people

investment thesis

The world’s population growth and ever growing consumption exceeds its resources, with distribution inefficiencies leading to large enduring underserved population segments.

Economic, social & political polarization is accelerating at the same time. Lightrock invests in solutions that create broader access to fundamental services and products and a shift to more responsible and sustainable service and product offerings. We focus on businesses that promote respect, diversity and inclusion. Within this theme, we focus on healthcare and education.

go to planet theme

go to productivity theme

portfolio impact

32m

lives touched

9m

patients provided access to affordable healthcare

5m

students helped to achieve better educational outcomes

300k

critical eye care treatments provided

Impact Objectives

Improving access to essential healthcare, medical diagnostics and pharmaceutical products for the underserved

Reducing inefficiencies in healthcare and pharma supply chains to increase access, affordability, speed and quality of services and their delivery

Promoting innovations in life science and making them available to everyone who needs it

Theory of change

Problem

Half the world lacks access to essential health services (WHO, 2017)

Solution

Enhance existing or invest in new health services that are better tailored to context and underserved people

Increase efficiencies and resilience of supply chains, e.g. by disintermediation

Promote innovation in technology, digitalization and new approaches

Outcomes

Provision of timely, consistent, affordable, quality healthcare services

Integrated and efficient supply chains

Reduction in overall health expenses at the individual and system level

Reducing the vulnerability of people and improving their quality of life

Business model

Primary, secondary, tertiary and critical care hospitals

Multi-speciality hospitals, diagnostic clinics and eye care providers

Multi-channel healthcare and health supply platforms relying on online channels

Innovation leaders in critical medical care areas with disruptive technology and approaches

Portfolio

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Main SDG (targets)

3.4 prevention of non-communicable diseases
3.8 universal health coverage

Additional SDGs

Impact Objectives

Increasing equitable access to quality education, learning and training for all

Improving the quality of teaching and learning environments

Increasing access to quality Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)

Improving the successful transition of Youth into the workforce and society

Theory of change

Problem

Six out of ten children and adolescents […] do not achieve minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics (UNESCO, 2017)

Solution

Enabling remote learning and skills development through online platforms to increase access at scale

Affordable quality ECCE provides the best possible start for young children

Improving school infrastructure and teaching quality

Outcomes

Improve adolescents' prospect of successfully transitioning from school into workforce

Improve children’s developmental, health, educational, and economic outcomes later in life

Improve educational learning outcomes

Business model

Online learning and skills development platorms

Providers of specialist services to improve quality of teaching and/or learning environments

Quality ECCE providers

Portfolio

See Lightrock's people portfolio

Main SDG and targets

4.2 access to quality ECCE
4.3 access to technical, vocational and tertiary education
4.4 promote relevant skills for employment
4.5 equal access to all levels of education and training

Additional SDGs

people

investment thesis

portfolio impact

32m

9m

5m

300k

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