ZOMA LAB

ZOMA LAB is a family-founded organization dedicated to catalyzing systemic and scalable solutions to critical social and environmental issues in its home regions of Colorado and Chile. The company integrates philanthropy and market-based investments to support resilient, thriving communities through innovative partnerships and investments in workforce development, energy and water efficiency, early childhood development, and community economic development.

Founded by Ben and Lucy Ana Walton, ZOMA LAB operates through multiple divisions including ZOMA Capital, which provides flexible, patient capital across multiple asset classes to advance sustainable market-based solutions globally, with a focus on Colorado and Chile. The ZOMA Foundation uses philanthropy as a catalytic tool to pilot new models and incubate place-based approaches that can scale or replicate to drive systems change in social and economic systems.

ZOMA LAB emphasizes collaboration with diverse stakeholders, exploration of innovative and non-traditional approaches, and accountability to communities and partners. Its initiatives include the Global Permanence Fund, which supports nature conservation and community development by partnering with NGOs, philanthropies, governments, and the private sector to scale financing for conservation and rural prosperity.