Apply Now! Mercy Corps Ventures Launches World’s First Anticipatory Action Accelerator
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Mercy Corps Ventures' Humanitarian Venture Lab has introduced the first accelerator of its kind focused on Anticipatory Action. Building on recent AA pilots in Kenya and Nepal, the initiative will work with startups, NGOs, and other partners to bring a new era of humanitarian aid powered by technologies such as climate data analytics, AI/ML, and crypto payment rails.
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- Kenya
- Nepal
- 300 million people
- comparable to the annual GDPs
- Yet more than half of all humanitarian crises are predictable, with 20% being highly predictable. Research shows that Anticipatory action (aid delivered before disaster strikes) is 7x more cost-effective than traditional humanitarian aid.
- Yet more than half of all humanitarian crises are predictable, with 20% being highly predictable. Research shows that Anticipatory action (aid delivered before disaster strikes) is 7x more cost-effective than traditional humanitarian aid.
- High immediate and long-term ROI: Every dollar invested in anticipatory action results in households earning $7 in benefits and avoided losses. Over a 20-year horizon, this benefit increases up to $34, decreasing long-term recovery needs and costs
- 3.6 billion people
- reduce transaction costs by
- Mercy Corps Ventures (MCV) is the impact investment arm of Mercy Corps, an international development agency (501c3) operating in over 40 countries around the world. MCV has made 50+ equity investments at the intersection of climate resilience and innovative tech to improve the lives of low-income people in emerging markets.
- In addition to the Anticipatory Action Accelerator, MCV’s Venture Lab also manages other vehicles including AI for Climate Resilience, the Climate Tech Facility and the Crypto For Good Fund. The Venture Lab has screened more than 1,000 proposals, launched over 20 solutions and deployed more than $3M in funding, positively impacting the lives of more than 40,000 people.
- In addition to the Anticipatory Action Accelerator, MCV’s Venture Lab also manages other vehicles including AI for Climate Resilience, the Climate Tech Facility and the Crypto For Good Fund. The Venture Lab has screened more than 1,000 proposals, launched over 20 solutions and deployed more than $3M in funding, positively impacting the lives of more than 40,000 people.
- In addition to the Anticipatory Action Accelerator, MCV’s Venture Lab also manages other vehicles including AI for Climate Resilience, the Climate Tech Facility and the Crypto For Good Fund. The Venture Lab has screened more than 1,000 proposals, launched over 20 solutions and deployed more than $3M in funding, positively impacting the lives of more than 40,000 people.
- APPLY NOW
- If you would like to learn about the Anticipatory Action Accelerator, join our webinar on Thursday, January 30th at 9am EST/ 2pm CET.Register here for the webinar
- Learn more at www.mercycorpsventures.vc; if you have further questions, please contact Sandra Hart (MCV’s Humanitarian Lab Lead) at sahart@mercycorps.org
- Learn more at www.mercycorpsventures.vc; if you have further questions, please contact Sandra Hart (MCV’s Humanitarian Lab Lead) at sahart@mercycorps.org