Impact & Social Good Startups

SHARE Guatemala is an organization founded in 1987 that runs economic and social development programs, supporting entrepreneurs and micro, small, medium, and large businesses in rural and peri-urban areas. It operates across several Guatemalan departments including Guatemala, Jutiapa, Chimaltenango, Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Huehuetenango, El Quiché, Sacatepéquez, and Santa Rosa.

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Shared-X operates multiple subsidiaries focused on agribusiness and food sectors, including iQBiotech (biostimulants and biopesticides), Nampi Foods (consumer packaged goods), and Bananica (regenerative agriculture and specialty crop export). The company serves food and agriculture companies globally with sustainable and innovative agricultural solutions.

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Shared Future Fund provides fast $100,000 investments and resources to early-stage entrepreneurs addressing climate change. It aims to make 100 such investments each year.

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The Share Foundation is a UK-based registered charity that helps young people in care and those from disadvantaged backgrounds build financial security and life skills. Working with the Department for Education, it manages government savings schemes (Junior ISAs and Child Trust Funds), operates a CTF recovery campaign to reconnect lost accounts, and delivers life skills programmes.

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Sharely provides embedded donation and impact tools for finance apps, enabling users to donate from investment gains while automating tax receipts and nonprofit verification. The platform targets financial services firms seeking to add charitable giving features without developing separate infrastructure.

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Sharp Day is a specialist biodiversity and climate advisory and investment firm that helps organisations meet ESG objectives through nature-positive projects such as new towns, urban regeneration, and environmental frameworks. It combines urban planning, ecology, and impact investment expertise, working across Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.

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SharyCo is a startup focused on impact and sustainability that participated in Fundación Gen E's investment readiness program to refine its financial narrative and investor pitch.

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Shea Care Naturals makes premium skincare amenities from Vitellaria Nilotica shea butter sourced in Northern Uganda, offering custom formulations and refillable, zero-waste packaging. Its products are aimed at hospitality providers looking to enhance the guest experience with locally sourced, sustainable amenities.

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#SheDIDIT is a Belgium-based incubator that coaches and supports women from diverse cultural backgrounds on starting and growing businesses, offering programs such as SheMeansBusiness, Youthpreneurs, SheHUB and SheFUND. It provides business coaching, events, and networking to help womenpreneurs develop their skills and launch ventures.

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ShelterOne builds disaster-shelter infrastructure for Japanese municipalities, including a network of standardized equipment stockpiles (tents, kitchen trucks, toilet trucks, generators, medical supplies), preparedness training and education, and rapid shelter setup and operation after disasters. It uses AI, real-time data, and ICT to manage logistics, evacuee data, and resource allocation for emergency evacuation centers.

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Shiperise guides investors and businesses in allocating resources to meaningful and transformative projects, with a focus on responsible innovation and sustainable initiatives. The company works to connect capital with ventures that balance economic growth with environmental and community well-being.

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SHOFCO is a community-driven organization founded in Kenya that addresses urban poverty through integrated services including education, healthcare, water access, and violence prevention, with a model designed to expand grassroots leadership in informal settlements. The organization operates the SHOFCO Urban Network (SUN), a coalition approach that works with local leaders to scale its holistic model across multiple communities.

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SOKO designs and sells jewelry made by artisans in Kenya, combining product design with ethical, sustainable production. It operates as a direct-to-consumer jewelry brand with a social impact focus on supporting Kenyan craftspeople.

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Berlin-Brandenburg digital association and startup ecosystem enabler that facilitates networking, events, and partnerships for entrepreneurs and technology leaders to drive innovation and societal impact.

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Sidai provides livestock and animal health products alongside veterinary diagnostic services such as post-mortem exams, milk quality testing, mastitis testing, and parasite identification. It also delivers practical training and ongoing support to farmers, promoting a "farming as a business" approach.

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Sie Ventures is an investment firm that funds early-stage, tech-enabled startups with at least one female co-founder, targeting launched or beta-stage businesses.

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Sienna Gestion is a long-term investment management firm specializing in socially responsible investing (ISR) and sustainable finance, serving institutional and private investors across asset classes including fixed income, equities, and real assets.

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Sightline Institute is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research and policy organization focused on the Cascadia region (the US Pacific Northwest and British Columbia). It produces research and policy solutions on climate and energy, democracy and elections, and housing and cities for journalists, decision-makers, and advocates.

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Hope and Healing Survivor Resource Center is a nonprofit organization providing services and support to survivors of abuse, with a focus on training and addressing abuse in older adults through federal grant funding.

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Signal Cleveland is a nonprofit newsroom that produces local journalism on government, economy, education, health, and safety for Greater Cleveland residents. The organization operates as part of Signal Ohio, a statewide network of community-led independent newsrooms, and includes Cleveland Documenters, a program of about 950 trained residents covering public meetings.

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Signal Ohio is a network of independent nonprofit newsrooms across Ohio that produces community-led journalism and accountability reporting. The organization works with residents to create free, republishable local news covering Akron, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and state-level issues.

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Silvercrest Foundation is a family philanthropic foundation established in 2010 that funds education, healthcare, and conservation projects, including scholarships for vulnerable children in Asia and South America, medical clinics in Uganda, and land conservation and higher-education awards in Canada. It applies a venture-philanthropy approach that combines grants with investments in projects where funds can be recycled over time.

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SilverRide provides ADA-compliant transportation services for older adults and people with disabilities through a network of drivers using their own vehicles. The company operates as a licensed transportation network company across 18 states with a track record of reliable service.

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SIMA is an impact investment fund manager that creates and manages funds bringing together institutional, impact, and development finance investors to back double-bottom-line businesses in renewable energy, affordable housing, and financial inclusion. It also provides advisory services, builds social businesses, and operates a foundation for catalytic impact-first investments.

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