Organization · Venture Capital
Responsibly Ventures
Responsibly Ventures is a pre-seed impact venture capital fund based in Los Angeles, focusing on early-stage startups that prioritize sustainability and social good. The fund aims to create venture-scale positive impacts while supporting exceptional founding teams.
Overview
What Responsibly Ventures does
What Responsibly Ventures is
Responsibly Ventures is a pre-seed impact venture capital fund based in Los Angeles, focusing on early-stage startups that prioritize sustainability and social good. The fund aims to create venture-scale positive impacts while supporting exceptional founding teams.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Community
- Last reviewed
- April 26, 2026
Official channels
Find Responsibly Ventures elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Responsibly Ventures as a funder
Investment thesis
Responsibly Ventures backs founders whose mission creates an impact moat, focusing on sustainability and social good. They evaluate the customer base, motivation of the founding team, and the potential for lasting positive impact.
Focus narrative
Responsibly Ventures invests in U.S.-based startups focused on sustainability and social good, particularly those with pre-money valuations of $10 million or less. The fund is open to various sectors and encourages startups that address multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aiming to create significant positive impacts through their business models.
Value beyond capital
Responsibly Ventures adds value to its portfolio companies by providing access to a community of over 10,000 members, including founders, angels, and LPs focused on venture-scale positive impacts. They also offer resources, insights, and collaboration opportunities through their extensive network and community events.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $25,000–$250,000
- Sweet spot
- $100,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- United States
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
Portfolio context
Ampere Financial: Decarbonizes small and medium-sized business industrials by facilitating electrification upgrades. (UN SDGs: 7, 9, 13) Atelier: Empowers individuals to ethically design their homes. (UN SDGs: 8, 11, 12) Banqloop: Innovates for the circular economy by providing real-time intelligence for decarbonizing infrastructure and supply chains. (UN SDGs: 9, 11, 12) Blind Insight: Offers APIs for real-time searchable encryption and access controls. (UN SDGs: 3, 9) Climatize: Aims to fund $1 billion in renewable energy projects annually. (UN SDGs: 7, 11, 13) Goodie Bag: A marketplace for surplus food that reduces waste and supports local businesses. (UN SDGs: 11, 12, 13) Kidsy: Provides sustainable shopping options for children's products at discounted prices. (UN SDGs: 12, 13) Quantum: Focuses on optimizing energy decisions and reducing business risks related to decarbonization. (UN SDGs: 6, 7, 13)
Capability profile
Responsibly Ventures as a community
Community overview
Responsibly Ventures is a PreSeed VC Impact Fund dedicated to supporting startups that prioritize sustainability and social good. Based in the United States, the organization aims to back remarkable teams aligned with their mission of creating venture-scale positive impacts. Responsibly Ventures believes that positive impact can drive financial success, and they focus on U.S.-based companies with pre-money valuations of $10 million or less.
Community focus
The primary focus of Responsibly Ventures is on startups centered around sustainability and social good. They encourage applications from companies addressing various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and are open to a wide range of sectors, including climate tech, clean energy, healthtech, and circular economy.
Member value
Members of the Responsibly Ventures community gain access to funding opportunities, networking with like-minded founders and investors, and resources related to impact investing. The community fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing through events, podcasts, and articles focused on venture-scale positive impacts.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 10,000
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- online
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open and application
- Stages
- Pre-seed
- Sectors
- Climate & Sustainability
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
- Annual events
- 200
Events and activity
The community has hosted over 200 live events, including discussions and networking opportunities that connect founders, angels, and LPs focused on sustainability and social good. Additionally, Responsibly Ventures collaborates with the posi2ive community, which produces over 35 podcasts featuring interviews with VCs and founders.
Notable members
Notable portfolio companies include Ampere Financial, Atelier, Banqloop, Blind Insight, Climatize, Goodie Bag, Kidsy, and Quantum. The team includes Zécca J. Lehn as General Partner and advisors Rebekah Bastian and Gilberto Gandra.
Common questions
What to know about Responsibly Ventures
Upseed classifies Responsibly Ventures under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 26, 2026
Known limits
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