Climate shocks are becoming financial shocks for millions of small businesses. Mercy Corps Ventures is supporting Atram and Fortune Credit in testing whether AI-powered climate alerts, preparedness support, and emergency liquidity can help MSMEs prepare earlier, recover faster, and build long-term resilience.

Across Latin America, degraded forests and ecosystems leave rural communities increasingly vulnerable to climate shocks, water scarcity, and soil erosion. ReForest Latam is building a technology-enabled restoration platform that combines biotech innovation, AI, and drone deployment to restore landscapes at scale. Learn Why We Invested in this climate resilience solution.

Across West Africa, fragmented logistics networks make it difficult for farmers, traders, and businesses to move goods efficiently across borders. Logidoo is building the infrastructure that connects trade corridors across the region, helping strengthen supply chains, improve market access, and support more resilient local economies. Learn why Mercy Corps Ventures invested in this logistics platform.

Climate change is increasing the frequency and cost of extreme weather events for small businesses across emerging markets. Atram is building climate resilience infrastructure that helps merchants and financial institutions anticipate risks, take action before disasters strike, and recover more quickly when they do. Learn why Mercy Corps Ventures invested in Atram.

In rural Haiti, Mercy Corps Ventures is piloting stablecoin-based cash transfers to help vulnerable women access humanitarian aid more safely, efficiently, and transparently through digital wallets.

Mercy Corps Ventures, in partnership with Acres of Ice, piloted Automated Ice Reservoirs (AIRs) to store winter water as ice and release it during critical sowing periods, improving water access and helping mountain communities adapt to glacier loss.

Mercy Corps Ventures, in partnership with Aleo, Humanity Link, and the Danish Refugee Council, is launching a first-of-its-kind pilot in Colombia using privacy-preserving stablecoin payments to deliver humanitarian cash assistance. By combining stablecoins with zero-knowledge proofs, the initiative aims to protect beneficiary data while improving the safety, efficiency, and accessibility of aid for displaced communities.

Mercy Corps Ventures shares new results from scaling a blockchain-enabled anticipatory cash transfer model in Kenya, showing how faster, more frequent payouts can improve financial resilience for pastoralist households facing climate stress.

Mercy Corps Ventures is featured in the ImpactAssets 50 Emerging Impact Manager list, marking 15 years of the IA 50 and highlighting the growing role of early-stage investors in advancing impact across sectors and geographies.