Impact & Social Good Startups

UHY is a professional services firm providing accounting, audit, tax, and advisory services through UHY Advisors (UHY Inc.) and UHY LLP. The page lists its US leadership team.

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The site is a Spanish-language blog covering Good Agricultural Practices (BPA), agricultural certification, sustainability, and farm technology topics for producers in Latin America.

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Ultranauts (formerly Ultra Testing) is a quality engineering firm providing software testing and QA services, built as a fully remote workplace that employs cognitively diverse teams, with more than 75% of staff on the autism spectrum. The company serves business customers across the U.S. while demonstrating neurodiversity as a business advantage.

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Ulu Foods makes breadfruit-based snack foods such as crackers, tortilla chips, tortillas, and jerky alternatives, produced in an allergen-free, grain-free facility with plant-based ingredients. The company donates a percentage of profits to breadfruit tree planting in communities in need.

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Ulule is a European crowdfunding platform that enables creators and entrepreneurs to launch and fund their projects across various categories including products, art, and social initiatives.

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789BET is an online betting and gaming platform offering sports betting, live betting, HD online casino games, slots, fish shooting, lottery, and mini games. It is operated by M.A.N Entertainment and licensed in the Isle of Man and the Cagayan Economic Zone.

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Umwelt is an Australian environmental and social sciences consultancy providing environmental, planning, and social impact assessment services across the resources, renewables, infrastructure, defence, and urban planning sectors. It serves industry, government, and communities, advising on regulatory compliance, ESG performance, and sustainable development throughout the project and asset lifecycle.

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Unbound Stockton is a community school serving grades 4-8 in Stockton, California, designed to be intentionally racially and socioeconomically diverse. The school combines rigorous academics aligned with Common Core standards with community partnerships and social-emotional learning to support student identity development and civic engagement.

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Uncommon Schools operates 52 public charter schools serving 20,000 students across five cities, with a focus on college preparation for students from economically disadvantaged communities. The organization also provides professional development and coaching resources to public school teachers and leaders to improve classroom instruction.

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Unconventional Capital provides revenue-based financing of 20,000–100,000 EUR to early-stage, revenue-generating businesses in sub-Saharan Africa, which repay through a share of monthly revenue. It serves registered companies in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Nigeria operating in food & agriculture, trade & logistics, financial services, or climate resilience, and offers post-investment financial analytics and training.

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UNDP is the United Nations' lead agency for international development, operating in 170 countries to support progress on poverty reduction, governance, climate action, and digital access. The organization works through partnerships with governments and communities to advance sustainable development and human rights globally.

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The United Nations Environment Programme is a UN agency working on global environmental issues such as air quality, climate, energy, oceans, forests, and environmental law and governance. It coordinates policy, research, and publications across topics from food systems to sustainable development goals.

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UNICEF is a humanitarian organization operating in over 190 countries and territories to protect children's lives and rights and support their development from early childhood through adolescence. It runs campaigns and initiatives focused on child welfare worldwide.

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UNITAR is a United Nations agency that delivers training and research programs to build capacity in individuals, organizations, and institutions for informed decision-making and sustainable development.

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United Way of King County is a nonprofit that works with local organizations, businesses, government, and volunteers to address housing stability, food access, education, and financial stability in King County, Washington. It funds community programs, advances equity initiatives, and advocates for public policy.

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United Way is a community organization that has worked for 60 years to address local needs through partnerships across sectors, with a focus on supporting parents and caregivers.

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Unitus Capital is an investment bank and advisory firm that helps companies raise debt and equity capital, arranging financing across sectors such as financial inclusion, technology, and climate. It has facilitated deals for clients including electric vehicle, microfinance, and financial services companies, primarily in India.

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The University of Manchester's technology transfer office that commercializes academic research and intellectual property through spinout creation and licensing arrangements. It works with university inventors to identify and develop innovations for societal impact.

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UP School is an edtech venture that provides technology-focused educational programs for women to address gender and talent gaps in the tech sector. The company offers certificate programs, mentoring, and job placement opportunities to develop women as future technology leaders.

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Upaya invests in and supports portfolio companies to create dignified jobs, with a focus on impact measurement by interviewing jobholders and tracking quarterly job-creation data by gender through dashboards shared with supporters.

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UPchieve provides free, online tutoring and college counseling to low-income middle and high school students across the United States through a volunteer-powered model. The platform matches students with live coaches in under 5 minutes across 20+ subjects including math, science, humanities, and test preparation.

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Upcycled Food is an educational and advocacy organization that promotes and defines upcycled food — products made from surplus ingredients that would otherwise enter waste streams, serving consumers and food producers. The organization advances the upcycled food movement through policy definitions, research collaboration, and consumer education to reduce food waste and environmental impact.

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Upcyclers runs online upcycling competitions, such as the World's Top Upcycler Global Upcycling Challenge, where participants submit entries that are judged and voted on by a community for prizes.

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Upendo Agri exports honey harvested in Tanzania, offering laboratory-tested batches with traceability data shipped globally in food-grade drums.

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