BlueSky invests in organizations and innovations solving big problems.
BlueSky is a network of partner organizations: non-profits, ventures funds, start-ups, and entrepreneur support organizations. BlueSky Network exists to support those working on some of the biggest issues of our time: Climate Change, Housing Insecurity, and Equitable Entrepreneurship. By moving quickly, investing with conviction, and building a broad network of thought leaders – we seek to unlock new potential. Recognizing the importance of both philanthropic engagement and equity investments, BlueSky is not limited to traditional foundation grant cycles, nor a traditional family office structure.
Blue Sky Foundation
Dedicated to catalytic impact through sustainable partnership in local community.
BlueSky Foundation is committed to supporting organizations that improve the lives of individuals, their communities, and the environments in which they live, work and play. By aligning our support efforts with organizations with long-term goals, we advance solutions within these focused realms. Non Profit organizations that share the same large-scale impact goals may apply for grants and loans with BlueSky Foundation.
Foundation Partners
Access Ventures believes a thriving economy is an inclusive economy: an economy that functions for all people, and in which everyone is valued. “Building a more inclusive economy” means working to ensure the economy functions for all people and that all people have the financial freedom and mobility to pursue every opportunity they desire. We work to build a more inclusive economies through mission-aligned investments weighted for financial return and maximized for impact.
AccessVentures.org
We believe that well-loved, well used, and beautifully designed public parks are a necessity, not a luxury, for thriving 21st century urban regions. We also believe that the iconic Ohio River Falls, and its adjacent shoreline, offer a unique landscape for a dynamic world-class public park for active recreation, passive contemplation, spirited community gatherings, and wildlife conservation.
RiverHeritageConservancy.org
21st Century Parks' mission is to serve as stewards entrusted to create and preserve park lands that reflect the needs and values of our whole community.
TheParklands.orgInvestment Funds
Partnering with early stage venture funds supporting underserved founders and markets.
We support market-based approaches with the potential for large-scale, catalytic impact. Our focus is on early stage funds investing in emerging markets and solving the world’s biggest problems by investing in under-represented founders. We also own and operate our own wholly-owned fund, BlueSky Capital, for direct investments in companies of strategic interest to Samtec Electronics.
Partner Funds
AiiM takes a systems-level approach to find high impact solutions to the problems our planet’s oceans are facing, including food production, transportation, and energy.
AiimPartners.com
Render Capital creates an environment where entrepreneurs build businesses and thrive.
Render.Capital
Pheonix Ventures invests in start-up teams developing breakthrough advanced materials and device innovations. Our investment strategy is predicated on assisting entrepreneurs with customer and supply chain business development and providing strategic and operational support.
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Poplar Ventures invests in early growth stage cloud based software technology companies in middle America.
Invested Development is an impact investment management company that manages our BSP fund. Invested Development believes that emerging markets give way to opportunities for local entrepreneurs to affect change in their communities.
InvestedDevelopment.com
BlueSky Capital is a seed and early-stage venture fund focused on hardware and software technologies in silicon, material science, optical technologies, sensors, artificial intelligence, and robotics. We invest at the seed stage to series A.
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Headquartered in New Albany, Indiana with a global reach.