Ventures
Browse a selection of current and former i-lab ventures.
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All
534
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Harvard Business School
137
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Harvard College
73
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Harvard Divinity School
5
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Harvard Extension School
37
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Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
2
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Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
29
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Harvard Graduate School of Design
15
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Harvard Graduate School of Education
56
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Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
30
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Harvard Kennedy School
78
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Harvard Law School
24
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Harvard Medical School
62
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Harvard School of Dental Medicine
8
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
42
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Harvard University
4
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Non-Harvard Affiliate
76
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All
534
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Advertising
1
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Agriculture
11
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Aid and Relief
4
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Architecture, Construction, and Engineering
6
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Arts and Culture
6
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Aviation and Aerospace
3
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Bioinformatics
2
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Biotech and Life Sciences
39
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Childhood Development
5
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Climate and Sustainability
29
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Consumer Products and Packaged Goods
13
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Defense, Military, and Space
2
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Digital Health
28
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Diversity,
Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
1
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
1
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Ecommerce
3
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Education and Learning
51
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Education Technology
28
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Electronics and Hardware
7
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Employment, Recruiting, and Workforce Development
6
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Energy, Oil, Renewables, and Environment
23
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Entertainment
2
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Fashion, Beauty, Apparel, and Retail
6
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Finance
11
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Fitness and Sports
4
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Food and Beverages
10
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Gaming
2
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Government and Civic Engagement
16
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Healthcare
34
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Insurance
2
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International Development
3
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Legal
6
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Marketing
2
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Media and Publishing
3
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Medical Devices and Hardware
26
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Mental Health
10
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Mentorship and youth development
11
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Personal Health and Wellness
8
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Public Health and Global Health
7
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Real Estate and Housing
6
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Services
6
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Software/App
32
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Therapeutics
1
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Transportation and Logistics
3
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Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality
3
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Web3, Crypto, and NFTs
3
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1Climate
For clean energy developers who struggle with the time and costs of managing the regulatory sides of their projects, 1Climate offers an AI-powered, end-to-end platform that automates clean energy permitting and incentive processes.
![1Climate team]()
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1Room
For schools in Kenya with one room and one generalist teacher, 1Room is digitizing and delivering school curriculum via tablets.
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AbscoTx
AbscoTx injects image-guided therapy into tumors to educate the immune system to fight cancer locally and at metastatic sites.
![Absco team]()
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AccessEquity
Enhancing the employability of Bangladeshi youth through scalable, quality online training in AI and cybsersecurity.
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acelab
The seamless way to research, specify, and manage building materials.
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AceUp
The AI-powered team transformation engine.
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Aclaria Partners
Financing decarbonization of real estate at scale with a team that has best-in-class subject matter expertise; demonstrated leadership across multiple economic cycles; and proven track records in global finance, business, and policy.
![Gautam Barua]()
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ADAPT
An automated sustainability reporting platform for fleet operators with the aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation industry.
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Adaptilens
Developing the first and only intraocular lens that responds to the eye's natural signal to focus, thus eliminating the need for eyeglasses or contact lenses.
![Adaptilens founder]()
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Adaptive Reader
Adapting any book for every learner—personalized by language, reading level, and printed on demand.
![Adaptive Reader team lead]()
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Adeuk
Solving challenges around implementing new AI agent technologies.
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Adolescent Health Champions
Using peer-to-peer education to train adolescents in India in critical health topics.
![founder headshot]()
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Adventus Robotics
Building autonomous wheelchairs to improve the lives of the severely disabled, and to minimize passenger-porter interaction for safer airports and hospitals.
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AgDev
Offering long-term debt capital for expansion-focused farmers in Brazil to purchase and restore degraded pastures to productivity, which reduces the need and financial incentive to clear native vegetation.
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Agents of Discovery Inc.
Using the latest innovations in Augmented Reality and interactive education to fully engage kids in real-world contextualized education.
![Agents Of Discovery team lead]()
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AgX
Building hardware-enabled software for sustainable livestock farming.
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AIRQUA
Transforming flood relief with air-generated water technology, delivering clean, safe water to families in urgent need during crises.
![Airqua cofounders on stage at President's Innovation Challenge]()
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Akademi.al
Providing equal access to an excellent education to Albanian-speaking students around the globe.
![Akademi founder]()
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Alba
Empowering visually-impaired individuals to detect the onset of their period with a tactile menstrual wipe.
![Alba cofounders]()
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Aldatu Biosciences
Advancing infectious disease diagnostics that facilitate society's collective response to global health emergencies.
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Alfred
Delivering a next generation living experience to renters through its resident-centric, technology-powered operating platform that also directly manages rental properties.
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Algoma
Designing and building net-zero multifamily homes by combining mass timber with an offsite manufacturing approach.
![Algoma team]()
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Almond Fintech
Providing financial institutions with near-instant FX settlement across borders, consistently beating mid-market rates.
