Okta for Good Innovation Lab
Investing in new digital services for vulnerable populations
About the Innovation Lab
Years of close partnership with nonprofits have taught us that digital transformation for even the most sophisticated organizations requires a coordinated combination of flexible technology, risk-tolerant capital, and technical expertise. To that end, we’re proud to launch the Okta for Good Innovation Lab - a new program within our Nonprofit Technology Initiative that provides access to Okta’s products, talent, and cash in a single grant. In total, this represents a new investment of approximately $900,000 in nonprofit tech innovation.
Meet our grantees
Building an open agriculture content platform for smallholder farmers
Smallholder farmers feed one-third of the world’s population but live on less than $2.50 per day. Sprout is a centralized, open-access platform where content developers can efficiently deliver critical, high-quality content to smallholder farmers that can improve their productivity and meet the growing demand for food production in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Building an open source platform for child helplines
30 million children reach out to helplines every year, yet nearly one-third of these calls are never answered due to a lack of resources and aging technology. Tech Matters has created Aselo, a modern, open source platform that allows children to reach out to helplines via phone, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, webchat, and SMS.
Bundling solutions for micro-retailers
Small shops (“micro-retailers”) are vital to local economies, selling $11 trillion worth of goods annually in developing countries. However, a lack of business skills and access to financial services holds them back. Technoserve is putting purpose-built technology solutions onto a “single pane of glass” in order to secure and streamline access for these critical small business owners.