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Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, and his wife, Pam, established Omidyar Network based on the belief that every person has the potential to make a difference. Since 2004, they have worked with their partners to create opportunities for people to tap that potential, enabling them to improve their lives and make powerful contributions to their communities.
Headquarters
California, USAFounded in
2004Company Size
Employeesinvestor type
Venture Capitalinvestment stage
Company Size
EmployeesSectors of focus
geographical focus
Team
FUNDING ROUNDS
Bridge International Academies
Amount
$1,800,000
Date
Dec 11, 2009
Funding Round
Grantinvestors
Omidyar Network
d.light
Energy & Resources
Amount
$5,500,000
Date
Jun 24, 2010
Funding Round
Series Binvestors
Omidyar Network, Acumen, Nexus Venture Partners, Gray Matters Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Garage Technology Ventures
African Leadership Academy
Education
Amount
$1,500,000
Date
May 1, 2011
Funding Round
Grantinvestors
Omidyar Network
Zoona
Financial Services
Amount
$4,000,000
Date
Feb 29, 2012
Funding Round
Series Ainvestors
Accion, Omidyar Network
Paga
Financial Services
Amount
$9,000,000
Date
Jun 21, 2012
Funding Round
Series Ainvestors
Omidyar Network, Goodwell Investments, Capricorn Investment Group, Adlevo Capital, Acumen
d.light
Energy & Resources
Amount
$11,000,000
Date
Feb 25, 2014
Funding Round
Series Cinvestors
DFJ, Omidyar Network, Nexus Venture Partners, Garage Technology Ventures, Acumen, Gray Ghost Ventures
Zola Electric
Energy & Environment Resources
Amount
$7,000,000
Date
Mar 21, 2014
Funding Round
Series Ainvestors
SolarCity, Omidyar Network, Vulcan Capital
Andela
Commercial and Professional Services
Amount
$3,000,000
Date
Sep 23, 2014
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Susa Ventures, Steve Case, SparkLabs Global Ventures, Rothenberg Ventures, Peak Ventures, Omidyar Network, Melo7 Tech Partners, Learn Capital, HIGHLINEvc, GSV Ventures, Founder Collective, Chris Hughes, CRE Venture Capital, Arena Ventures
Bridge International Academies
Amount
$10,000,000
Date
Mar 18, 2015
Funding Round
Series Dinvestors
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Omidyar Network, The Pershing Square Foundation, World Bank
Paga
Financial Services
Amount
$13,000,000
Date
Oct 6, 2015
Funding Round
Series Binvestors
Omidyar Network, Goodwell Investments, Capricorn Investment Group, Adlevo Capital
Zola Electric
Energy & Environment Resources
Amount
$25,000,000
Date
Oct 22, 2015
Funding Round
Series Cinvestors
DBL Investors, Western Technology Investment, Vulcan Capital, Serious Change Investments, Omidyar Network, Energy Access Ventures, Aster
Andela
Commercial and Professional Services
Amount
$24,000,000
Date
Jun 20, 2016
Funding Round
Series Binvestors
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Spark Capital, Social Impact Capital, Omidyar Network, Learn Capital, GV, GSV Ventures, Flat World Partners, Battery Road Digital Holdings
Zoona
Financial Services
Amount
$15,000,000
Date
Aug 18, 2016
Funding Round
Series Binvestors
International Finance Corporation, 4Di Capital, Omidyar Network, Quona Capital, Patrick Pichette
WhereIsMyTransport
Transport & Logistics
Amount
$1,500,000
Date
Aug 31, 2016
Funding Round
Seedinvestors
Goodwell Investments, Omidyar Network, Horizen Ventures, Marcos Vercelli-Forster
d.light
Energy & Resources
Amount
$15,000,000
Date
Sep 21, 2016
Funding Round
Series Dinvestors
KawiSafi Ventures Fund, Energy Access Ventures, Omidyar Network, NewQuest Capital Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)
SPARK Schools
Education
Amount
$9,000,000
Date
Oct 18, 2016
Funding Round
Series Binvestors
Omidyar Network
Twiga Foods
E-Commerce & Retail
Amount
$10,300,000
Date
Jul 31, 2017
Funding Round
Series Ainvestors
Omidyar Network, 1776 Ventures, Wamda Capital, DOB Equity, Blue Haven Initiative
Lendable
Financial Services
Amount
$6,500,000
Date
Oct 11, 2017
Funding Round
Series Ainvestors
KawiSafi Ventures, Omidyar Network, Fenway Summer Ventures
Giraffe
Recruitment
Amount
Undisclosed
Date
Apr 17, 2018
Funding Round
Series Ainvestors
Edge Growth, Omidyar Network, Forever Young Capital, Catapult Trust
Lidya
Financial Services
Amount
$6,900,000
Date
May 23, 2018
Funding Round
Series Ainvestors
Omidyar Network, Tekton Ventures, Newid Capital, Bamboo Capital Partners, Alitheia Capital, Accion Venture Lab
African Leadership Academy
Education
Amount
$30,800,000
Date
Jul 5, 2018
Funding Round
Series Binvestors
Anders Holch Povlsen, Omidyar Network,
Paga
Financial Services
Amount
$10,000,000
Date
Sep 6, 2018
Funding Round
Series Binvestors
Global Innovation Fund, Unreasonable Capital, Goodwell Investments, Adlevo Capital, Omidyar Network
Powergen Renewable Energy
Energy & Resources
Amount
Undisclosed
Date
Nov 5, 2019
Funding Round
Series Binvestors
Shell New Energies, Omidyar Network, Acumen, Renewable Energy Performance Platform, Electrification Financing Initiative, Sumitomo Corporation, DOB Equity, Micro-grid Catalytic Capital Partners
Rensource
Energy & Environment Resources
Amount
$20,000,000
Date
Dec 18, 2019
Funding Round
Series Ainvestors
CRE Venture Capital, Omidyar Network
Ridelink
Transportation & Logistics
Amount
$150,000
Date
Aug 31, 2021
Funding Round
Pre-Seedinvestors
Ortus Africa Capital, Omidyar Network, Young Entrepreneurs Fund
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