Cloudbase New Network — Est. 2024
We invest in what the community actually needs
Cloudbase New Network is a holding company built around a single conviction: that community-focused investment produces outcomes that purely financial investment cannot. We fund and support organizations working in healthcare, education, the arts, social services, and community building.
We are not a charity. We are not a traditional investment firm. We are something in between — a patient capital vehicle that measures success by the strength of the communities our partners serve.
- 5
- Focus areas
- 2024
- Year established
- 100%
- Community-directed
How We Invest
03 principlesWe invest in people before programs
Strong organizations are built by strong leaders. Before we evaluate a program's design, we evaluate the team behind it — their track record, their relationships in the community, and their capacity to adapt. A well-led organization with an imperfect program will outperform a perfect program with weak leadership every time.
We fund operating capacity, not just projects
Project-only funding is one of the sector's most persistent problems. It produces organizations that are perpetually under-resourced for the work they're actually doing. We provide general operating support — salaries, infrastructure, technology — because the work cannot happen without the organization that does it.
We stay in the room when things get hard
Every organization we fund will face a difficult year. A funding crisis, a leadership transition, an external shock. We don't exit at the first sign of difficulty. We increase our engagement. Our partners know we are a long-term presence, not a fair-weather funder.
What we value
Community First
Every investment decision begins with one question: does this strengthen the people it serves? We measure success by outcomes in the community, not returns on a ledger.
Long-Term Thinking
Meaningful change takes time. We commit to multi-year partnerships with the organizations we fund, because real impact cannot be rushed.
Radical Transparency
Our partners and donors deserve to know exactly where resources go and what they accomplish. We publish our outcomes, our methods, and our mistakes.
The strongest communities are built by people who refuse to give up on them