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Impact meets sustainability
Impact Ventures is an investment fund within the J&J Foundation, established in 2019 with the overall goal of generating both sustainable social impact and financial returns. All capital from successful exits goes back to J&J Foundation and is recycled into new investments to continue accelerating impact.
The fund invests directly in impact-focused healthcare companies through various debt and equity structures, as well as through other managed impact funds. Although we typically invest at an early stage before companies are profitable, our aim is to help them scale and become sustainable.
Impact Ventures is an investment fund within the J&J Foundation, established in 2019 with the overall goal of generating both sustainable social impact and financial returns. All capital from successful exits goes back to J&J Foundation and is recycled into new investments to continue accelerating impact.
The fund invests directly in impact-focused healthcare companies through various debt and equity structures, as well as through other managed impact funds. Although we typically invest at an early stage before companies are profitable, our aim is to help them scale and become sustainable.
More than capital
In addition to our financial investments, we actively support our portfolio companies with technical assistance and resources by leveraging Johnson & Johnson’s extensive network and healthcare industry expertise. We offer a range of different pro bono services, including employee engagements through J&J’s Talent for Good program.
Collaborating with J&J’s supply chain expert empowered us to implement strategic, measurable solutions that enhanced our operations and accelerated our mission to improve pharmacy care across Southeast Asia.
Farouk Meralli
Founder and CEO, SwipeRx
Strategic priorities
In pursuit of advancing global healthcare, we focus on three strategic areas that are critical to transforming access to quality and affordable care:
Accessibility:
Rural & remote care
Bridging physical and geographical gaps by connecting communities to care through telehealth and other tech-enabled solutions.
Quality:
Healthcare workforce
Equipping health workers with new resources, tools and technologies they need to provide improved care to patients.
Affordability:
New models of care
Developing innovative business models and technologies that address the needs of populations in low-resourced settings.
Investment criteria
Investment type
- Equity or debt structures
- Syndicated co-investment
Size and stage
- $1M – $2M initial investment
- Pre-Series A and Series A rounds
Healthcare sectors
- Healthtech and digital platforms
- Medtech and diagnostics
- Care delivery and clinical services
- Health systems and supply chain
Impact focus
- Transforming access to quality and affordable healthcare around the world
- Creating new solutions for underserved populations without essential health services
Company profile
- Core business model focused on access to healthcare
- Early growth stage with initial traction (revenue > $500K)
- Business plan to reach profitability and sustainability
Other factors
- Mission-aligned founder and experienced management team
- Geographic priorities in the United States, India, Brazil and Kenya
- Opportunity for J&J additionality and active Board engagement
If you have an investment opportunity that fits our profile, please share your pitch deck.
J&J Impact Ventures
Impact Ventures is an investment fund within the J&J Foundation, supporting a global portfolio of early-stage companies transforming access to quality and affordable healthcare.
