Celebrating 5 years of impact

Unlocking Opportunity

Since 2020, Ripple and MCV have collaborated to support emerging market entrepreneurs and small-medium enterprises (SMEs) building solutions for financial resilience through blockchain and fintech innovation. 

By the numbers

  • Through the first four years of our partnership (2020-2024), we have jointly reached over 14M people (exceeding the target of 880,000)

  • We have published 82 insights pieces (target: 2), spoken at 73 events (target: 3) and developed a Blockchain Crypto Working Group to capacity build Mercy Corps.

  • With the support of Ripple / RippleWorks, Mercy Corps Ventures has invested in 29 companies since 2020. (Target: 8 to 10)

    Mercy Corps Ventures has invested in 54 early-stage companies, 44% of which have at least one female co-founder, resulting in more than $500M in follow-on funding

  • We have conducted 33 deep dives with our portfolio companies and completed 48 light touch engagements (surpassing the targets of 12 and 17, respectively).

  • With Ripple’s support, we have launched 20 pilots through our Venture Lab. (Target: 7 to 10)

Crypto For Good Fund

Scott Onder, Chief Investment Officer at Mercy Corps Ventures

“Ripple has been a catalytic funder and partner for Mercy Corps Ventures, helping us drive meaningful impact across our portfolio.”

Ken Weber, VP of Social Impact at Ripple

“Mercy Corps Ventures has been a trusted partner for Ripple with an exceptional record of responsibly testing scalable, transformative solutions in emerging markets.”

Thank you, Ripple!