Builders of bold solutions
The most transformative solutions often come from people who never intended to be innovators at all—they simply rejected broken systems. To date, we’ve supported 520 innovators that are reaching over 370 million people worldwide.


Meet the innovators
To solve world challenges, we need big, bold ideas. This is why we launch open innovation challenges each year in search of the best solutions using technology to solve intractable problems impacting communities locally and worldwide. Learn more about the status-quo-breaking ideas and the visionaries behind them.

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520innovators supported through funding, in-kind resources, and connections
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94%+Solver teams selected in the last five years remain operational
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$1B+raised by Solver teams since their organizations’ inception
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Discover our challenges
MIT Solve's challenges seek social entrepreneurs who are using technology to solve today's most pressing problems. Learn how Solve can help fast-track success for your solution or social enterprise.
Are you working on a game-changing tech-based solution?
The Solver program supports innovators using technology to solve today’s most pressing problems across climate, economic prosperity, health, and learning. Selected innovators enter a nine-month support program, receive unrestricted funding, get connected to our community of experts, and earn the title of MIT Solver.
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“ Solve made me feel like part of a global platform that I would have never reached from where I come from.”
– Doreen Toutikian | cofounder & CEO, omgyno | 2022 Solver

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You can help innovators scale
Progress can’t be made without partnership. Thanks to the generosity of supporters like you, Solve has mobilized over $80 million in funding to innovators wielding technology for good. As a result, our innovator community is reaching 370 million lives.
Whether you are part of an organization looking to achieve its social impact goals or an individual who wants to leave a lasting legacy in the world, we offer various avenues that deepen impact with every dollar.