Putting the benefits of machine learning within reach of data scientists, researchers, and social entrepreneurs worldwide.

Machine learning has shown great potential to address critical needs, but in low- and middle-income contexts globally, a lack of unbiased, labeled data puts the benefits out of reach. Lacuna Fund is the world’s first collaborative effort to directly address this problem. 

Guided by machine learning professionals worldwide, Lacuna Fund will provide data scientists, researchers, and social entrepreneurs with the resources they need to either produce new labeled datasets to address an underserved population or problem, augment existing datasets to be more representative, or update old datasets to be more sustainable.