SustainVC

SustainVC, LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with additional offices in Durham, New York, and Boston, Massachusetts. The firm specializes in early-stage impact investing, focusing on sectors such as climate change and sustainability, healthcare, education, wellness, and workforce development. SustainVC invests in companies that aim to address issues related to energy, environmental efficiency, sustainable agriculture, and food systems, as well as initiatives that promote financial mobility, inclusion, and accessibility technology for underserved populations. The firm typically targets early-stage companies with revenues ranging from $0.1 million to $5 million, making equity investments between $0.5 million and $5 million, and prefers to invest between $0.25 million and $1 million. SustainVC is committed to supporting businesses that contribute positively to society and the environment, primarily within North America.

Eric Chapman

Managing Principal

Andrew Cousins

Principal

Justin Desrosiers

Managing Principal

Schuyler G. Lance

Founder & Managing Principal

Sky Lance

Managing Principal

Past deals in Pennsylvania

Yellowdig

Venture Round in 2020
Yellowdig's software platform creates a social layer on top of existing enterprise learning systems used by colleges, universities, and organizations. Unlike pre-existing social technology, Yellowdig is designed for higher education institutions. The platform provides instructors and learners with a private and secure experience, controlled and protected within the institution's designated environment. Yellowdig was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

KickUp

Series A in 2019
Kickup, Inc. develops and operates a collaboration platform that helps school districts to design, coordinate, and assess their professional learning activities. Its platform also give educational leaders an actionable picture of their program's effectiveness. The company serves superintendents, directors of PD, and district leaders. Kickup, Inc. was formerly known as Pedagology, LLC and changed its name to Kickup, Inc. in February 2015. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.