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Stand Together Ventures Lab Seeks individualized education solutions for K-12 EducationThe COVID-19 pandemic exposed long-overlooked faults in the education system. After more than a year of disrupti…

In partnership with MIT Solve, Stand Together Ventures Lab invites you to rethink public safety through community-based alternativesProtecting public safety requires partnership between community mem…

It’s been more than a year since the Covid-19 pandemic first swept across the United States, and tens of millions of Americans remain out of work. Those who bear the brunt of this economic downturn a…

The criminal justice system needs an overhaul. Right now, the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Despite accounting for less than 5 percent of the world’s population, the …

From education inequality to overcriminalization, society’s problems are real—but so are their solutions. At Stand Together Ventures Lab, we give a leg up to entrepreneurs with a vision to change the…

The Recidiviz platform equips states with real-time analysis, reports, alerts, and dashboards designed to help criminal justice leaders modify policies and practices to reduce incarceration, improve …

There's a contractor in Charlotte who employs eleven people, has more bids than she can fill, and is running one of the better HVAC shops in her city. She built it from scratch. Truck, license, reput…

Given the volume of requests we receive, we are not able to provide individualized feedback on every proposal. This FAQ outlines our investment focus and the most common reasons a company is not a fi…

Every lasting system rewards those who contribute to it.At STVL, mutual benefit is both how we invest and how durable companies grow. We back founders who are creating new systems where progress for …

by Keeisi Caballero Valdez Before joining Stand Together Ventures Lab (STVL), I spent time in the accelerator world, at Techstars and programs like it. The model is intensive by design. For three to …

At STVL, our evaluation starts and ends with people. We back founders with the energy to attract others, the commercial mindset to turn vision into reality, a deep connection to the problem, enduring…

We invest in solutions that challenge old assumptions and unlock new ways of thinking. Problem selection is the strategic lever that shapes how systems change.