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Jun 16, 2022, 12:54 ET New Innovation Challenge to Rethink the Future of Data

Omidyar Network, alongside Carrot, today unveiled The Future of Data Challenge, which will award $1.1 million toward up to 10 transformative...

Nov 27, 2018, 09:00 ET Leaders and Most Promising Ventures in Early Childhood Development Convene at First-of-Its-Kind Early Futures Event

Today, Omidyar Network, Sesame Workshop, and Promise Venture Studio will kick off Early Futures – a two-day event featuring more than 200 experts,...

Nov 21, 2018, 00:30 ET Digital Lending to MSMEs Poised for Major Growth in India

Omidyar Network, the impact investing firm established by Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, and BCG today released a study showing that digital...

Oct 31, 2018, 09:47 ET Les nouvelles séries offrent aux investisseurs responsables différentes approches pour injecter du capital dans les différentes phases du processus

Plus tôt dans la journée, au GIIN Investor Forum 2018, Omidyar Network a lancé Beyond Trade Offs (Au-delà des compromis), une série d'idées...

Oct 31, 2018, 08:40 ET Neue Beitragsreihe bietet Impact-Investoren vielfältige Ansätze für Investitionen entlang des Kontinuums

Heute morgen stellte Omidyar Network im Rahmen des GIIN Investor Forum 2018 Beyond Trade-offs vor, eine kuratierte Beitragsreihe, die die Sichtweisen ...

Oct 31, 2018, 06:00 ET New Series Offers Impact Investors Diverse Approaches to Investing Across the Continuum

Earlier today, at the GIIN Investor Forum 2018, Omidyar Network launched Beyond Trade-offs, a curated series of perspectives from leading impact...

Oct 31, 2018, 06:00 ET New Series Offers Impact Investors Diverse Approaches to Investing Across the Continuum

Earlier today, at the GIIN Investor Forum 2018, Omidyar Network launched Beyond Trade-offs, a curated series of perspectives from leading impact...

Oct 23, 2018, 15:42 ET Report Maps FinTech Revenue Models That Are Getting Traction With US Consumers

Omidyar Network, the impact investing firm established by Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, and Oliver Wyman, the global management consultancy,...

Aug 02, 2018, 07:04 ET Infrastructure, Waste Management and Traffic Control Require Maximum Civic Technology Interventions - Omidyar Network Survey

80 per cent respondents are open to technology solutions to solve civic issues A survey by Omidyar Network has highlighted an urgent need for...

Jul 24, 2018, 02:30 ET Research Reveals Untapped Economic Opportunity in Indian Slums

Two new reports released Monday provide insight into the lives of some of India's most vulnerable citizens—urban slum dwellers—and how city leaders...

Jul 10, 2018, 12:05 ET Argentina's Grupo VI-DA Raises Series A Funding from Elevar Equity, Omidyar Network, and The Rise Fund to Democratize Education Across Latin America

Grupo VI-DA, one of Latin America's leading innovators in digital reading with a focus on quality education transformation, announced today that it...

May 08, 2018, 03:19 ET Applications for the Civic Tech India 2018 Accelerator Program are now Open

~ Omidyar Network and Village Capital invite emerging entrepreneurs to be India's future game changers by developing new technological solutions to...

Mar 14, 2018, 12:00 ET Kubzansky Appointed Managing Partner Of Omidyar Network

Pierre Omidyar, Chairman of the Board of Omidyar Network, today announced the appointment of Mike Kubzansky as the philanthropic investment firm's...

Mar 14, 2018, 12:00 ET Kubzansky Appointed Managing Partner Of Omidyar Network

Pierre Omidyar, Chairman of the Board of Omidyar Network, today announced the appointment of Mike Kubzansky as the philanthropic investment firm's...

Dec 18, 2017, 23:30 ET New Report Encourages Innovation for the Next Half Billion in India

Based on insights from 10 years of funding purpose-driven entrepreneurs in India, Omidyar Network today released a report, Innovating for the Next...

Nov 13, 2017, 02:00 ET Omidyar Network ogłasza wsparcie dla rozwoju sektora Civic Tech w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej

Omidyar Network, wiodąca filantropijna firma inwestycyjna założona przez twórcę platformy eBay Pierre'a Omidyara, ogłosiła dzisiaj swoje nowe...

Jul 24, 2017, 15:25 ET Nuevo estudio revela que el sector de medios digitales independientes latinoamericanos está creciendo, pero sujeto a ataques

SembraMedia, una empresa sin fines de lucro que apoya el periodismo emprendedor, en asociación con Omidyar Network, publicó Punto de inflexión, el...

Jul 24, 2017, 14:58 ET New report reveals independent digital media sector in Latin America growing but under attack

SembraMedia, a nonprofit that supports entrepreneurial journalists, in partnership with Omidyar Network published Inflection Point, the most...

May 17, 2017, 02:30 ET New Report Reveals Why Indian Consumers Are Slow to Adopt Digital Financial Services

Omidyar Network today released "Currency of Trust: Consumer Behaviors and Attitudes Toward Digital Financial Services in India," a research report...

May 17, 2017, 02:30 ET New Report Reveals Why Indian Consumers Are Slow to Adopt Digital Financial Services

Omidyar Network today released "Currency of Trust: Consumer Behaviors and Attitudes Toward Digital Financial Services in India," a research report...

Feb 16, 2017, 11:00 ET Omidyar Network invests $2.9M in new Latin American Alliance for Civic Technology to accelerate and scale innovation across the region

Omidyar Network, Fundación Avina, and Avina Americas have today launched the Latin American Alliance for Civic Technology (ALTEC). The $3.5M fund...

Feb 12, 2017, 23:00 ET Omidyar Network invests in property rights startup Landmapp to help Ghanaian farmers document their land

Omidyar Network announced today that it has invested in Landmapp BV, an Amsterdam-based property rights company that enables smallholder farmers to...

Jan 25, 2017, 18:36 ET Leading Nigerian Government Transparency Organization, BudgIT, Secures New $1.5 Million Grant from Omidyar Network

Omidyar Network announced today it is renewing and expanding its investment in the Lagos-based government transparency organization BudgIT. The new...

Jan 10, 2017, 08:40 ET Knight Foundation, Omidyar Network and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman create $27 million fund to research artificial intelligence for the public interest

Recognizing the vast potential of artificial intelligence to affect the public interest, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Omidyar Network, ...

Nov 22, 2016, 03:10 ET Omidyar Network Adopts Transparency Standard

Omidyar Network announced today its adoption of the International Aid Transparency Initiative's data standard and that it will report data on its...