Investment Funds
Our Investment Strategy
Our family of funds for a resilient future
In late-2014, Mercy Corps recruited former founders, operators and emerging markets investors with a singular mandate: explore the modalities of how a global INGO could engage and accelerate the growth (and impact) of disruptive technological solutions.
As recovering entrepreneurs, we wanted to create the impact fund that we wished existed when we were all trying to raise capital and scale. By early-2015, over a meal in Jinja, we launched our Fund I. This was quickly followed with the announcement of our first two investments in East Africa and Indonesia. It has been off to the races since then.
We are now a family of funds across the capital spectrum aiming to constantly test and push the boundaries of how emerging tech can help us collectively reimagine our food, land use and financial systems in the face of climate change. However, our north star remains the same: hustle relentlessly however we can with the resources, networks, and capital we have to help founders succeed.
Our Impact
Pioneering a new vision
After ten years of pioneering a new vision for impact investing, we believe that our track record & founders speak for themselves.
5
37M
exits realized to date (Fund I)
lives impacted
of portfolio companies with at least 1 female founder
$530M
45%
follow-on investment catalyzed
9.6
Recognized in ImpactAssets Top 50
Founder NPS
We’re inspired by our founders every day — and they say we make a pretty great partner too.
“One of the most important things that we learned with MCV is that it is very important to have an investor who knows your sector and can help you to achieve milestones and growth. For us having MCV in our journey changes our approach to run successful products in agriculture & climate.”
Mouhamadou Lamine Kebe
Co-Founder | Tolbi
“Mercy Corps as a whole brings a deep understanding of smallholder agriculture to the table, while the team at Mercy Corps Ventures is already showing its tremendous value in areas such as financing, market entry, and value chain analysis. We are pleased to have them on board as we start scaling our business.”
Thomas Vaassen
Co-Founder | Meridia
“MCV has been with Open Forest Protocol from a very early stage and has punched way above its weight in terms of adding value. From speaking opportunities to market insights and introductions, the team have been indispensable in our growth and maturation as a company. We feel grateful to have MCV on the cap table.”
Jeremy Epstein
Head of Growth | OFP
Our Funds
How we invest
Fund I: Evergreen
Established in 2015, our Fund I backs category-leading pre-seed and seed stage startups building a more climate-resilient future.
Fund II: Resilient Future Fund
The Resilient Future Fund invests in early-stage, tech-enabled startups developing transformational climate adaptation and resilience solutions.
