Impact & Social Good Startups

Organic India produces plant-based food products including ghee and jaggery, marketed with certifications for organic, non-GMO, and eco-friendly production. The company emphasizes fair-trade practices and direct relationships with farmers from marginalized communities in India.

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Original Beans sources rare cacao beans from rainforests and produces craft chocolate using regenerative business practices. The company partners directly with cacao growers to promote sustainability and environmental stewardship in the chocolate industry.

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Oritain provides supply chain traceability and verification services using forensic analytical techniques to authenticate products and combat fraud, serving organizations across industries seeking to verify supply chain integrity and sustainability claims.

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Orphalan develops and commercializes innovative therapies for patients with rare diseases, with a focus on unmet medical needs where current treatments are limited or absent. The company has successfully brought trientine tetrahydrochloride (Cuprior®/Cuvrior®) to market for Wilson disease treatment across 30+ countries.

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Osmaïa Group is a landscaping company that designs and maintains green spaces across natural, urban, and heritage environments, adding ecological engineering as a complementary expertise. It grows by acquiring and grouping regional landscaping businesses while prioritizing biodiversity preservation and reduced environmental impact.

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Ostwerk is an investment and holding company that provides equity and mezzanine financing along with networking and advisory support to cooperatives, social enterprises, and startups in East Germany. A wholly owned subsidiary of Sparda-Bank Berlin eG, it focuses on long-term, regionally impactful participations across Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia.

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Osti Global operates large-scale farms in Tanzania and Rwanda that grow and process specialty coffee, macadamia nuts, and cacao for export. Its Tanzanian estate near the Ngorongoro Conservation Area also runs a "Smart Village Project" aimed at community wellbeing and carbon neutrality.

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OTAGO provides consulting, technical assistance, strategic advisory, and impact investment services across climate, circular economy, and impact investment themes in emerging markets. Its projects span Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.

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Ought is an AI safety organization that builds tools and products for understanding and improving the reasoning processes of large language models. Its work includes a user-facing research assistant app and open-source tooling for exploring factored cognition.

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OurCluj is a research and design initiative in Cluj-Napoca, Romania that runs a "Values-Based Urban Living Laboratory" (VBULL), a cluster of multi-sectoral projects aimed at improving youth well-being by centering values of care and trust in urban innovation. It produces studies, workbooks, and co-designed projects for public, civic, and academic stakeholders working on urban transitions.

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Grupo FARO is a research and civil-society organization that produces studies and collective-action initiatives aimed at transforming societies toward equity, with a focus on Ecuador. Its work spans democracy, education, citizenship, and community-based programs.

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TangaYetu is a programme under Fondation Botnar's OurCity Initiative that runs coordinated projects using digital technologies and AI to improve the wellbeing, education, and economic opportunity of young people in Tanga City, Tanzania. It is managed by INNOVEX in collaboration with Tanga City Council and covers areas such as literacy and numeracy, STEM education, the blue economy, health, and environmental sustainability.

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Outcome builds an AI platform that treats data as an operating system to deliver real-time impact intelligence, offering early warning systems, scenario modeling, and predictive insights. It serves businesses and governments to help them manage environmental, health, and national security risks, with roots in sustainable finance.

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An educational organization that integrates sustainability into its operations to equip students with critical skills for a changing world. The company focuses on green initiatives, resource preservation, carbon reduction, and creating opportunities for young people through diverse and inclusive practices.

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Outreach Grid is a unified software platform for coordinating homelessness outreach, built in collaboration with outreach workers, service agencies, and enforcement agencies to help communities understand and respond to homelessness. It was developed with government partners including the West Sacramento Police Department and the City of San Antonio.

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Oversoul offers pre-planned Tree Burial services, planting 1,000 trees for every burial plot ("Grove") reserved. The company frames the service as a way to offset climate change through large-scale reforestation tied to end-of-life planning.

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Oweesta is a Native Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) intermediary that provides training, technical assistance, investments, research, and policy advocacy to Native CDFIs and tribal communities. The organization offers asset-building products and services including financial education and support for small business creation, homeownership, and education to stimulate reservation economies.

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EcoTree lets individuals and companies buy and own trees in European forests, providing personal accounts to track holdings, certificates, and returns paid out when timber is harvested. The company practices close-to-nature, continuous-cover forest management and runs biodiversity projects such as beehives, ponds, and wetland restoration.

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Ownershift helps companies transition to employee ownership models and provides ongoing support to build wealth for workers and communities.

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OWP Pharmaceuticals is a privately held, commercial-stage neuroscience specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and markets branded generic and generic lamotrigine Starter Kits (Subvenite) for epilepsy and bipolar disorder in the U.S. Operating as a social enterprise, it donates profits to the ROW Foundation to support treatment of neurological disorders in under-resourced regions.

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Oxbury is a fully regulated bank dedicated exclusively to serving the UK rural economy and farmers, offering long-term loans, mortgages, and cashflow products. The bank employs relationship managers with agricultural expertise to provide farming-focused banking and financial advisory services.

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Oxon provides climate and environmental impact solutions for mountain resorts and outdoor recreation facilities. The company helps organizations reduce their environmental footprint and support conservation goals.

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Oyster Bay is a venture capital firm that invests in impact-driven companies across the food value chain, from agriculture and food-service robotics to alternative ingredients and food brands. It backs companies from Seed to Series B stage, typically as lead investor.

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Oze Guide Association is a Japanese organization of certified guides focused on nature conservation and appropriate use of Oze National Park, promoting environmental education and ecotourism. It runs guide certification exams, training courses, and renewal programs across regional chapters.

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