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Innovation Grants

The Innovation Grants Program supports extraordinary ideas that leverage technology thoughtfully to solve important societal challenges.

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Overview

The Innovation Grants Program supports extraordinary ideas that leverage technology thoughtfully to solve important societal challenges. The program aims to serve as a force multiplier for their ideas and to bring their leaders together into a community to support one another and mentor others.

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Our impact

The Innovation Grants Program’s impact in the world includes:

7000+ more life-saving organ transplants every year due to data-driven reforms
32,000 foster children who may be permanently placed via new data-driven foster parent recruitment pilot
< $1 cost per covid test due to new research into low cost methods

Featured leaders at our Innovation Grantee

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For Society

We imagine a future in which everyone can benefit from the progress of the digital age. We bet on innovative ideas, and build teams promoting thoughtful uses of technology and shared prosperity.