Non-profit VC partnership Diva Ventures plans to invest in technologies with high potential for positive social impact.

Biotechnology producer Novozymes and health and nutrition product manufacturer Royal DSM have helped found a Denmark-based non-profit venture capital partnership called Diva Ventures.

The corporates, which have supplied an undisclosed amount of seed funding for Diva, were joined by advocacy group World Business Council for Sustainable Development and pro bono law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.

Diva will invest in technology that can leverage existing corporate technologies, products and services to help bring about positive societal impact. It plans to…