Mercy Corps Ventures

Mercy Corps Ventures is the impact investing arm of global development agency Mercy Corps and operates as a family of early stage impact funds focused on climate adaptation and resilience solutions for underserved communities in emerging markets. It is an impact investor and venture capital platform that backs visionary early stage founders building climate and financial resilience. In Africa, Mercy Corps Ventures invests primarily at the pre seed and seed stages, with activity also at Series A and unspecific venture rounds, as well as selected pre seed and seed bridge rounds. The firm has backed companies across Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, Cameroon, Mali, and Nigeria, with a focus that includes insurtech, logistics and supply chain, agri tech, fintech, AI and analytics, marketing and CRM, and crypto and Web3 solutions. Its African portfolio includes ventures such as Logidoo, MazaoHub, Agrails, Tappi, Bitmama, Ejara, OKO Finance, ImaliPay, and Turaco. Mercy Corps Ventures typically co invests alongside other impact and venture capital partners, reflecting a collaborative approach to early stage investing in frontier markets. Co investors across its African deals include organizations such as Impacc, DOB Equity, Anthemis Group, Lateral Frontiers, CoinShares Ventures, RésiliAnce, Techstars, ImpactAssets, ELEA, Catalyst Fund, Nordic Impact Funds, Chui Ventures, Norrsken Impact Accelerator, SOSV, and GrowX Ventures.