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Shell Foundation

Last cheque observed May 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietInvestment firm

GrantPre-seedSeries AMedia And EntertainmentSocial MediaCharity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque548days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led0 of 3
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Shell Foundation highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Grant and Pre-seed: 67% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Media And EntertainmentSocial MediaCharity
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. May
    KofaPre-seed · GH · Disrupt Africa$8.1MWith 4 others
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. Jun
    Sistema.bioSeries A · IN · Indiacsr$12MWith 9 others
  5. 2017

    1 round

  6. Jan
    d.lightGrant · US · FinSMEs$11MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 44 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

Most recent commitments

Recently backed

The latest companies Shell Foundation put money into.

Quick answers about Shell Foundation

What does Shell Foundation invest in?

Shell Foundation invests most often at Grant and Pre-seed (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Media And Entertainment, Social Media and Charity.

How active is Shell Foundation?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2025.

What has Shell Foundation invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Kofa (Pre-seed, May 2025), Sistema.bio (Series A, Jun 2019) and d.light (Grant, Jan 2017).

How big are Shell Foundation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Is Shell Foundation investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2025.

What kind of investor is Shell Foundation?

Shell Foundation is an investment firm based in London, United Kingdom.

When was Shell Foundation founded?

Shell Foundation was founded in 2000.

Where does this information on Shell Foundation come from?

From 5 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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