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Imaginable Futures
Imaginable Futures launched in 2020 as an independent investment firm, carved out of the Omidyar Network — the philanthropic and impact-investing...
Imaginable Futures
Imaginable Futures launched in 2020 as an independent investment firm, carved out of the Omidyar Network — the philanthropic and impact-investing organization founded by eBay creator Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam. Managing Partner Amy Klement, a former Omidyar Network partner and PayPal executive, was appointed to lead the global strategy. The spinout formalized a decade of education-sector investing by the Omidyars into a standalone vehicle with offices in Redwood City, Nairobi, and São Paulo. The firm invests across the full lifecycle of learning, from early childhood development to adult workforce training. Its strategy spans venture capital, growth equity, buyouts, and complex situations, with a mix of direct investments and fund commitments. Known portfolio holdings include Andela, the Africa-focused engineering talent marketplace, and Holberton School, the project-based software engineering program. Geographic exposure concentrates on the United States, Brazil, and Sub-Saharan Africa, with frequent co-investment alongside peers like Emerson Collective (per public record). The firm also operates a dedicated foundation arm, Imaginable Futures Foundation, supporting grant-based philanthropy in parallel to its investment activity. Team details remain closely held, though the firm maintains a multijurisdictional presence across its three offices. Klement has been recognized by the Sorenson Impact Institute as a Global Impact Leader for her work bridging venture capital and measurable social outcomes. Recent activity includes ongoing deployment from the firm's post-spinout capital pool, with investments announced across EdTech platforms, workforce development ventures, and financial inclusion tools targeting underserved learners. Structurally, Imaginable Futures differs from most family-backed impact vehicles in its complete separation from the Omidyar Network brand and its balance sheet. Unlike a typical single-family office allocation, the firm operates with its own governance, dedicated team, and a mandate that treats both financial return and learning outcomes as co-equal objectives — a posture more commonly associated with European evergreen foundations than American tech-family offices.
General information
Firm type
Generalist
Year founded
2020
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Redwood City
Corporate office
Redwood City, CA, United States
Additional offices
Nairobi, Kenya · São Paulo, Brazil
Principals
Amy Klement
Managing Partner
Pierre Omidyar
Founder
Pam Omidyar
Founder
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Imaginable Futures?
Managing Partner Amy Klement leads the firm's global strategy and investment decisions. She previously served as a partner at Omidyar Network and held executive roles at PayPal. The firm's founders, Pierre and Pam Omidyar, are not involved in day-to-day investment committee decisions.
How is Imaginable Futures related to the Omidyar Network?
Imaginable Futures was spun out of the Omidyar Network in 2020 as an independent entity. It carries forward a decade of education-sector investing that previously sat within the Omidyar Network's portfolio. The two organizations are now legally and operationally separate, though they share founding principals in Pierre and Pam Omidyar.
Does Imaginable Futures make grants or only investments?
The firm does both. Imaginable Futures operates a dedicated foundation arm — Imaginable Futures Foundation — that makes grants to non-profit organizations working in learning and development. The main investment vehicle pursues for-profit returns across venture, growth, and buyout stages. This dual structure allows the firm to pursue systemic change through both market-rate capital and philanthropy.
Which geographies does Imaginable Futures focus on?
The firm concentrates its portfolio on three regions: the United States, Brazil, and Sub-Saharan Africa. It maintains offices in Redwood City, São Paulo, and Nairobi to support direct sourcing and portfolio management in each market. The geographic focus reflects the Omidyars' long-standing philanthropic interests in emerging-market education systems.
What investment stages does Imaginable Futures target?
Imaginable Futures invests across the full company lifecycle, from seed-stage startups to growth equity and buyouts. The firm also participates in complex situations and divestitures where education assets may be undervalued or misaligned. This flexible mandate allows it to back both early-stage EdTech startups and established workforce-training companies.
Does Imaginable Futures co-invest alongside other impact investors?
Yes. The firm has co-invested alongside Emerson Collective and other mission-aligned investors in multiple education and workforce-development deals. Its membership in the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and participation in LAVCA further connects it to co-investment pipelines in Latin America. Co-investment is a deliberate strategy to syndicate risk and expertise in cross-border education deals.
What is the firm's underlying wealth source?
The capital originates from Pierre Omidyar's creation of eBay, which went public in 1998 and established one of the largest tech fortunes of the dot-com era. He and his wife Pam co-founded The Omidyar Group as the umbrella for their philanthropic and impact-investing activities. Imaginable Futures represents one dedicated vehicle within that broader family enterprise, focused specifically on learning and human development.
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