Impact & Social Good Startups

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is a specialist investor that funds projects across renewable energy, energy efficiency, and low emissions technologies to support Australia's transition to net zero emissions. It works alongside co-investors and industry to fill market gaps and mobilise additional capital.

2 investors

Charity Navigator is a nonprofit research tool that rates and provides information on thousands of charities using data from the IRS, partners, and the charities themselves. It lets donors find organizations that match their values and donate to multiple charities through a single checkout called the Giving Basket.

2 investors

Chek is a digital payment platform for nonprofits to distribute and manage funds to beneficiaries via cards, digital wallets, and ACH, with spend controls, transaction tracking, and compliance reporting. It serves organizations running financial assistance programs, including youth sports subsidies, military and first responder support, medical relief, emergency aid, and university student support.

2 investors

Chicoa operates an aquaculture business on Lake Cahora Bassa in Mozambique, farming tilapia as a low-cost, nutritious protein source. As an anchor farm, it supplies small-scale local farmers with fingerlings, feed, and training to build the country's aquaculture industry.

2 investors

Sevita provides home- and community-based services for children, adults, and seniors, including foster care, behavioral health, autism day programs, and support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It serves families and individuals across the United States through person-centered care programs.

2 investors

Classera is an EdTech platform offering AI-powered, gamified, and personalized learning and training tools bundled into a single solution with over 25 integrated services. It serves governments, ministries of education, schools, and training institutions worldwide, supporting classroom and distance learning.

2 investors

CleanHub operates a plastic credit system that funds the collection of plastic waste from coastal and river communities, allowing brands to offset and offset their plastic footprint with verified impact. It serves consumer brands seeking to reduce plastic pollution, with collection verified by TÜV SÜD and B Corp certification.

2 investors

Cleany provides office cleaning services with real-time tracking of interventions via on-site Taqt terminals, a dedicated single point of contact, and guaranteed response times. It serves businesses with offices over 500 m² and also offers office-life services (catering, snacks) and facility maintenance, focused on Paris and the Île-de-France region.

2 investors

CNaught is a platform for purchasing and managing high-integrity carbon credit portfolios, curating diversified nature- and technology-based projects that pass a 7-step diligence process and are rated by independent agencies. It serves companies looking to offset emissions, offering reporting and impact-sharing tools plus a carbon credit API for programmatically providing carbon-neutral products and services.

2 investors

Congrant is a donation management platform for nonprofits and social-sector organizations, offering donation page creation, online payment processing, supporter/donor management, CRM integrations (e.g. Salesforce), and receipt issuance. It serves organizations of all sizes in Japan, from early-stage groups to large certified NPOs and public-interest corporations.

2 investors

Container Deposit Fund provides short-term trade financing for logistics businesses in Africa, enabling cargo clearing with minimal upfront costs. The platform offers container deposit financing products with rapid approval and flexible repayment terms.

2 investors

ConveGenius builds education technology aimed at making learning accessible for children, and works with government bodies to deliver its programs. It was founded in Mathura, India and serves the K-12 education market.

2 investors

Coral Vita operates land-based, high-tech coral farms to grow coral for reef restoration, selling restoration services and coral supply through a for-profit model rather than an NGO or government one. It works with stakeholders worldwide to provide ready-to-install coral for reef restoration projects.

2 investors

Cority provides ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) data management and reporting software for private market investors and corporate enterprises. The platform combines ESG and operational data to support compliance with global standards, emissions tracking, and portfolio risk management.

2 investors

Culture Shift builds Report + Support, an anonymous and named workplace reporting platform used by HR, compliance, and legal teams to capture misconduct reports, manage investigations, and analyse reporting trends. The software helps organisations address harassment, bullying, and discrimination while maintaining audit-ready records for regulatory compliance.

2 investors

Curiosity VC's foundation supports underrepresented entrepreneurs across the Benelux, Nordics, and Baltics through in-kind support such as facilities, mentoring, and advisory work, funded by pledged carried-interest profits from Curiosity-managed VC funds. It focuses on groups including female-led ventures, refugees, diverse AI education, and international students.

2 investors

Deep Science Ventures is a venture creator that combines scientific knowledge with founder-scientists to build companies across energy, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and computation. It focuses on high-impact ventures aimed at addressing challenges facing humanity and the planet.

2 investors

DocuMentor provides technology solutions for healthcare and social services organizations. The company serves underserved and underrepresented communities with a focus on improving outcomes for vulnerable populations.

2 investors

Dot Glasses is a social enterprise that produces patented adjustable eyeglasses and a simplified vision-testing methodology sold as a portable kit, allowing distribution without an on-site eye specialist. It partners with governments, NGOs, healthcare facilities, and businesses to provide low-cost vision screening and glasses to underserved communities, currently operating in 8 countries.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

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Durcal addresses care and support challenges for elderly populations, particularly in Spain where aging demographics create growing demand for services addressing loneliness, fall prevention, and autonomy loss.

2 investors

Kinda reduces food waste by rescuing cauliflower and other produce from being discarded, presenting metrics on environmental impact including waste prevention and packaging reduction.

2 investors

Edulution develops offline, curriculum-aligned adaptive learning technology for public schools in Southern Africa, combining personalized digital instruction with teacher support and learning assistant training. The platform helps improve foundational numeracy and literacy skills in low-resource settings without requiring reliable electricity or internet connectivity.

2 investors

EFTA (Equity for Tanzania) is an equipment leasing company regulated by the Bank of Tanzania that provides collateral-free loans for agricultural, vehicle, medical, mining, construction, tourism, and consumer equipment, with the leased asset itself serving as security. It serves farmers, women and youth, private health facilities, and businesses across Tanzania through eight branches.

2 investors

Elucid provides health programs, financial services, and verified impact reporting for producers and workers in global supply chains, aiming to improve healthcare access and livelihoods while giving companies sustainability data. It works with agricultural supply chains such as cocoa and coffee, including projects in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.

2 investors