About Caribou
Our vision is a world in which digital economies are inclusive and sustainable.
About Us
Caribou is a global community of professionals who partner with ambitious organizations to reimagine and deliver impact in a digital age.
Trusted by leading foundations, companies, and governments, we support our clients to deliver programs that mobilize and shape technology to achieve their impact goals while uncovering new pathways to positive change. As part of a digital transformation, we strengthen livelihoods and shared prosperity, promote inclusive business models and technologies, ensure the fairness and safety of future digital systems, and enable climate resilience and sustainability.
Our expertise spans many technologies—Earth Observation, AI, digital financial services, digital identity, and digital public goods—and many global challenges, from gender inequity and forced migration to the youth boom and isolation of rural areas. The intersections are many, and so too are the opportunities for progress.
Our Services
We manage funds and programs
Caribou designs and delivers inclusive, evidence-led philanthropic funds and programs that drive meaningful change. From strategy to execution to measurement, we provide tailored solutions that enable our partners to achieve impact at scale.
We design strategies
Caribou develops and refines strategies, shapes policy environments, and strengthens programs. We partner with philanthropies, businesses, governments, and social enterprises to align initiatives with mission-driven goals and drive informed decision-making.
We measure impact
Caribou builds adaptive and efficient data systems that enhance strategy, deepen impact, and uncover meaningful impact narratives. We design lean measurement processes that generate timely, actionable insights, enabling clients to navigate complexity with confidence.
We uncover insights
Caribou generates in-depth insights and evidence to enhance organizational influence. Drawing on a broad methodological tool kit and deep subject-matter expertise, our research blends rigor with practical recommendations, equipping partners to develop and share compelling positions on key issues.
We lead learning
Caribou’s immersive learning services accelerate understanding, build agendas, and catalyze collaboration within communities of practice. Change happens when professional communities have the space and support to learn from each other and act together.
Our Values
Our work is grounded in values that guide every project and relationship:
Everyday integrity
We are unwavering in our dedication to doing what is right – in how we work and collaborate. We take as much pride in the work we deliver as in the work we decline. Integrity shapes our decisions, fuels our purpose, and guides how we engage with the world.
Committed to better
We are committed to growing in how we think, work, and contribute, as individuals and as a team. We reflect intentionally, challenge our assumptions, and stay open to feedback to deepen our capabilities and deliver meaningful outcomes for our partners and communities.
Thoughtful connections
Authentic, trusting relationships are at the heart of our success, as a company and with our partners. We build trust by listening, creating space, and showing up with care. As a global team, we recognize that in many spaces, we are guests, and we build connection with humility and respect.
Purposeful inquiry
We ask questions that matter and stay open to what we don’t yet see. We make space for different kinds of knowledge—from lived experience to data—and take time to reflect before acting. By embracing complexity and agility, we consistently push boundaries to deliver transformative outcomes.
Our Commitment
Caribou brings together a global team united by purpose. We pair analytical rigor with empathy – our work is grounded in evidence, guided by people. We combine data, insight, and creativity to help our partners deliver meaningful impact. Our promise to those we work with is simple:
- We will act with honesty, transparency, and professionalism.
- We will deliver work that meets the highest ethical and technical standards.
- We will listen, learn continuously, and improve through feedback.
- We will respond quickly and constructively when faced with challenges.
We believe excellence and empathy go hand in hand. That’s why we hold ourselves accountable not only for the results we deliver, but for how we deliver them—with integrity, curiosity, and respect for the people and contexts we engage.
Accreditations & Memberships
The Good Business Charter accreditation is the UK’s responsible business benchmark, bringing together the interests of people, business, and society to define what a truly good business looks like under 10 commitments.
2X Global is a membership and field-building organization working to unlock gender-smart capital at scale. Members include investors, capital providers, and intermediaries working in public and private markets across both developed and emerging economies.
Come and build inclusive digital economies with us
Last year we celebrated 10 years of Caribou, and were delighted to announce that Jessica Osborn was appointed CEO of the company.
Chris Locke has transitioned to Chair.