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ABOUT THE LEGATUM CENTER
The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT is a community hub for students, alumni and faculty who seek to accelerate social and economic progress through innovation-driven entrepreneurship. The Center was founded in order to demonstrate the power of entrepreneurship to catalyze transformation in society and to improve global wellbeing.
THE LEGATUM CENTER’S PROGRAM OFFERINGS
The Center runs a competitive fellowship program for MIT students with a commitment to building and scaling their ventures through principled entrepreneurial leadership. We provide seed grants and travel support for students looking to explore and experience global innovation-driven entrepreneurship (IDE) opportunities. We also offer research grants and assistantships for faculty and students looking to understand and shape the conditions for system change. In addition, the Center runs competitions, conferences and events to promote and shape discourse on bottom-up development and system change through IDE.
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The evolution of digital banking across Africa has been nothing short of remarkable, tracing its roots back to the early 2000s with the introduction of pioneering mobile money solutions such as M-Pesa in Kenya. By Khadija Ba, Legatum Student Fellow 23 Africa's...
By Mahmoud MohieldinThe developing countries must act with all the means at their disposal against protectionist restrictions on international trade and investment, writes Mahmoud MohieldinFor reasons connected with the devastating impacts of climate change and the recent protectionist measures of industrial nations...
Selected Teams from the BRAIN Tunisia Deep Tech Bootcamp visit The Engine at MIT in Boston. Photo Credit: Rym Baouendi By Rym Baouendi and Rania Helmy As the world becomes increasingly interconnected and technology-driven, deep technology is emerging as a pivotal force shaping...
Headline: The Legatum Center at MIT gathered ten entrepreneurs from five African countries in Senegal for an immersive experience that included an adaptive leadership retreat and tour of greater Dakar's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. The Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at...
The Middle East North Africa region (MENA) is fertile ground for founders who want to start a business venture, but the environment wasn’t always so welcoming. In this virtual panel, four veteran business leaders from the region discuss the myriad ways in...
In 2015, 23-year-old Ankiti Bose was hungry to prove two things: 1) A young woman from India could build a company with a global impact, and 2) The South/Southeast Asian market still had plenty of room for innovation and growth. Ankiti identified...
The Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) inaugural cohort of the Legatum Foundry Fellows tour Accra innovation ecosystem. Thirteen entrepreneurs from eight countries gathered in Ghana to tour the innovation and entrepreneurship community of...
The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology introduces the inaugural cohort of Legatum Foundry Fellows. Meet the 2021 Legatum Foundry Fellows Ehi Binitie, Rancard & Clear Space Labs As one of the continents pioneering tech entrepreneurs,...
Twelve Legatum Fellows from seven countries explored Egypt’s entrepreneurial environment, connecting markets and strengthening ties across Africa. Cairo, Egypt, February 2023 - On January 21-26, the Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology facilitated a successful ecosystem...
The Legatum Fellowship helped me expand my vision, management skills, network and even my desire to help people. Not only has this support given me the courage to launch my venture, but it has also taught me to think big because anything is possible.– Javier Lozano, CEO, Clinicas del Azucar, Legatum Fellow –
