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Philips Foundation works with social entrepreneurs that complement existing healthcare systems while solving care challenges by employing disruptive models and innovative approaches. This is why Philips Foundation in 2021 established Philips Foundation Impact Investments B.V., a social impact investment vehicle that will support social enterprises through early-stage and situation- specific investment.

 

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.

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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

In the spotlight

Philips Foundation recognizes the vital role social entrepreneurs play in bridging global healthcare disparities with their innovative solutions
 
To spotlight their unique approaches and achievements, we launched a series of feature articles that delve into their journeys. Through these stories, we aim to showcase how these entrepreneurs are transforming healthcare in underserved communities and inspire others to join their mission.

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Our portfolio of impact investments

Solvoz

Procurement capacity for all.

Their mission
Improving efficiency, effectiveness and responsibility in procurement for aid oriented organizations in low- and middle-income countries.

 

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Access Afya

Healthcare OS for emerging economies.

Their mission
Creating high-quality, localized healthcare to meet the needs of low- and middle-income markets across the globe.

 

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Goal 3

An affordable monitoring system.

Their mission
Enabling and empowering health workers with durable and easy-to-use medical technology at places where it is needed the most. 

 

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iMedrix

World leader in mobile cardiology.

Their mission
Expanding heart health from hospitals to primary and community care, changing the way heart disease is detected, prevented and treated.

 

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Healthy Entrepreneurs

Healthcare where no one else goes.

Their mission
Train a network of community health entrepreneurs to deliver a wide range of affordable health products in hard-to-reach areas.

 

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Rology

AI-assisted teleradiology platform.

Their mission
Leveraging AI-assisted teleradiology to provide immediate, global access to top-tier radiological expertise for every patient, everywhere.

 

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CheckUps

Medical hub for the blue-collar worker.

Their mission
Providing swift, affordable, tech-enabled medication procurement and delivery to homes and workplaces in underserved regions.

 

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Helpfie

App for access to emergency aid.

Their mission
Strengthening the delivery of pre-hospital care by providing innovative life-saving resources to help in an emergency.

 

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Ilara Health

Build Africa’s primary care ecosystem

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Their mission
Enables small clinics with diagnostics and funding for quality, affordable healthcare for underserved communities in the African region.

 

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