Betting on Migration
for Impact
for Impact
Enabling people to move for opportunity should be an urgent priority for funders and social innovators who want to make a difference in global inequality.
ACTIVITIES
Collaborating for a better mobility industry
We bring together innovators, funders, and practitioners to co-create solutions, fund progress, broker deals, and share knowledge—building a global mobility ecosystem that empowers people on the move and drives prosperity.
Co-Create Solutions
Innovating Together
Our working groups unite experts to tackle key challenges in mobility finance. From designing ethical recruitment models to crafting financial instruments like skilling loans, we foster collaboration across geographies and sectors.
Join us to share ideas, test solutions, and scale what works.
Fund Progress
Investing in Impact
Members of the MFN have identified numerous investment opportunties for philanthropic and angel support.
We’re targeting an initial goal of $2 million in grant and seed funding to support pre-competitive initiatives—like tech accelerators and mentor networks—and to invest in early- and growth-stage businesses.
Connect
Connecting Capital and Innovation
With future funding, we aim to bring funders and industry practitioners together to align priorities and spark new opportunities.
Member Initiatives
Our Growing Community
Meet the changemakers who have joined MFN to advance rights-respecting mobility.
Betsy Fisher
Betsy Fisher is U.S. Director of Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB). TBB is a non-profit organization connecting refugees to international job opportunities.
Displaced STEM Professionals Initiative
Betsy is developing the Displaced STEM Professionals Initiative that supports forcibly displaced STEM experts with advanced degrees outside the U.S. by helping them showcase their skills, connect with employers, and pursue U.S. employment-based visas through a revolving fund.
Shriya Bubna
Shriya Bubna is manager at KOIS, an innovative finance and impact investing firm.
A language financing loan product for cross-border migration
Shriya is co-developing a financial solution with Labor Mobility Partnerships to address migrant financing barriers by expanding capital supply, building the pre-migration lending market, and strengthening risk data.
Sara Schmitt
Sara is building Adro, a fintech startup providing banking services to international students, workers on approved U.S. visas, and foreign businesses, with a focus on safeguarding migrant funds in stable accounts.
Increasing banking services for international students and migrant workers
Sara is the Chief Operating Officer at Adro.
Luiana Temba
Luiana works at iGravity, an advisory firm accelerating the transition to a sustainable and equitable world through advisory and partnerships, investment solutions and impact ventures.
Implementing an impact-linked fund supporting financial solutions for migrant populations
Luiana is advisory manager and head of iGravity, Kenya.
Radityo Susilo
Radityo is building Gapai, an cross-border employment startup in Indonesia providing an online platform connecting workers to employers, with a focus on blue-collar workers.
Designing embedded pre-departure financial solutions for migrant workers
Radityo is co-founder and CEO at Gapai.