Annual Report

2023

Encounter the tangible impact we’ve made, the challenges we’ve embraced, and the stories that have both humbled and inspired us. Every number, every story, and every milestone has been made possible through collective effort.

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Featured Articles

Celebrating Native American Heritage Month: Three Questions for our Fellows

Aaron Slater
Aaron Slater
Lead, Indigenous Communities, MIT Solve
Chantel Harrison
Chantel Harrison
Amanda Bernard
Amanda Bernard
Shawish Market
Indigenous Communities

Unlocking the ‘AUesome’ World of Autism Therapy: Empowering Children, One Kit at a Time

Anusha Batra
Anusha Batra
Marketing and Communications Intern , MIT Solve
Youth Innovation

Climate Justice Needs Indigenous Technology backed with Data Sovereignty

Jeff Ward
Jeff Ward
CEO, Animikii Indigenous Technology
Sustainability
Indigenous Communities
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Meet the Solver teams

Each year, Solve selects the most promising Solver teams who will drive transformational change in the world. We're proud to support 299 Solver and Fellow teams who are:

  • 62% women-led;
  • Headquartered in 59 countries, and representing 27 American and Canadian Indigenous nations; 
  • 61% for-profit/hybrid, 35% nonprofit
  • 15% prototype, 32% pilot, 43% growth, 7% scale.
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$70+ million in funding for Solver teams and social innovators
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170 million lives reached by Solver teams around the world
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Featured Partnerships

Partnerships are Solve marketplace success stories—often occurring between a Solver and Member. Thanks to our partners, Solve has allocated over $70 million in funding and 700+ partnerships for Solver teams and social innovators.

Partnership Stories
Indigenous Communities Fellowship

Protect Medicinal Plants

Their partnership with the Wild Elements Foundation has helped Indigenous Communities Fellow, Richelle Thomas, to grow her work from a research project into a community driven public health campaign.

Partner Challenges

Expanding Community Disease Detection

Our engagement with Trinity Challenge has led to a major partnership for Solver PODD. PODD, a platform for pre-spillover community disease detection, was the recipient of a $1.8M grant; PODD plans to expand their operations to six new countries over the next three years.

Sustainability

Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund

The Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund led an interseries convertible debt round for Rheaply, leading to a $2,100,000 investment to Rheaply. Rheaply now plans to help Microsoft implement a carbon product roadmap to move towards their goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.

Sustainability

Business Coaching Helps Restore Coastal Communities Faster

Solver Marauder One (M1) was matched with Schmidt Marine and the Schmidt Family Foundation to receive transformational coaching from a business venture coach. Through this relationship, Marauder One has executed a technology development contract and accelerated its restoration efforts by reducing its time and cost metrics.

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