Ventures
Browse a selection of current and former i-lab ventures.
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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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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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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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AgX
Building hardware-enabled software for sustainable livestock farming.
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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.
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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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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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Aperture Bio
Realizing orders-of-magnitude improvements in speed and sensitivity, Aperture rapidly analyzes proteins in whole cells to map immune interactions.
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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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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.
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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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Beacon Bio
Improving hearing and healing by restoring eardrums with regenerative grafts.
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BioDevek
Improving clinical outcomes following internal surgeries using degradable biomaterials.
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Breaking
Breaking Inc. is using synthetic biology to get rid of plastic waste.
![Breaking team]()
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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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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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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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CarePort Health
An intelligent online platform for hospitals, patients, and skilled nursing facilities to coordinate efficient and high-quality discharges.
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CassVita Inc.
Using proprietary technology to foster prosperity for smallholder farmers in Africa.
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CBase AI
Building data infrastructure to solve for data silos in the construction industry.
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Chaku Foods
Creating wealth for smallholder farmers in Africa while minimizing climate risk.
![Chaku Foods founder]()
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Cherish
Offering education, support, fun, and community for families impacted by dementia.
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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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Crop Diagnostix
Building the future of predictive agriculture with patented, AI-powered gene expression technology.
![Brandon Chi]()
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Cunning Folk Theatre
Telling stories about religion, myth and folklore, particularly related to the experience of women and gender minorities.
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Day Zero Diagnostics
Developing technologies to help control healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), where antibiotic resistant organisms can be especially dangerous.
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Dermocratize
A one-stop-shop to buy clean beauty that actually works for your unique skin type, using personalized medicine algorithms, dermatologist product screening, and carcinogen lab-testing.
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DetoXyFi
Developing science-backed, all-natural water filters inspired by nature — removing disease-causing agents from drinking water to provide World Health Organization-quality water.
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Disease Diagnostic Group
Making a handheld device that provides an accurate malaria diagnosis in less than 60 seconds from a finger prick.
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Dombelfarms Ltd
Providing access to high-quality agro products and technology-enhanced services to empower smallholder farmers feeding Africa.
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Drink Suma
Making an electrolyte drink for Argentina.
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dtenAI
An AI-driven financial management and education platform that democratizes quality personal finance planning in Southeast Asia.
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EarthBond
Affordable energy for African small businesses. Reliable solar energy that saves business owners money on fuel for their generators.
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Edufun Technik STEM HUB
Empowering rural and semi-urban Nigerian K-12 schools with essential STEM education and advanced digital skills training for youth.
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Elevate Social
Curating events catered towards young professionals, creatives, and visionaries.
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ELISA
Transforming child nutrition in Latin America through fresh and additive-free foods for kids.
![Rosalino Molina]()
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Elucidate Education
Providing Australian students with equitable access to the education resources they need to succeed in school.
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EndoShunt Medical Inc.
Controlling abdominal bleeding in trauma surgery with an innovative medical device.
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Escucha a tu escuela
Empowering Mexican public school directors with real-time insights through a WhatsApp-based chatbot to better understand and address the unique challenges faced by their schools.
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EuMotus
Developing an AI-empowered movement analysis system that helps physical therapists and athletic trainers better treat physical health.
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Evolving Thinkers
Designing an activity-based learning program to enhance and foster essential social and transferable skills in young learners, particularly those aged 3–8.
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Fanory.ai
Empowering marginalized creators earn stable income, making it easier for them to turn their passion into a sustainable career and foster a more equitable world.
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FarmTeach
Cultivating spaces where marginalized learners imagine themselves as farmers, educators, and spiritual practitioners who become system influencers.
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Flare Jewelry
Stylish, tech-enabled, safety bracelets designed by survivors.
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FlatPeak
Building an energy data platform that provides a complete energy optimization solution for any product or service.
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FOCO
An civic tech solution that allows for the real-time monitoring of the national investment in education infrastructure and school meals.
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Fortuna-Insights, Inc.
Using artificial intelligence to write, predict for, and strategize legal briefs and memos.
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Foundation of Research in Careers & Education
Building a virtual education initiate to run personalized skill development programs for high school students in South Asia.
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Frontlearners, Inc.
Creating ready-to-use, curriculum-aligned, AI-enabled content for K-12 schools and universities that helps boost students' competency and school enrollment.
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Geem
Making seaweed snacks, taste-tested for a Western audience.
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GenUnity
Activating everyday adults to create a community by everyone for everyone.
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GoPowerEV
Building an affordable, hassle-free EV charging solution for multifamily communities.
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GoTeacher
An AI-powered planner and content aggregator that helps teachers and schools build lesson plans collaboratively.
