Support Workers in Low-Wage Jobs
We aim to empower people overlooked by traditional systems, solutions, and players as they progress through the education and workforce continuum.
Advance Diversity in the Startup Economy
We focus on company founders from populations that are underrepresented in entrepreneurship who have unique lived experiences and perspectives, create diverse teams, and elect diverse boards of directors.
Engage Employers
We are guided by our Corporate Innovation Council, a group of forward-thinking corporate leaders with expertise in talent acquisition, learning and development, corporate social responsibility, and diversity, equity, and inclusion who can provide timely support, access, and insights to entrepreneurs.
Catalyze Impact
We believe that a combination of capital partners, impact employers, and founders from populations that are underrepresented in the investment and business communities can truly unlock the human potential of the workforce.
Our Impact Areas
JFFVentures focuses on four impact areas that have the potential to help people in low- and middle-wage jobs gain the education, skills, and support they need to prepare for jobs that offer opportunities for economic advancement:
Impact Methodology
As an impact-led investment fund focused on improving economic opportunities for adults in low-to-middle-income occupations, JFFVentures embeds impact assessment into all stages of due diligence, portfolio management, and exit strategy. The fund measures and evaluates the impact of its investments on two levels: 1) specific investment candidates and 2) the entire portfolio.
Beyond individual companies, JFFVentures measures its broader impact on the investment landscape. We prioritize diversity within our portfolio, tracking two key metrics: 1) investment in companies led by founders from populations that are underrepresented in the venture capital ecosystem and 2) the geographic distribution of companies in our portfolio.
Company-Level Metrics:
Fund-Level Metrics:
