About

About Solve

Solve is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a mission to solve world challenges. Solve is a marketplace for social impact innovation. Through open innovation Challenges, Solve finds incredible tech-based social entrepreneurs all around the world. Solve then brings together MIT’s innovation ecosystem and a community of Members to fund and support these entrepreneurs to help them drive lasting, transformational impact. Join Solve on this journey at solve.mit.edu.

Core Values

OPTIMISM
Though complex challenges exist in the world, we believe they are solvable.
PARTNERSHIP
No one organization, sector, or industry can solve these challenges alone. Progress must be made through partnership.
OPEN INNOVATION
Talent and ingenuity exist everywhere; we must find and support those with big ideas.
HUMAN-CENTERED SOLUTIONS
Solutions must begin with, end with, and involve the people for whom they’re designed.
INCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGY
Technology should address economic, cultural, and social barriers to create opportunities for all.

Our Story

We will do more than talk about the greatest problems facing our world. We will set the course to solve them.

—L. Rafael Reif, President, MIT

Solve was born out of MIT in 2015, a natural offshoot of MIT’s commitment to open innovation and MIT President L. Rafael Reif’s vision to ensure that everybody has a place at the problem-solving table.

In the last two years, thanks to its partners, Solve has brokered commitments of over $12 million in funding for Solver teams and entrepreneurs.