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.

Emerging technologies are reshaping how humanitarian systems respond to climate shocks. From AI-powered forecasting to automated financing mechanisms, new tools are enabling faster, more proactive responses that help communities act before disasters strike. This piece explores how innovations like satellite data, predictive analytics, and digital infrastructure are advancing anticipatory action and transforming the future of humanitarian response.

Mercy Corps Ventures, in partnership with Salicrop, is testing a non-GMO seed priming technology in Baja California to enhance tomato resilience under heat and saline stress, helping smallholder farmers improve yields and adapt to growing water scarcity.

Across Latin America, post-harvest losses and crop disease drive significant food waste every year. Bio Natural Solutions is a Peruvian biotech turning agricultural waste into organic crop protection solutions, helping farmers cut losses and build more resilient food systems. Learn why Mercy Corps Ventures invested in this climate-smart biotech.

In partnership with Lilliput Technologies Ltd., this pilot tests biodegradable coatings to protect coffee seedlings in Costa Rica from heat and water stress, improving early plant survival and helping farmers strengthen climate-resilient coffee production systems.

Esta convocatoria invita a startups en Colombia a desarrollar soluciones tecnológicas que ayuden a comunidades vulnerables a prepararse, adaptarse o recuperarse frente a impactos climáticos. Las iniciativas seleccionadas recibirán hasta USD 40.000 en financiamiento. Postula antes del 9 de febrero de 2026.

This call for proposals invites early-stage startups in Colombia to develop tech-enabled solutions that help vulnerable communities prepare for, adapt to, or recover from climate shocks. Selected ventures will receive up to $40,000 in equity-free funding, technical assistance, and access to Mercy Corps Ventures’ global partner and investor network. Apply by February 9, 2026

As cocoa supply chains face growing pressure from price volatility, opaque sourcing, and new regulations like the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), brands need better ways to manage risk and accountability. Abeya is building an AI-powered platform that connects smallholder farmers in West Africa directly with global brands, strengthening compliance while ensuring more value flows back to producers through regenerative incentives and direct sourcing.