About Us

Impact & Returns

As an impact investment fund, our overall goal is to generate both sustainable social impact and financial returns, with the longer-term aspiration to catalyze more impact investors and entrepreneurs.

100% Recycled Capital

All the financial returns to the fund are recycled and reinvested into additional companies and opportunities to further expand the impact and reach.

Investing in Health Equity

Our investment thesis is focused on early growth-stage companies with impact business models aligned with our mission, through debt or equity investments across a range of healthcare sectors and geographies.

Strategic Focus Areas

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New Models of Care

Building innovative business models to address the unique needs of patient populations that health systems have historically not reached or underserved.

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Health Workforce

Empowering health workers with the jobs, training, resources and tools they need to deliver quality care.

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Racial Equity in Healthcare

Creating a world where the color of your skin is not a determinant of your access, quality of care or health outcomes.

More Than Capital

In addition to our core investment fund, J&J Impact Ventures is active as a broader platform to support impact entrepreneurs and advance impact investing in healthcare.

  • Portfolio Support Resources & Services
  • Impact Measurement & Reporting
  • Funding for Early-Stage Entrepreneurs
  • Building the Innovation Ecosystem
  • Thought Leadership and Field Advocacy

Investment Criteria


INVESTMENT TYPE
  • Debt or equity structures
  • Syndicated co-investment

SIZE/STAGE
  • $0.5M – $1M initial investment
  • Series A / Pre-Series A

COMPANY PROFILE
  • Mission-driven with impact embedded in core business model
  • Early growth stage with evidence of product-market fit (revenue > $500k)
  • Business plan with path to profitability / sustainability

IMPACT FOCUS
  • Scale: potential for broad reach to patients or healthcare workers
  • Access: new opportunties for low-income or other underserved populations
  • Depth: meaningful improvement to patient health outcomes

BUSINESS SECTORS
  • Healthtech / digital platforms
  • Medtech / diagnostics
  • Care delivery / clinical services
  • Health systems / supply chain

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
  • Strong entrepreneur and management team with relevant experience
  • Preference for underrepresented founders (race/ethnicity or gender)
  • Global geography, but priorities in East Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and US
  • Opportunity for J&J additionality and active Board engagement

Have an investment opportunity that fits our criteria?