What Global Impact Ventures does

Global Impact Ventures, legally registered as Make A Difference LLC in California, is a privately held investment company founded in 1999 that partners with impact-driven entrepreneurs. It deploys capital ranging from $1 million to $15 million per project, from seed to growth stage, across technology, healthcare, lifestyle, and industrial sectors. Since inception the firm has backed over 50 ventures, with the aggregate enterprise value of completed transactions exceeding $5 billion; notable portfolio companies include Attunity (Nasdaq-listed data integration firm), Taxjar, DragonTail, Iguazio, Springlabs, Mutualart, Secubit, Namogoo, Peerspace, Loopcommerce, Grab, Anagog, John Elliot, Hummus Republic, Scopely, Silent Labs (a joint venture with Scooter Braun Projects), Tvtime, Lula's Garden, Bkstg, Givingaway, Virility Medical, and Menthsh.

The firm is headquartered at 1841 Centinela Ave in Santa Monica, California, and operates a single primary office. Its go-to-market is direct investment partnership — there are no products, services, or pricing models sold externally; revenue, if any, would derive from investment returns and management participation rather than commercial sales. Marketing presence is limited to the giv-llc.com website, which primarily showcases the portfolio and mission. The firm also operates a sub-brand, Global Impact Yachting, founded in 2011 as a distinct yacht design, build, and charter operation, and maintains a partnership with Tribu, a non-profit volunteering marketplace.

The investment model is horizontal and thesis-driven around positive global impact, with the firm offering operational support and global platform resources alongside capital. No disclosed fund vehicles, AUM, headcount, fee structure, or financial performance metrics are available in the source data, limiting quantitative assessment of firm-level economics.

Name

Global Impact Ventures

Legal name

Make A Difference

Website

https://giv-llc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Investment

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Impact / ESG Venture Capital (FSANAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare Access & Life Sciences Impact Funds (FSANAJAI), SDG / Thematic Sustainable Investment Funds (FSANAJAN), Sustainable Private Markets (Impact PE/VC, Private Credit, Infrastructure) (FSAAALAG)

Keywords

• Venture capital investments
• Impact investing
• Seed to growth capital
• Private equity backing
• Portfolio management

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Global Impact Ventures is a privately held investment company that partners with impact-driven entrepreneurs by deploying capital investments of $1 million to $15 million USD per project, ranging from seed to growth capital stages. Investments are made across technology, healthcare, lifestyle, and industrial sectors with the goal of generating positive global impact. The firm also operates a sub-brand, Global Impact Yachting, providing yacht design, build, and charter services.

Product overview

Global Impact Ventures is a privately held investment company founded in 1999 that partners with entrepreneurs across technology, healthcare, lifestyle, and industrial sectors. Rather than offering its own products or services, the company makes strategic investments in portfolio companies. The investment firm pursues ventures that have positive global impact, backing entrepreneurs looking to make a difference locally and globally. Their portfolio spans enterprise software and cybersecurity (including companies like Attunity, Taxjar, Iguazio, Springlabs, Namogoo, and Loopcommerce), automotive and mobility (Grab, Anagog), consumer and lifestyle (John Elliot, Scopely, Hummus Republic, Silent Labs, Tvtime), and life sciences and healthcare (Virility Medical, Menthsh). The firm invests between $1 million to $15 million USD per project from seed to growth capital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global Impact Yachting: A next generation yacht designer, builder and operator founded in 2011, featuring quality craftsmanship from design to onboard gourmet dining, with yachts available during summer in Europe and winter in the Caribbean.

Products and services

• Venture Capital Investment Program Capital investment partnership providing $1M–$15M per project across seed to growth stages to impact-driven entrepreneurs in technology, healthcare, lifestyle, and industrial sectors, paired with operational support and a global resource platform.
• Global Impact Yachting Next generation yacht design, build, and charter operation, offering quality craftsmanship from design through onboard gourmet dining, with seasonal availability in Europe (summer) and the Caribbean (winter).
• Tribu Volunteering Marketplace World's first marketplace connecting people who want to volunteer regularly with social and nonprofit organizations that need volunteers, integrated in hundreds of academic institutes and supporting tens of thousands of volunteers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TribucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTribu is a non-profit organization founded for the purpose of making volunteering simpler and easier. Global Impact Ventures is active with Tribu, supporting tens of thousands of volunteers that have participated in millions of volunteering hours. Tribu is integrated in hundreds of academic institutes supporting and organizing volunteering activities of students and staff.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Acumen: Established impact investor with global reach across health, energy, and agriculture; a much larger incumbent in the impact investing space that competes for similar mission-aligned entrepreneurs.
• Omidyar Network: Large-scale impact investment firm deploying across multiple sectors and geographies; operates at a much bigger scale but competes for similar impact-driven, sector-diverse thesis deals.
• Khosla Ventures: Large multi-stage VC with significant impact-oriented investing across climate, health, and consumer; competes for similar founder profiles in the broader impact-tech category.

Direct peers

• SJF Ventures: Impact-focused VC investing in high-impact companies across software, consumer, and healthcare with comparable seed-to-growth check sizes, mirroring GIV's sector mix and impact orientation.
• Kapor Capital: Early-stage impact VC deploying small checks into tech and consumer startups led by underrepresented founders; comparable in check size and impact orientation to GIV's smaller deals.
• Better Ventures: Early-stage venture firm backing mission-driven founders building tech solutions for global challenges; similar check size and impact-first investment approach.
• Renewal Funds: Impact venture fund investing in seed and growth-stage companies across food, consumer, and tech, with comparable check sizes and a similar focus on values-driven entrepreneurs.
• Unitus Ventures: Impact VC investing seed capital into tech-enabled startups improving access and affordability for middle-income consumers, comparable to GIV's mission and stage focus.
• Obvious Ventures: Mission-driven venture firm investing across multiple sectors (tech, health, consumer) with a similar impact thesis and multi-stage check sizes, making it one of the closest direct comparables to Global Impact Ventures.

Emerging players

• Impact Engine: Impact-focused VC and accelerator backing early-stage startups across sectors, with comparable seed-stage check sizes and a mission-driven thesis similar to GIV's approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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