![Almond team]()
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Alokito Hridoy Foundation
Building a teacher development platform that aims to support, nurture and empower teachers in Bangladesh as compassionate leaders and lifelong learners
![Alokito founder]()
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Alvus Health INC
Alvus Health is developing a data-centric and automatic platform for target identification and drug discovery.
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American Air Right
Simplifying zoning so Americans with air rights can transfer them to builders who will use them.
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Amira
Making a cooling mattress pad that keeps women experiencing disruptive hot flashes due to menopause asleep all night long.
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Analog Social
Curated tech-free experiences for professionals to find community, make authentic in-person connections, and explore ideas.
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Anise Health
Reimagining mental health for the Asian community by providing personalized online interventions that acknowledge cultural context and addresses intersectional needs.
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Anka Space
Developing reusable rockets for affordable, frequent satellite launches, making space accessible to everyone.
![Founder looking at the camera outside. There's a concrete building behind him as well as some plants.]()
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Aperture Bio
Realizing orders-of-magnitude improvements in speed and sensitivity, Aperture rapidly analyzes proteins in whole cells to map immune interactions.
![Aperture Bio team]()
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Archslate Inc.
A marketplace transforming the architecture and construction workforce through AI-driven hiring and upskilling.
![Vaishnavi More]()
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Argus Systems
Offering faster data labeling services at cheaper prices for enterprises training AI models with human-labeled or poor programmatically labeled data.
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ArtEats
Using food-focused multi-sensory art education to foster emotional growth and unique talents among individuals with developmental disabilities.
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ArtLifting
ArtLifting advances access to the art market by connecting artists impacted by disabilities and housing insecurity with socially conscious customers to create meaningful spaces and products.
![ArtLifting founder]()
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Assignment Inc
Organizing the world’s climate change plans into solvable assignments on a mobile application — the Pokémon GO of climate change.
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Asude Foundation
Aiming to provide a holistic education for every child in India.
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AugMend Health
Helping mental health professionals save time and increase coverage with self-guided VR intake and AI-tailored patient onboarding.
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Aurie
Building a reusable, intermittent catheter system to improve quality of life and health outcomes for people living with urinary retention.
![Aurie founder]()
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Autologous Exosome Device
Isolating safe autologous exosomes for clinical use with a disposable, low-cost device.
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Axle Technologies
Bringing together data from automakers, telematics providers, and other sources to optimize fuel usage, track vehicles, and reduce insurance premiums.
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B2B Renew
Supporting global e-business brands to reduce, reuse, and recycle customer returns with Amazon recommended and certified refurbishment service.
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BallotBox
Building an e-voting platform designed to support both remote and onsite voting.
![BallotBox team lead]()
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Barefoot Edu Foundation
Creating a movement of empowered educators in India who make education meaningful for children.
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Bartega
Promoting the integration of art practice in both schools and workplaces as a catalyst for collaboration, communication, and creativity.
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Base Operations
Aggregating, visualizing, and interpreting threat data to help organizations anticipate disruptions around the world — keeping their people, assets, and operations safe.
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Beacon Bio
Improving hearing and healing by restoring eardrums with regenerative grafts.
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Beaver Health, Inc.
Engaging older loved ones in stimulating, culturally responsive activities to boost cognition and quality of life.
![Emily Wang]()
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Bespoque
Incorporating an adaptive tailoring service into online checkout so people with disabilities can customize clothing from any retailer to meet their individual needs.
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Beyond Boundaries Initiative
Connecting underprivileged students with global mentors to provide career guidance, confidence-building, and future-focused skills.
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Bitmal
A social fintech solution that rewards community solutions and contributions and a trusted fund distribution channel optimizing transparency and accountability.
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blip energy
An affordable, portable smart battery that offers backup power and bill savings, reduces emissions, and stabilizes the grid. Now regular consumers can charge when energy is cheap and discharge when energy is expensive.
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Block Entertainment LLC
Providing business management services with a focus on live music touring.
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Blossom Academy
Creating pathways for underserved communities to develop digital skills, empowering them to access the evolving job market and boost their incomes.
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Body Empowerment Project
An evidence-based eating disorders intervention platform for adolescents.
![Body Empowerment Project founder]()
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BonePixel
Building a fully-automated, AI-powered platform to assess hip pathology in 3D, using routinely collected clinical data.
![Bone Pixel founder]()
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Bounce Imaging
Bounce Imaging makes products that keep first-responders, warfighters, and civilians safer with best-in-class, low-cost, easy-to-use imaging and robotics systems.
![Francisco Aguilar of Bounce Imaging in the i-lab's Maker Studio]()
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Brain Exercise Initiative
Preventing memory loss through cognitively-stimulating exercises.
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Breaking
Using synthetic biology to get rid of plastic waste.
