2024 marks 4 years of our partnership with Ripple and the launch of Unlocking Opportunity — supporting entrepreneurs in emerging markets using blockchain & fintech to build financial resilience. Proud to be featured in Ripple's Fintech as a Force for Good 2024 report. ⬇

We're excited to welcome GSR Foundation as an Institutional Impact Staker supporting our Crypto For Good Fund via Lido Lido Impact Staking A new model for funding impact: capital stays intact, rewards drive change. 🔗 Learn more: medium.com/mercy-corps-so… #StakeForImpact #Web3ForGood

ICYMI, here's what happened in #ReFi this week. 🔥

Real-world Web3 innovation is accelerating across the Global South. From DeFi for farmers to stablecoin-powered aid, builders are driving impact in emerging markets. Our latest Ecosystem Insights reveal key trends from the Crypto For Good Fund. ▶️medium.com/mercy-corps-so…

MCV’s Tim Rann shares his perspective on shifting capital flows and Latin America’s opportunity to lead the climate transition in the latest antom.la Pulse piece. Featuring 20 bold LatAm investors rethinking #ClimateFinance Read more: pulsebyantom.substack.com/p/narratives-c… #ImpactInvesting

How can staking ETH actually change lives? 💡Kenneth Kou from Mercy Corps Ventures shares how impact staking is a powerful alternative to donations, funding real-world solutions through crypto. 🎥 Watch the full story now: youtu.be/Tj3f4DuXQqY?si…

Pilot Launch | Unlocking credit for Argentina’s smallholder farmers We’re partnering with Anzi_Finance to tokenize silo bag grain and offer blockchain-based credit guarantees. Boosting access, cutting risk, building resilience. Learn more: 🔗medium.com/@MercyCorpsVen…

Web3 isn’t abstract, it’s already creating real value. From payments to humanitarian aid, crypto is scaling access and resilience in emerging markets. 🎥Watch leaders share why it matters: youtube.com/watch?v=AiRMwr… #Web3 #CryptoForGood #EmergingMarkets #FinancialInclusion

Our new website is live! A fresh digital home for bold ideas, breakthrough pilots, and venture-led solutions driving climate and financial resilience. Take a look and let us know what you think: 🌐mercycorpsventures.com

Our new site features our Family of Funds, each building climate and financial resilience through targeted capital strategies. Focus: 🌱 Adaptive Agriculture 💳 Inclusive Climate Fintech ⚙️ Climate-Smart Tech Explore more on our new site: 🔗mercycorpsventures.com/investment-fun…

Local orgs know their communities best & are more agile, so they should be leading humanitarian & development efforts 💪🌏 Emerging tech like blockchain + AI can help these local orgs build capacity to deliver the same level of scale & quality as big international NGOs 🎯🌱 And

Anticipatory action with farmers and pastoralists in Africa has massive potential. Our pilot using stablecoins + satellite data to protect against drought and climate risks is showing the way. Excited to build the evidence base with Ripple