Welcome to the September edition of Larta Institute’s Sustainability Innovators Monthly Newsletter!
We’ve got abig month to share with you—full of funding wins, community impact, and inspiring innovators. We’re also gearing up for some exciting gatherings, including our next Community Labs Demo Day.
We can’t wait to share what’s ahead and celebrate the innovators making a difference.
Keep reading for all the details and stories from across the Larta network.
— Latest Announcements —
Larta Awarded $3.3M to Fuel LA’s Life Sciences Growth
California has awarded $23.9M through the California Jobs First Regional Investment Initiative to the LA Collaborative to accelerate inclusive growth in the county’s life sciences sector.
As part of this landmark investment, Larta Institute will receive $3.3M for its Fueling Sustainable Capital project. This funding expands our Heal.LA platform and launches a catalytic capital fund to help promising bioscience and medtech companies grow and scale in Los Angeles County.
Larta joins partners including the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, BioscienceLA, and LAEDC to ensure LA’s bioeconomy grows in a way that is inclusive, sustainable, and globally competitive.
Larta Institute is excited to share that we’ve received a two-year grant from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to grow our Community Labs programs—Heal.LA and Venture Fellows.
This support will help more local entrepreneurs and innovators access mentorship, technical assistance, and connections to capital, while piloting bold solutions in neighborhoods where they can make the greatest impact.
Since 1993, Larta has partnered with over 6,000 entrepreneurs, generating $7B in follow-on funding. With the Broad Foundation’s partnership, we’re deepening that legacy right here in LA—ensuring the benefits of innovation reach underrepresented communities, small businesses, and local changemakers.
IGNITE 22 Global Tech Showcase | Celebrating Innovators Shaping the 22nd Century
At IGNITE22, entrepreneurs showcase their blue economy solutions; industry leaders discover emerging technologies; and investors seize opportunities to back viable, sustainable ventures.
SAVE THE DATE!Join us in celebrating our 2025 Venture Fellows and Heal Fellows — innovators driving solutions that strengthen community resilience, advance health equity, and address urgent environmental challenges across Los Angeles and beyond.
Prosperity Market is a mobile farmers market featuring black farmers, food producers, and chefs, who travel throughtout Los Angeles to bring curated a curated farmers market directly to communities. Prosperity Market makes it easy to support local, black-owned businesses while creating food access for everyone.
Evolution Healthis transforming mental health care by delivering evidence-based, scalable digital solutions. With rising global demand and widespread gaps in mental health support, their clinically validated interventions are designed to meet people where they are—on their phones. Backed by real-world results, Evolution Health’s platforms empower individuals, providers, and systems with tools that improve outcomes and increase access.
CFD Research Corporation specializes in engineering simulations, advanced prototypes, and innovative designs for aerospace, defense, life sciences, materials, energy, and other industries. Using our software and experimental capabilities, we develop new hardware concepts, innovative designs, and superior solutions.
—— Our Impact ——
Larta Institute's 2024 Impact Report
For over three decades, we’ve worked to ensure that science and technology serve the public good.
We are pleased to share our 2024 Impact Report, which reflects the momentum of our mission and the measurable progress of the entrepreneurs we support.
