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.

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.