![Dean Celaj]()
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Green AI
Providing AI-driven software that optimizes energy use in data centers and reduces carbon emissions.
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Growbie
Creating a networking bootcamp for international students building careers in the United States.
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Halo Braid
Reducing hair braiding time from six hours to minutes, empowering hair stylists to double their business.
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Healthyslide
Providing health information to non-medically inclined audiences in Africa and the world at large through a website, podcast, and news outlets.
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Henua Technologies
Combining environmental management technology, innovation, and business intelligence, Henua Technologies’ tools help corporations implement sustainability, ESG, regulatory compliance, process transformations to meet their goals.
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Hometeam
Enabling family and paid caregivers to deliver the best care possible, as efficiently as possible.
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Hue
Developing technology to help beauty brands embed user-generated videos on their marketing channels.
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humanID
An anonymous, bot-resistant authentication for safer online communities.
![Human ID team]()
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Ilios Therapeutics
Combating neurodegenerative diseases through rationally-designed multi-functional small molecules.
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InGel Therapeutics
Regenerative cell-therapy biotech aiming to treat people affected by blindness.
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Institute for Earth Observations
An institute dedicated to developing and innovating STEM education.
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Institute for Multipartisan Education, Inc
The Institute for Multipartisan Education is dedicated to sustainably increasing and improving capacity for curious approaches to difference and disagreement in educational settings.
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Jamii Life
Uplifting marginalized professional and family caregivers of color with tools and training to deliver high-quality home-based care.
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Julius
Solving the talent needs of the cleantech transition by providing innovative programs to help energy employers attract new talent and upskill current talent for the future of work.
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Karyo
Developing a medical device that images and collects cells from the fallopian tubes for the early detection of ovarian cancer.
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Keles Keyless Expander
Standing out among conventional palatal expanders through its built-in activation arm.
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Kern Systems
Kern Systems is developing cheaper and faster DNA synthesis.
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Kestrel Therapeutics
Discovering and developing new molecules to treat intractable cancers.
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KiraGen Bio
Harnessing the power of AI-driven combinatorial gene editing to unlock the full potential of solid tumor CAR-T therapies.
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Koroid
An AI-powered platform for data-driven workforce and resource management, optimization, and logistics in the healthcare industry.
![Carl Gustaf Stefan Axelsson]()
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Kura
Offering efficient, seamless, and reliable financial support for relatives and beneficiaries living abroad.
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Lightmatter
Developing photonic computing products that simultaneously reduce the power consumption and increase the performance of silicon running the most advanced AI and HPC workloads.
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Lightning Biotherapeutics
Sparking immune regeneration by harnessing the body’s inherent regenerative capacity to create novel therapeutics.
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Lime Therapeutics
Creating a new class of therapies targeting lipid metabolism in cancers and neurodegenerative disorders.
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LivXp AG
Giving sports fans a chance to create lifetime memories through access to interactive experiences from their favorite teams and idols.
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LogicFlo AI
Creating a clinical research co-pilot for life sciences companies.
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Lotus
Fostering connection and conversation among adolescent women+ with reproductive health conditions and/or concerns.
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LovePop
Lovepop is on a mission to create one billion magical moments through 3D pop-up cards and gifts.
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Lumos
The world's smartest bike helmets and lights.
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MabLab
Building five-in-one test strips to detect the five deadliest lacing agents in recreational drugs.
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Manifold Bio
Designing tissue-specific medicines in living systems from the start by combining high-throughput in-vivo studies with AI-guided protein design.
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MDandMe
Leveraging generative AI to help patients decide where and when to seek care and help doctors pre-populate their medical notes.
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Medical Emergency Rescue Committee chapter Yogyakarta
Building a humanitarian organization that operates in the field of medical emergency response.
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Melanin Doc
Supporting minority students interested in medicine with scholarships and mentorship opportunities.
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Meomind
Offering on-demand access to 600+ recorded therapy sessions and mental health tools for personalized, interactive self-care.
![Sushant Gupta]()
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MesaQuantum
Developing chip-scale quantum sensors for next-generation GPS capabilities in position, navigation, and timing.
![Wale Lawal]()
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Metafin
For Indian retail customers who want to install cleantech solutions but lack the upfront capital, Metafin provides rapid financing decisions and works with partners to systematically minimize installation and operational risk.
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Metric
Data analytics software to help private market investors measure their portfolio’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance.
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MindBodySpace
Developing science-backed lessons about the brain, stress, and time for peak performance and wellness in students PreK-12.
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Mitti Labs
Enabling sustainable rice farming by developing the most transparent and high-quality projects.
