Venture Lab
Venture Lab
Exploring what’s possible to build a more resilient future
Our Venture Lab designs, launches, and funds first-of-a-kind climate and financial resilience solutions in emerging markets.
Through open calls for proposals, we select high-potential partners to co-create first-of-a-kind pilots that test innovative solutions and build the evidence base for resilience in emerging markets. Within our Resilient Future Thesis, we focus on solutions designed for underserved populations in emerging markets. Our pilots complement our Investment Funds, helping generate evidence, unlock new capital, and accelerate high-impact solutions.
We collaborate closely with our pilot partners to co-design and launch the pilots, providing project management, impact measurement and management (IMM), and marketing support throughout the engagement. Partners also receive non-dilutive capital (grants) to cover project costs.
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concepts reviewed
people impacted
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pilots launched
vehicles launched
Climate Lab
Building climate resilience technologies for the 3.3B people whose daily lives are vulnerable to climate change.
Inclusive Fintech Lab
Launching real-world AI and web3 use cases for financial and climate resilience.
Humanitarian Lab
Expanding the innovation frontier with blockchain, AI and more for the 300M people in need of aid.
How We Work
The Venture Lab partners with early-stage technology startups to implement pilot projects that responsibly test and validate the potential of innovative solutions to strengthen resilience for underserved, climate-vulnerable communities in emerging markets.
To support successful pilots, we provide our partners with:
Expertise & Support
Domain expertise in climate tech, fintech, web3, AI & aid
Rigorous Impact Measurement & Management
User-centered design & project management
Grant funding linked to pre-defined project milestones
Scale up Opportunities
Mentorship & networking
Endline research & user insights
Dissemination through publications, events & networks
Partner & funder engagement to scale