Philips Foundation Impact Investments B.V. takes an integrated approach in assessing the potential scalability of enterprises by not only looking at their technology, business model or another partial aspect of their solution, but rather at their overall readiness to make a meaningful impact within the healthcare systems in which they operate. Behind entrepreneurs’ agile technologies and promising forecasts are business acumen and stamina, as well as general willingness to make a meaningful and lasting impact in places where others don’t go. Philips Foundation Impact Investments B.V. aims to operate in the gap in the investment market: between grants on the one hand, and on the other, impact investors who have a keen eye for a snappy return on their investment. The low-resource settings where social entrepreneurs often operate often need a patient but judicious impact investor, with a complementary entrepreneurial eye for self-sustaining, impactful scale-up over time.
Entrepreneurs striving to provide healthcare for underserved communities embody the essence of our unwavering commitment, driven by a mission to help bridge the vast inequality in healthcare access worldwide. They can fill in the gaps where others fall short, blending determination, business acumen, and efficiency to create a lasting impact. In the face of adversity and limited resources, they can leverage digital technologies and drive innovation locally, to bring life- saving healthcare to millions across the globe.
Margot Cooijmans, Director of the Philips Foundation
Build Africa’s primary care ecosystem
Their mission
Enables small clinics with diagnostics and funding for quality, affordable healthcare for underserved communities in the African region.