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Dollars in Pockets: A New Way to Measure What Matters

NextLadder Ventures and GitLab Foundation partnered to develop Dollars in Pockets, a new common denominator for impact to measure what Navigation Technology actually delivers on economic mobility.

Jul 23, 2026

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NextLadder Ventures Announces Co-Founder Leadership Team, Investment Focus Areas
May 06, 2026
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MIT and Harvard Graduate Students Unveil New "Navigation Technology" Tools to Bolster Economic Mobility for Economically Disadvantaged Families
Aug 20, 2026

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MIT and Harvard Graduate Students Unveil New "Navigation Technology" Tools to Bolster Economic Mobility for Economically Disadvantaged Families

Fellows supported by NextLadder Ventures, MIT Lab, and Anthropic showcase new purpose-built tech at AI for Social Impact Fellowship Demo Day

Aug 20, 2026

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Rasa Legal

Rasa Legal pairs AI with attorneys to simplify the record expungement process, guiding more Americans on a path to a clean slate.

Aug 12, 2026

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Upsolve

Upsolve operates a free, do-it-yourself Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing tool, enabling families to tackle a complex filing process and clear their debts.

Jul 30, 2026

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NextLadder Ventures Names John Lilly and Swati Mylavarapu to Board of Directors

New members add leadership spanning venture capital, emerging technology, and economic opportunity to fund backing tech-powered, personalized tools for American families to regain economic mobility

Jul 16, 2026

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NextLadder Ventures, MIT Research Lab, Anthropic Collaborate to Launch Summer Fellowship Building “Navigation Technology” Tools for Economic Mobility

Eight graduate students from MIT and Harvard will work with four social impact organizations to build tools that learn from how each organization's most experienced advisors work, so more families get that quality of help.

Jun 29, 2026

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Rasa Legal Announces $1 Million Investment from NextLadder Ventures as Part of Recently Announced $5 Million Seed Round

Mission-driven fund backed by more than $1 billion supports Rasa’s national impact expansion helping Americans clear eligible criminal records and connect to opportunity.

May 19, 2026

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SaverLife announces $1,000,000 investment from NextLadder Ventures to scale its AI-Powered Financial Navigator

SaverLife is Part of New $1 Billion Fund’s First Investments to Support “Navigation Technology” That Equips Americans With Cutting-Edge Tools to Achieve Economic Security and Opportunity.

May 13, 2026

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NextLadder Ventures Announces Co-Founder Leadership Team, Investment Focus Areas

NextLadder unveils first priority areas to catalyze new 'Navigation Technology' market, equipping Americans with cutting-edge tools to achieve economic security, opportunity and empowerment.

May 06, 2026

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