Omidyar Network is a philanthropic organization whose mission is to bend the arc of the digital revolution toward shared power, prosperity, and possibility.
We invest in and collaborate with some of the world’s brightest visionaries and ventures to guide our digital future toward the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
billion committed to initiatives that share our vision
Our Approach
We are strategic thinkers, collaborators, investors, and innovators with a unique approach underpinned by three defining pillars.
Big Tent
It will take all of us to guide our digital future intentionally. We actively seek out and support diverse perspectives reimagining tech and its influence. Too often, critical voices have been left out of the conversation. We collaborate and convene across difference to counter the exclusionary, divisive, and fragmented era of technology.
Tech Fluency and Foresight
We are always learning and honing our ability to see around corners. Our Silicon Valley roots mean we have deep experience and insight into tech’s drivers, effects, and alternatives. Omidyar Network and its partners also have first-hand knowledge of how tech, policy, markets, and culture interact and impact real people’s lives.
Impact through Innovation
Our approach is proactive and bold. Our dual checkbook structure enables us to back some of the world’s most innovative nonprofits and businesses putting humanity first. Our broad investment toolkit means we are not bound by convention, but alive to experimentation in service of outsized impact.
Our Values
These five values describe the way we aspire to show up — with each other, with our partners, and in pursuit of our mission.
Take creative risks for impact
We look around corners, challenge conventional wisdom, and imagine new possibilities. Our choices reflect a readiness to take risks and try something new when it could lead to something better.
Engage with curiosity and respect
We treat partners and coworkers with care, earning trust through our actions. We listen with a desire to learn, understand, and connect.
Adapt as we learn
Our context is rapidly evolving. So we experiment, learn, respond, and reflect to change course and improve. We grow from both successes and failures.
Collaborate to go further
Durable change requires a diverse ecosystem working in partnership. We look for opportunities to build a bigger tent — across sectors, worldviews, types of actors, and within our own teams — who can braid their strengths in service of our shared mission.
Widen the circle of belonging
We believe everyone has something vital to contribute. We work hard to ensure people feel welcomed, seen, heard, and valued, and have authentic opportunities to shape our work.
