Sarah Cone is the Founder and Managing Partner of Social Impact Capital. See sector focus and contact routes.
Sarah Cone is the Founder and Managing Partner of Social Impact Capital, a New York-based venture firm she launched in 2016 after starting her VC career at Omidyar Network and working as an Associate at Illuminate Ventures. Her investment thesis targets pre-seed and seed-stage companies in sectors like energy, water, affordable housing, and equality that address fundamental human needs while aiming for venture-level returns. The firm typically invests $250,000 to $1 million at pre-seed and $1 million to $3 million+ at seed, acting as an early bridge investor rather than a Series A lead. Notable portfolio companies include Prometheus Fuels, the world’s first zero-carbon fuel unicorn, and Andela, a social impact unicorn, alongside OpenInvest. Cone distinguishes her approach through a strategy called “impact arbitrage,” which exploits the market bias that overlooks impact startups at early stages when metrics are unclear. She publicly frames her firm as engaging in venture capital with a “disruptive slant,” emphasizing that social impact companies can generate strong internal rates of return.
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