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title: "Patrick J. McGovern Foundation"
description: "The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation is a global philanthropic organization focused on advancing artificial intelligence and data science solutions for social good. It is structured as a private foundation and is based in the United States, with a mailing address in Boston, Massachusetts. The foundation partners with public, private, and social sector institutions to support technology that contributes to a more equitable and sustainable future. In Africa, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation has backed early stage and other innovation efforts in digital and AI enabled health. According to available investment data, the foundation has participated in three funding rounds between September 2022 and December 2023, investing a total of 770,000 dollars. These investments span seed and other stages and focus on health technology solutions in Kenya, Zambia, and Nigeria. Within this portfolio, the foundation has supported SPICE by Medtronic LABS in Kenya, an open source digital health platform for last mile population care, Dawa Health in Zambia, which offers community based maternal and child health services with AI driven screening, and HelpMum in Nigeria, which uses AI tools to promote safer pregnancies and timely vaccinations. These commitments are consistent with the foundation’s broader emphasis on digital health and data informed approaches to improving healthcare access and outcomes."
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# Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation is a global philanthropic organization focused on advancing artificial intelligence and data science solutions for social good. It is structured as a private foundation and is based in the United States, with a mailing address in Boston, Massachusetts. The foundation partners with public, private, and social sector institutions to support technology that contributes to a more equitable and sustainable future. In Africa, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation has backed early stage and other innovation efforts in digital and AI enabled health. According to available investment data, the foundation has participated in three funding rounds between September 2022 and December 2023, investing a total of 770,000 dollars. These investments span seed and other stages and focus on health technology solutions in Kenya, Zambia, and Nigeria. Within this portfolio, the foundation has supported SPICE by Medtronic LABS in Kenya, an open source digital health platform for last mile population care, Dawa Health in Zambia, which offers community based maternal and child health services with AI driven screening, and HelpMum in Nigeria, which uses AI tools to promote safer pregnancies and timely vaccinations. These commitments are consistent with the foundation’s broader emphasis on digital health and data informed approaches to improving healthcare access and outcomes.

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## Summary

The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation is a global philanthropic organization focused on advancing artificial intelligence and data science solutions for social good. It is structured as a private foundation and is based in the United States, with a mailing address in Boston, Massachusetts. The foundation partners with public, private, and social sector institutions to support technology that contributes to a more equitable and sustainable future. In Africa, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation has backed early stage and other innovation efforts in digital and AI enabled health. According to available investment data, the foundation has participated in three funding rounds between September 2022 and December 2023, investing a total of 770,000 dollars. These investments span seed and other stages and focus on health technology solutions in Kenya, Zambia, and Nigeria. Within this portfolio, the foundation has supported SPICE by Medtronic LABS in Kenya, an open source digital health platform for last mile population care, Dawa Health in Zambia, which offers community based maternal and child health services with AI driven screening, and HelpMum in Nigeria, which uses AI tools to promote safer pregnancies and timely vaccinations. These commitments are consistent with the foundation’s broader emphasis on digital health and data informed approaches to improving healthcare access and outcomes.

## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SPICE by Medtronic LABS | /spice | Other | 400000 | 2023-12-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Dawa Health | /dawa-health | Seed | 120000 | 2022-09-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| HelpMum | /helpmum | Other | 250000 | 2022-09-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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