For Foundations & Philanthropy
Partner with Larta to foster science & technology innovation – help create sustainable enterprises for social impact.
Partner with Larta to foster science & technology innovation - help create sustainable enterprises for impact.
Larta Institute is a non-profit organization accelerating entrepreneurship & innovation. Since 1993, we have helped over 6,000 startups translate their ideas into sustainable enterprises.
We partner with foundations, family offices, and philanthropists to fund our startup programs serving diverse & undeserved entrepreneurs for societal and environmental impact at scale.
Together, let’s feed, fuel, and heal the world.Â

We have today the greatest opportunity ever to curb world hunger, fight disease, and further our hitherto-incomplete understanding of the world. Embracing this future is a global imperative. At Larta Institute, our purpose is to identify, nurture, and scale science & technologies that 'feed, fuel and heal the world.'

Rohit Shukla
Founder & CEO
Larta Institute
Planet. People. Profit. Impact.
Our programs are designed to help create triple-bottom-line ventures, aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.Â
STARTUPS ASSISTED
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGIES COMMERCIALIZED
NON-DILUTIVE FUNDING RAISED BY OUR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
PRIVATE INVESTMENT RAISED BY OUR PORTFOLIO
AQUISTIONS OF LARTA PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
IPOs BY LARTA PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
Alumni Profiles
We support aspiring & underserved entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds to translate their ideas into sustainable enterprises.
Our Funding Criteria
- Does the science or technology contribute to a more sustainable planet?
- Does the innovation solve a real problem or pain point?
- What impact potential can this innovation have on society and the world?
- Do the founders have the ability to communicate effectively, inspire, and marshal resources?
- Is this a cross-functional team with both technical and commercially-minded founders?
- Can this become a capital efficient business with a long-term sustainable business model?
- Is the IP and future business defensible?
- Is this attractive to a broad investor audience?
- Does the opportunity balance planet, people & profit for a triple-bottom-line business?
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- And most importantly:
- Can this startup venture make the world a better place?
