MIT Solve
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Overview
What they do
Solve is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that advances lasting solutions from tech entrepreneurs to address the world's most pressing problems. Each year, Solve issues four Global Challenges to find the most promising solver teams who will drive transformational change. It then builds and convenes a community of leaders and changemakers to form partnerships these solver teams need to scale their impact.
Solve was born out of MIT in 2016, a natural offshoot of MIT’s commitment to open technological innovation, and its long commitment to actionable thought leadership in the public sphere.
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What they look for
Solve Innovation Future aims to bridge the "pioneer gap" (the stage post-philanthropy but pre-growth capital) for early-stage social entrepreneurs. By providing flexible, risk-tolerant capital, they seek to align the incentives of investors and entrepreneurs to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Stage
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
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Sectors
Climate, Healthcare, Edtech, Fintech
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Based
Cambridge, US
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Sources
2026-08-31solve.mit.eduTen years ago, we launched Solve on a simple bet: the best solutions to global challenges are…
2026-08-31solve.mit.eduHow can we increase STEAM learning in the United States, and allow learners of all ages to…
Portfolio, cheque size and the rest
The 6 companies they have backed that we can see, the cheque they write, and whether they are deploying right now.
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