Our mission is to foster science & technology innovation for a sustainable planet.
From lab to launch, we stand with those building a better future—advancing breakthroughs that protect the planet and strengthen communities.
Our Impact Since 1993.
Since our founding, Larta Institute has worked to ensure that science and technology serve the public good. We provide promising innovators with tailored support through our programs, funding, and ecosystem to address consistent problems affecting communities across the country and the world, through the lens of innovation, enhancing resilience and adaptation in food, energy and health.
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Acquisitions of Larta portfolio companies
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Non-dilutive funding raised by Larta portfolio companies
The Venture Fellows program is a nine-month, immersive experience that supports innovators to pilot and scale solutions that enhance community resilience and adaptability to weather disasters and related environmental conditions at no-cost.
The Heal.LA Bioscience & Healthcare Accelerator provides a nine-month experience, which identifies, nurtures, and scales innovative approaches to improve the health and wellness of Los Angeles-area communities.
We help innovators utilize SBIR/STTR government grant funding to move their ideas from early-stage R&D to a successful, scalable enterprise. Since 2004, we have partnered with government agencies to offer leading cohort-based Commercialization Accelerator Programs (CAP) and TABA (Technical & Business Assistance) services.
Our Ecosystem.
Larta’s network includes some of the most forward-thinking startups, investors, businesses, philanthropists, community organizations, and government agencies.
Our innovation platform & ecosystem power our startup programs to accelerate new science & technology—by providing a unique combination of connections, resources, and funding.
Larta offers a range of partnership opportunities—from sponsoring our founder programs to collaborating on capital initiatives that scale community-rooted innovation.
Startups join Larta to accelerate their growth—through expert-led programs, access to capital networks, and a community committed to science and tech-driven impact.
Advisors collaborate with Larta to guide the next wave of innovators—lending expertise, opening networks, and shaping solutions with real-world impact.
For over 3 decades, we’ve championed innovators, helping bold ideas grow into real-world impact.
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News & Events.
Larta Institute announces applications are now open for the 2026 Venture Fellows program, an accelerator designed to help entrepreneurs develop and deploy environment-related solutions that strengthen resilience in communities across Los Angeles County.
Larta Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit accelerating science- and technology-driven innovation, announces that applications are officially open for its 2026 Heal.LA Bioscience & Healthcare Accelerator, a program designed to improve health and wellness outcomes for communities across Los Angeles County and beyond.
Building solutions that advance health, wellness, or sustainability in urban communities? Join our upcoming info session to explore two Larta programs currently accepting founders: Heal.LA and Venture Fellows.
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Larta Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Our mission is to foster science and technology innovation for a sustainable planet.
Larta Institute
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