MAS.665/15.375 Development Ventures
MIT Emerging Market Innovations Seminar
Development Ventures (DV) is an exploratory Fall semester elective Action Lab on founding, financing, and building entrepreneurial ventures targeting developing countries, emerging markets, and underserved consumers everywhere. Particular emphasis is placed on transformative innovations and exponentially scalable business models that can enable or accelerate major positive social change throughout the world.
Course Information
| Instructors: | Joost Bonsen, Alex Pentland |
| Semester Offered: | Fall (offered since Fall 2001) |
| Lecture Location: | R EVE 4-6 |
| Lecture Times: | E15-209 Wiesner |
| Units (credit hours): | 12 |
| Class Size: | 40 students |
| Grading: | A/B/C/D/F |
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Recent Projects
| 2008 | Civika | The "Facebook" for Civic-Sector Leaders (Africa, Philippines) |
| Covalent Global | Philanthropic Micro-Grant Network (Kenya, Africa) |
| DuraAlok | Low-Cost Eyeglasses Distributor (India) |
| Fair Goods | Urban Retailer Delivery Network (South Africa) |
| Global Cycle Solutions | Bicycle-Powered Businesses (Tanzania, Peru) |
| LinqUs | Infonet Connectivity & Services for the Elderly (India, China, Japan) |
| Moringa Agri Products | Cooperative-Owned Exporter (Kenya, Africa) |
| One Sol | Condominial Urban Sewer Solutions (Ghana, Africa) |
| PANAH Network | Migrant Housing & Employment System (Asia, Africa) |
| PayGo | Mobile Phone Payment System (Pakistan, Mexico) |
| Prestige Incubator | Building Premium Import Brands (Latin America) |
| SolSource | Rural Energy Product Distributor (Greater Himalayas) |
| Vidya Vitta | Investor-to-SME Brokerage (Nigeria, Tanzania, Africa) |
