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Advancing the Roadmap for Impact Investing

March 22, 2018

As the impact investing movement rounds the corner into its second decade, organizations across the industry are taking stock in how far we’ve come — and indeed, there has been remarkable progress — and identifying with increasingly clarity what work remains to be done.

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4 Ways to Tackle the Invisible Problem of Property Rights

March 21, 2018

There are more than 1 billion invisible people around the world. They live on the fringes of society, unknown to their country and the formal economy.

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Why We Invested: ZineOne

March 20, 2018

ZineOne is a next generation customer engagement hub that provides banks and retailers with the ability to engage with their customers in real time, in a highly contextual and personalized manner.

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Omidyar Network Spins Out New Venture Fund, Spero Ventures

Announcement March 21, 2018

Spero Ventures, a spin-out of Omidyar Network, today announced the launch of its purpose-driven venture fund.

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ZineOne Raises $2.5 Million Series A Round Led by Omidyar Network

Announcement March 20, 2018

ZineOne, a next generation customer engagement hub, has raised $2.5 million in a Series A round led by Omidyar Network.

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Kubzansky Appointed Managing Partner of Omidyar Network

Announcement March 14, 2018

Former Managing Partner Matt Bannick steps down after leading 11 years of innovation and growth.

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Constituent Voices: Lean Data Learnings

Research Report March 6, 2018

Just as consumer testing is a key element in product development, we believe listening to constituents is critical in delivering positive outcomes for the beneficiaries we are working to serve. But too often, those voices are not heard by the actors driving capital, policy, and resources for their benefit.

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Public Scrutiny of Automated Decisions: Early Lessons and Emerging Methods

Research Report February 27, 2018

Automated decisions are increasingly part of everyday life, but how can the public scrutinize, understand, and govern them? To begin to explore this, Omidyar Network has, in partnership with Upturn, published Public Scrutiny of Automated Decisions: Early Lessons and Emerging Methods.

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Strengthening Kenyan Media: Exploring a Path Towards Journalism in the Public Interest

Research Report February 15, 2018

Omidyar Network, in partnership with social innovation agency Reboot, has today released a research report evaluating the state of the media in Kenya.

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