. KWCA advocates for conservation policies at national and sub-national levels.
• Harambee Youth Employment AcceleratorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGT VP extended its long-standing partnership with Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator to tackle youth unemployment in South Africa through systems-level change and large-scale collaboration. The partnership addresses systemic barriers to youth employment.
• InstigliocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstiglio is a global non-profit transforming public funding by embedding impact incentives and fostering lasting performance cultures across nationwide systems. In 12 years, it has empowered 500+ government leaders, transformed 25 entities, and influenced $750M+ in development spending, improving services for 55 million lives.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Omidyar Network: Philanthropic investment firm combining grantmaking and impact investing across multiple sectors globally. Closely comparable to LGT VP's blended philanthropic/commercial approach and evidence-based thesis-driven strategy.
• Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF): Large philanthropic foundation focused on improving children's and adolescents' lives in low- and middle-income countries through grantmaking and impact investing. Directly comparable in thematic health/education focus and emerging-market grantmaking model.
• Acumen: Global venture philanthropy fund investing in companies and organisations serving the poor across Africa, South Asia, and Latin America. Most directly comparable to LGT VP in patient-capital-plus-operational-support model and geographic focus on low-income regions.
• Skoll Foundation: Venture philanthropy foundation focused on scaling proven social innovations led by social entrepreneurs. Highly comparable in providing multi-year unrestricted funding and strategic support to social enterprises addressing systemic issues.
• Shell Foundation: Venture philanthropy foundation supporting clean energy and mobility solutions in emerging markets. Comparable in providing patient capital, business support, and partnership-building to growth-stage social enterprises in Africa and Asia.
• Big Society Capital: UK social investment wholesaler partnering with charities and social enterprises. Comparable as LGT VP co-launched the first generalist impact fund in the UK with Big Society Capital and Berenberg in 2014.

Broad incumbents

• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Largest philanthropic foundation globally, focused on global health, education, and poverty alleviation. Overlapping thematic focus on health and education in Sub-Saharan Africa and India makes it a comparable broad incumbent in the venture philanthropy space.
• Tides Foundation: US-based philanthropic partner that enables individuals and institutions to fund social purpose work globally. Comparable as a platform-style grantmaking intermediary that aggregates philanthropic capital.
• Open Society Foundations: Large global foundation supporting justice, education, public health, and independent media across more than 120 countries. Comparable in scale and geographic reach of grantmaking, though with a different thematic emphasis.
• Ford Foundation: Major global foundation focused on reducing poverty and inequality through grantmaking across multiple continents and themes. Comparable as a large-scale, mission-driven grantmaking institution with international geographic scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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M&A

Investments26 records

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