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33 Innovators Join Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures Cohort
NEW YORK, September 15, 2025--Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced the global cohort of its Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV). With founders from the Americas and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the 2025 MSISV cohort will support 29 startups in its Lab and four emerging nonprofits in its Collaborative, two in-house accelerators that will run over the next five months.
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