This panel was part of the Skoll World Forum’s 2022 Ecosystem Day and was wholly curated and hosted by Mercy Corps Ventures. To us, climate resilience means focusing on individuals and communities who are already impacted by climate change and ensuring that the least powerful stakeholders — those who are…

Robust impact measurement and management (IMM) is core to who we are and integrated throughout our entire investment process. — High-quality IMM is vital for early-stage startups because it increases efficiency, business resilience, and investment attractiveness by helping companies better articulate and validate their customer value propositions. All of our portfolio companies are impact-focused, working to improve their customers’ lives in their target region or sector. …

Mercy Corps Ventures and Forest Carbon launch a data transparency pilot that will bring high-quality forest restoration data on-chain for the voluntary carbon market, driving positive impact for rural communities in Indonesia. Pilot goals: Integrate Web3 technology into the carbon credit issuance process, generating and storing the high-quality data missing…

Pioneering solutions is risky and difficult. While capital is an important component of supporting nascent business models, it’s not enough. Early-stage startups operating in emerging markets need support tailored to their needs. Our Venture Platform is our offering beyond investment. Designed to address the needs and risks of the types of companies we invest in, our Venture Platform…

Learn more about our Impact Measurement & Management approach here. Every year, we measure the impact of our portfolio and take time to reflect on what we’ve learned from the entrepreneurs we work with and the markets we operate in. Rigorous impact measurement and management and developing insights are a core part of our approach and impact model, not an afterthought. Thinking deeply about trends, fails, and lessons learned helps us make better decisions, drive smarter investments, and inform the ecosystem, advancing the impact we’re collectively committed to creating.

Mercy Corps Ventures and Atlantis DAO, with the help of local partners, launch a new pilot in rural India building a decentralized peer-to-peer water network for underserved groups to access clean water resources while increasing earning opportunities. This post is the first of a two-part series; the second blog will…

This post is the second of a two-part series; the first blog shared details of the pilot launch and the hypothesis we set out to prove. …

Mercy Corps Ventures and Fonbnk launch a new pilot to accelerate access to the digital economy, swapping prepaid airtime for digital currencies while training a new generation of users on financial literacy and Web3 skills. This post is the first of a two-part series; the second blog will share key…

As ReFi innovators and investors, how do we bring in the startups that aren’t crypto-native but have an important role to play? We talk to RangeCarbon, Cinch Markets, Casa Real, and ACRE Africa in the second episode of our Twitter Space series exploring Web3. Adoption is one of the biggest…