Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab Announces 2024 Global Cohort of Startups

Morgan Stanley has unveiled its 2024 global cohort for the Inclusive Ventures Lab, which comprises 25 technology and technology-enabled startups from the Americas and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Over the next five months, these companies will participate in an in-house accelerator program that aims to enhance and scale startups in the seed to Series A funding round stage.

The chosen startups span various industries such as Climate Tech, Retail, Healthcare, FinTech, SaaS, Enterprise Software, Consumer, and Travel, with a focus on incorporating AI and sustainability into their products and services. Each of the cohort companies will receive a $250,000 investment from Morgan Stanley, along with mentorship opportunities, a tailored entrepreneurship curriculum, and business-growth resources.

The firms participating in the 2024 cohort include Agri-Trak, Beta Financial, Blip Energy, Compare Ethics, Darent, For The Creators, GroceryList, HANX, Hire Ground, Infinite Giving, Juniver, KSI Vision, Mavity, MyARC, NÜWIEL, OVUM, Research Grid, Revere, Route, Sanarai, Soralink, Sortile, SWYE360 Learning, Tendo Technologies, and Zest Equity. The program will culminate in February 2025 with a global Demo Day, providing an opportunity for the startups to present to potential investors, business partners, and customers.

The Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab, originally known as the Multicultural Innovation Lab, was established in 2017 to address disparities in funding for startup founders.