The Community Fund

The Community Fund, established in 2020 and based in New York, is a venture capital firm with a focus on early-stage investments, managing a capital pool of $5 million. The fund specializes in community-driven companies, particularly in sectors such as applied artificial intelligence and the future of work. Its investment partner team is composed of experienced operators, founders, and investors, each contributing a diverse set of skills and industry knowledge. Led by Lolita Taub and Jesse Middleton, The Community Fund aims to support innovative startups that prioritize community engagement and collaborative growth.

Cheryl Campos

Investment Partner

Songe LaRon

Partner

Melissa Moore

Investment Partner

Aaron Samuels

Partner

Mike Swift

Investment Partner

Kara Weber

Partner

10 past transactions

Farmdar

Seed Round in 2022
Farmdar is a mobile application that allows you to classify crops and track harvest progress. They provide fertilizer reports, plant health reports, water stress reports, plant stress reports, yield estimation, and real-time soil testing.

Brandefy

Seed Round in 2021
Brandefy is a developer of a personal care product reviewing platform that provides consumers with comprehensive information and reviews about beauty and personal care products. The platform allows shoppers to compare store brand and name brand items based on honest consumer feedback, as well as offering its own evaluations, including ingredient analyses and personal experiences. By facilitating this comparison, Brandefy enables customers to uncover valuable insights about products before making a purchase. Additionally, the company assists users in finding affordable alternatives to prestige beauty products through user-generated content and ingredient analysis. If an affordable option is not available, Brandefy also manufactures its own products, ensuring beauty enthusiasts can access the best choices for their needs.

Sugar

Seed Round in 2021
Jetpack, Inc. is a company that specializes in the online retail and delivery of both food and non-food products, focusing on nighttime service. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Stanford, California, the company primarily serves college students by providing essential consumer products on-demand. Jetpack aims to streamline convenience for its customers by ensuring that necessary items are readily available in real-time, thereby enhancing the overall shopping experience.

Elektra Health

Seed Round in 2021
Elektra Health is a next gen healthcare platform for the tens of millions of women currently and soon to be navigating perimenopause & menopause. 80% of women report that menopause significantly disrupts their life – symptoms include anxiety, depression, loss of libido/painful sex, brain fog, joint pain & more – but 75% of those who seek help don’t receive appropriate care. Elektra was founded to solve this problem.

Kindra

Seed Round in 2021
Kindra specializes in health and wellness products designed to manage menopause and alleviate its symptoms. The brand offers a range of scientifically formulated, estrogen-free, and plant-powered essentials, including vaginal lotions and naturally-derived dietary supplements. These products aim to address common menopause-related issues such as sleeplessness, hot flashes, brain fog, and vaginal dryness. By focusing on a thoughtful and holistic approach to menopause, Kindra serves as a reliable resource for women, providing not only effective solutions but also trustworthy information and a supportive community. This comprehensive approach recognizes that many women may experience menopause for a significant portion of their lives.

Elphinstone

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Provider of personal financial advisory service intended to cater to consumers in emerging and frontier markets. The company offers customized and designed Robo-advisory services, enabling the rising middle classes of frontier markets in the MENASA region to achieve financial independence.

Baraka

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Baraka is a UAE-based fintech company focused on connecting young, millennial investors with both regional and international investment opportunities. The company offers an investment application that aims to democratize access to stock markets by providing a platform for commission-free investing in stocks, initial public offerings, and exchange-traded funds. Baraka enhances the investment experience through educational content, market news, and in-depth stock analysis, enabling users to deepen their investment knowledge and make informed decisions. By fostering a vibrant and transparent investing ecosystem, Baraka empowers its community members to exchange opinions, insights, and advice, facilitating a supportive environment for new and experienced investors alike.

West Tenth

Seed Round in 2021
Discover local, home-based talent in your town and beyond on the West Tenth app. West Tenth is an all-in-one marketplace, connecting consumers with custom services and goods in their own community. Scroll through the storefronts in our digital Main Street to find incredible independent talent, organized by distance from you. West Tenth connects you with local makers and doers who love to collaborate with you to provide just what you need. When you’re transacting with small, home-based businesses, anything is possible! Need a custom-decorated birthday cake? A personal trainer who will come to your house? Design or marketing work for your business? West Tenth is the place to find all that and so much more.

Healthy Roots

Seed Round in 2021
Healthy Roots is a toy company that utilizes a doll, book and app to teach natural hair care to young girls of color. Our dolls come in different skin tones, facial features and hair textures to represent the diversity of the african diaspora. Our dolls hair can be styled in a variety of ways with the guidance of the Big Book of Hair. The big Book of Hair is an illustrated manual to natural hair care. Our app allows users to track their hair health and get curated content for their specific hair needs based on data they input. All three products culminate to the perfect teaching tool for children in a language they understand.
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