diff --git a/apps/server/trpc/routers/initiative.ts b/apps/server/trpc/routers/initiative.ts
index 6b48b77..e28048b 100644
--- a/apps/server/trpc/routers/initiative.ts
+++ b/apps/server/trpc/routers/initiative.ts
@@ -140,16 +140,31 @@ export function initiativeProcedures(publicProcedure: ProcedureBuilder) {
           )
           .map(a => ({ initiativeId: a.initiativeId ?? '', mode: a.mode ?? '', status: a.status }));
 
+        // Batch-fetch projects for all initiatives
+        const projectRepo = ctx.projectRepository;
+        const projectsByInitiativeId = new Map<string, Array<{ id: string; name: string }>>();
+        if (projectRepo) {
+          await Promise.all(initiatives.map(async (init) => {
+            const projects = await projectRepo.findProjectsByInitiativeId(init.id);
+            projectsByInitiativeId.set(init.id, projects.map(p => ({ id: p.id, name: p.name })));
+          }));
+        }
+
+        const addProjects = (init: typeof initiatives[0]) => ({
+          projects: projectsByInitiativeId.get(init.id) ?? [],
+        });
+
         if (ctx.phaseRepository) {
           const phaseRepo = ctx.phaseRepository;
           return Promise.all(initiatives.map(async (init) => {
             const phases = await phaseRepo.findByInitiativeId(init.id);
-            return { ...init, activity: deriveInitiativeActivity(init, phases, activeArchitectAgents) };
+            return { ...init, ...addProjects(init), activity: deriveInitiativeActivity(init, phases, activeArchitectAgents) };
           }));
         }
 
         return initiatives.map(init => ({
           ...init,
+          ...addProjects(init),
           activity: deriveInitiativeActivity(init, [], activeArchitectAgents),
         }));
       }),
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/InitiativeCard.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/InitiativeCard.tsx
index a4f7e18..602892d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/InitiativeCard.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/InitiativeCard.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { MoreHorizontal } from "lucide-react";
 import { Card } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import {
   DropdownMenu,
   DropdownMenuContent,
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export interface SerializedInitiative {
   branch: string | null;
   createdAt: string;
   updatedAt: string;
+  projects?: Array<{ id: string; name: string }>;
   activity: {
     state: string;
     activePhase?: { id: string; name: string };
@@ -113,6 +115,17 @@ export function InitiativeCard({ initiative, onClick }: InitiativeCardProps) {
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      {/* Project pills */}
+      {initiative.projects && initiative.projects.length > 0 && (
+        <div className="mt-1.5 flex flex-wrap gap-1">
+          {initiative.projects.map((p) => (
+            <Badge key={p.id} variant="outline" size="xs" className="font-normal">
+              {p.name}
+            </Badge>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {/* Row 2: Activity dot + label + active phase + progress */}
       <div className="mt-1.5 flex items-center gap-3">
         <StatusDot