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Serious Change
New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2006
Serious Change is an impact venture capital fund founded by Josh Mailman in 2006, investing in early-stage companies with significant social and environmental missions. The fund focuses on areas including sustainable food and agriculture, green manufacturing, fair trade, sustainable finance, and ventures in the developing world.
Their most common stage is series-a (58% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $21.6M (across 12 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
8
Fund Size
$100M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
JM
Josh Mailman
Founder / Managing Director
JM
Joshua Mailman
Managing Director
CB
Christopher Bentley
Fund Manager
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
12 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 ReUp Education | Series A | $6M | Jun 2019 |
| LLendStreet | Series A | $110M | Jun 2018 |
 Grove Collaborative | Series C | $35M | Jan 2018 |
| CConnxus Inc | Series A | $5M | May 2016 |
 ConnXus | Series A | $5M | May 2016 |
 HowGood | Seed | $2M | Sep 2014 |
| PPathbrite | Series A | $4M | Mar 2013 |
| PPathbrite | Series B | $4M | Jan 2013 |
| GGeneral Compression | Series B | $60M | Sep 2011 |
| GGeneral Compression | Series A | $20.9M | May 2010 |
| LLendStreet | Seed | $3.2M | — |
| HowGood | Series A | $4.2M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Techstars3 shared
Rethink Ventures2 shared
Accion Ventures2 shared
Tuesday Capital2 shared
Kapor Capital2 shared
Duke Energy2 shared
Duke Capital Partners2 shared
Impact America Fund2 shared
Great Oaks Venture Capital2 shared
FirstMark Capital2 shared
Rethink Education1 shared
Pact VC1 shared
Radicle Impact1 shared
Impact Engine1 shared
Strada Education Network1 shared
Bisk Ventures1 shared
NextView Ventures1 shared
MHS Capital1 shared
Bullpen Capital1 shared
Mayfield Fund1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026