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Mercy Corps Ventures
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Mercy Corps Ventures
@MCSocialVenture
We invest in and catalyze venture-led solutions to increase the climate and financial resilience of underserved individuals and communities.
Global Katılım Mart 2016
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When @MCSocialVenture and @Fonkoze pick a technology partner for one of the hardest financial inclusion environments on earth, you don't take it lightly.
Bombardopolis. 200 women. @StellarOrg Stablecoin rails. A first door into formal finance.
Proud of what we built together: mercycorpsventures.com/blog/digital-c…
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Proud to build alongside founders deploying AI and satellite-driven solutions tackling climate challenges in emerging markets.
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When that happens, moving from innovation to implementation is what matters.
Ken Kou on testing, adapting, and scaling solutions that actually work in emerging markets, in conversation with @outsidecontxt
▶️Listen to the episode:
buzzsprout.com/2427954/episod…
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"An Outside Context Problem was the sort of thing most civilizations encountered just once, and which they tended to encounter rather in the same way a sentence encountered a full stop." — Iain M. Banks, Excession
Some challenges don’t fit existing systems.
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From onboarding to accessing funds, this pilot shows how privacy-preserving infrastructure can be applied in practice for displaced communities along the Venezuela–Colombia border.
Grateful to be working alongside partners advancing this work.
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Humanitarian aid often requires repeated registration and sharing sensitive data.
This pilot tests a different approach in practice for displaced communities along the Venezuela–Colombia border.
A collaborative effort to rethink humanitarian cash delivery.
Learn more:⬇️
Humanity Link@HumLinked
Launching Enable ZK! A zero-knowledge cash platform for humanitarian aid! The first Privacy-preserving on-chain (built on @AleoHQ) for humanitarian aid. Backed by @MCSocialVenture + @GSR_io This is what financial inclusion should look like. Press release ↓ #ZK #Web3 #ict4d
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In Colombia, Mercy Corps Ventures with @AleoHQ , @HumLinked, and @DRC_ngo are testing a new model using stablecoins and zero-knowledge proofs to deliver aid more securely.
▶️Read how this pilot is rethinking privacy in humanitarian cash delivery: mercycorpsventures.com/blog/pilot-lau…
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Humanitarian cash systems were not designed with privacy in mind.
For displaced communities, that gap matters.
Sharing personal data carries real risks, while avoiding registration can mean losing access to support.
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But one key lesson 👇
A U.S. government shutdown delayed a payout by 18 days, showing the need for stronger, interoperable data systems.
🔗 Read more: mercycorpsventures.com/blog/pilot-ins…
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From 1 payout → to 9 checkpoints with 4 triggered disbursements
This made support more timely and predictable, helping pastoralists act before drought hits hardest.
Smart contracts + satellite data automated the process, with funds sent directly to M-Pesa wallets.
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More than half of all humanitarian crises are predictable, yet aid still arrives too late.
In Kenya, Mercy Corps Ventures partnered with @Ripple, @Fortunecreditld, & @DIVADonate_xyz to test a blockchain-powered anticipatory cash transfer pilot for pastoralist communities.
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For the third year running, we’ll be at @ParisBlockWeek
Our colleague Ken Kou will be joining builders and investors shaping the next generation of blockchain-enabled solutions.
We’d love to meet if you’re around.
Paris Blockchain Week@ParisBlockWeek
#StartInBlock 2026 Top 100 Is Here! 1000+ Founders applied, and these are the most promising early-stage startups in Web3, filtered, evaluated, and selected as the 100 best candidates. Get your VIP INVESTOR TICKET to access the DEAL FLOW, pick the 12 finalists, and hear them pitch in Paris at the Louvre. Grab Your Investor Ticket with code: PBWINVESTOR First 10 tickets get 25% off: parisblockchainweek.com/tickets The 12 finalists will be announced to pitch in front of our amazing sponsors and partners @bit2me, @SpectrumNodes, @Cardano_CF, @AdevarLabs, @ai, @yzilabs, @oviohq, @PitchBook, @DraperDragon, @0xProject, @deel, @DraperVC, @Bpifrance, @Taisu_Ventures, @brian_wong, @LBV_VC, @edenblockvc, @cryptocom, @halo__xyz, @50Partners, @Dune, @MCSocialVenture, @CoinMarketCap, @Cointelegraph, @Sony_Innov_Fund, @trgcapi, @strobefund, @BanklessVC, and @Maven11Capital, and jury members @samizb (@draperdragon), @mfelicepace (@Spectrumnodes), @tkstanczak (@nethermind), Cosmin Staicu (@bit2me), and Jessi Brooks (@RibbitCapital). Let's take a look at who made it to the top 100 👇
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This report was produced by @MCSocialVenture and the @SPARC_Ideas — a collaboration between @mercycorps, @Cowater_Intl, @ODI_Global, and the @ILRI
#AnticipatoryAction #HumanitarianInnovation
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As climate shocks intensify, strengthening anticipatory action will require not only better technologies, but stronger collaboration, evidence generation, and long-term investment.
▶️ Read the full report: mercycorpsventures.com/blog/emerging-…
#ClimateResilience #EmergingTech
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232 startups from 57 countries are building technology for anticipatory action.
Through Mercy Corps Ventures’ Anticipatory Action Accelerator, we analyzed the ecosystem of tech-enabled solutions working to close the gap between early warning and early action.
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Recognized for the second consecutive year in the @ImpactAssets 50 as an Emerging Impact Manager.
Proud to be part of a global community advancing impact investing worldwide.
Explore the full #IA50 list: impactassets.org/ia-50/?utm_cam…
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🌍 This Week in Web3ForGood
- 🌱 Stablecoins as governance tech, not just payment rails
- 📊 Stablecoins under real world constraints, as documented in the latest @MCSocialVenture report
- ✨ Speak & hack @FundingCommons in a few weeks
- lots of @ethereumfndn news
& more 👇
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