Mercy Corps Ventures
Mercy Corps Ventures invests in and catalyzes venture-led solutions to increase the resilience of underserved individuals and communities.
Founded in 2015 as the impact investing arm of Mercy Corps, we’ve supported 43 early-stage ventures to scale and raised over $396.7 million in follow-on funding. Our portfolio is 50% female-founded and centers around solutions in adaptive agriculture and food systems, inclusive fintech, and climate smart technologies, so that those living in frontier markets can withstand disruption and plan for the future. Through capital and support, piloting new approaches, action-oriented insights, and rigorously managing impact, we catalyze the ecosystem toward smarter, more impactful investments. In order to support underserved groups to join the global economy, we advance emerging decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions that accelerate global financial inclusion. We partner with companies to responsibly pilot the application of cryptocurrencies and blockchain tools to provide reliable and direct access to financial services for un/underbanked populations.
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Project News
Mercy Corps Ventures and Forest Carbon publish State of the Web3 Carbon Market report
Mercy Corps Ventures launches pilot to test stablecoin transfers of humanitarian aid during conflict
Media Coverage
Crypto Giants Like Uniswap And Coinbase Band Together To Fund Public Goods
Polygon and Mercy Corps bring blockchain to underserved communities