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Breaktime
Breaking the cycle of homelessness by equipping young adults with the job and financial security they need to establish housing security.
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Bright Feeds
Helping companies meet their sustainability goals and increase profit margins by turning their food waste into high-quality nutritious animal feed.
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Bring4you
Enabling companies and individuals to seamlessly send bulky items anywhere at low cost while reducing carbon emissions.
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Broadleaf HEA
Providing evidence-based health and education interventions for children in rural India that produce tangible improvements to participant’s wellbeing.
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Build Lab
A community launchpad for lifelong learning and future of work.
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Bummock AI
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BXPORTS
Creating an efficient and sustainable supply chain for exporting textile related commodities from Peru into international markets.
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C16
Making environmentally-conscious palm oil using synthetic biology.
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Canopy Nepal
Providing equitable education access to underprivileged children of Nepal and promoting interactive learning used to make informed decisions.
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Carb Counting App
Building an Arabic AI-powered app for simplifying carb tracking for traditional and complex dishes.
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Carbon Counts
For people who see climate change as a problem but don’t feel like they can help, Carbon Counts has built a mobile game, EverForest, and an impact platform to plant billions of trees and motivate meaningful climate action.
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Carbon Re
Using artificial intelligence to decarbonize energy-intensive industries, such as cement and steel.
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Carbon Trap
Developing car-top screens that reduce CO₂ emissions while delivering impactful, data-driven advertising campaigns.
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CarbonTag
Offering a SaaS solution for food and beverage companies to manage their product carbon footprints.
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Cardinal LCA
Cardinal LCA provides an easy-to-use tool that helps architects reduce emissions at each stage of building design and construction in order to comply with net-zero city standards.
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Careerspan
A career toolkit to help you maximize your job leads.
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CarePort Health
An intelligent online platform for hospitals, patients, and skilled nursing facilities to coordinate efficient and high-quality discharges.
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Caribers Investments, LLC
Partnering with developers to design projects that attract investors and tourists while maximizing returns.
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CartaBio Inc
A single-cell precision medicine techbio that uses proprietary spatial biology and AI to decode novel disease biology.
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Cartograph
A digital-physical life calendar that improves mental health through evidence-backed reflection practices.
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CashEx
Bringing global financial services closer to Africans.
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CassVita Inc.
Using proprietary technology to foster prosperity for smallholder farmers in Africa.
![Cassvita founder]()
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Catching Joy, Inc.
Organizing hands-on service projects to share the responsibility and joy of giving and create a kinder, braver, and more equitable world.
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CBase AI
Building data infrastructure to solve for data silos in the construction industry.
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Cellforma
Developing life-saving, first-of-its-kind regenerative cell therapies to overcome the unmet need for donor lungs.
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Celsius Bio
A rapid diagnostic device providing antimicrobial susceptibility test results in hours, instead of days, to guide effective antibiotic treatments.
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Central Tendency
Leveraging AI to help political groups support solution-focused candidates, using multimodal data to target voters and optimize campaign spending.
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Chaku Foods
Creating wealth for smallholder farmers in Africa while minimizing climate risk.
![Chaku Foods founder]()
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Change The Tune
Closing the opportunity gap for youth in underserved communities by creating holistic, radical, and transformational extended learning experiences in partnership with communal organizations.
![Change the tune founders]()
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Charli Charging, Inc.
Providing premium, turnkey EV charging solutions for the largest commercial and multifamily properties as well as single-family residences.
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Cherish
Offering education, support, fun, and community for families impacted by dementia.
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Chirps Chips
Creating packaged foods made of edible insects as a healthier, more environmentally sustainable alternative to other sources of protein on the market.
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Circlez
Creating a social goal-setting app designed for young adults.
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Civic Roundtable
Building a dedicated ecosystem for public servants to ask questions, find experts, and access resources within government and across the civic sphere.
![Civic Roundtable co-founder]()
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CLBB NeuroLaw Library
Building an open source neurolaw library used to level the playing field in the criminal justice system.
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Clean Slate Clinic
Building a clinical protocol for at-home clinician-led care for intensive medicated treatments for addiction.
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Co-Flourish
Accelerating community-led nature-based initiatives by providing access to mission-aligned investors, transparent impact metrics, and financial pathways to scale climate, biodiversity, and health solutions for people and planet.
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Coastal Protection Solutions, Inc
Specializing in easily deployable systems to help at-risk coastal communities protect themselves from the effects of climate change, storm surge, and sea-level rise.
![Alex Berkowitz]()
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Coding it Forward
Empowering the next generation of mission-driven technologists by creating new pathways into public interest technology.
![Coding it forward founders]()
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coffee.works
Maximizing the value of coffee trees for farmers, roasters, and cafes by extending the useful life of coffee beans and monetizing coffee waste.
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Concerto Biosciences
Discovering microbial ensembles for health via a patented screening platform.
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