Impact & Social Good Startups

Delta Beer Lab is a craft brewery and taproom in Madison, Wisconsin that positions itself as a community gathering space and runs a Nonprofit Partner program donating proceeds to local organizations. It combines local beer production with social and environmental advocacy.

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The Diversity Movement provides diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting, leadership coaching, and content, programming, and products to help business leaders achieve organizational change tied to business goals. Its team includes Certified Diversity Executives, business strategists, and educators serving corporate clients.

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Durango operates an early-stage mineral exploration project in the western Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada, acquired in 2023 by Durango Gold. The site was previously explored by various companies in the 1960s, Cominco in the 1990s, and Kaizen Discovery in 2015.

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eCIO is an outsourced chief investment officer and advisory service for nonprofits, endowments, foundations, and religious institutions, providing investment policy governance, asset allocation, portfolio management, and reporting. It offers a proprietary communication portal built for nonprofit investment committees and boards, and operates as a fiduciary with fee-based advisory pricing.

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Edie Parker is a consumer products brand that designs lifestyle and fashion goods, including apparel such as its "Boobs on Drugs" tee shirt. The company runs the Edie Parker Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit launched in 2019 that supports criminal justice reform and social causes.

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Eniware develops a power-free, portable sterilization device that adapts Noxilizer's nitrogen dioxide (NO2) sterilant technology to provide sterilization capacity without electricity or water. It targets health professionals delivering safe essential surgery in resource-limited settings such as rural hospitals, refugee camps, military field units, and disaster zones.

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Galileo Education operates schools, including its flagship Galileo Preparatory Academy, and provides education services led by a team with backgrounds in the education sector.

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Giving Docs is a donor-first estate planning platform that helps nonprofits build legacy giving programs by letting donors create wills and document planned gifts. Developed with behavioral scientists from Duke University's Center for Advanced Hindsight, it serves mission-driven organizations across the U.S.

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Global Water Resources is a water resource management utility providing water, wastewater, and recycled water services to the communities it serves. It uses a "Total Water Management" approach to treat and reuse wastewater as recycled water for outdoor use, focused on water conservation and sustainability.

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The Good Charcoal produces 100% chemical-free hardwood lump charcoal made from invasive acacia sourced in Namibia and Southern Africa. The company combines premium grilling fuel with environmental restoration and food insecurity relief in the United States.

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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company is the largest dredging services provider in the United States, operating approximately 200 specialized vessels for maritime construction, port development, and coastal protection projects. The company also provides offshore energy sector services and employs specialized civil, ocean, and mechanical engineers.

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Green Street Impact Partners is an investment firm founded by David Warnock and a team of operators, focused on impact-oriented investing across areas such as education, healthcare, and business services.

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Greenfield Bamboo develops and manages bamboo farms in Florida on behalf of investors, offering farm development and management services designed to enable passive investment in bamboo farming. The company handles site selection, land preparation, plant variety selection, ongoing crop care, and the harvesting, packing, and marketing of fresh bamboo shoots.

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Heartwood processes forest waste materials including scrap, thinning, and wildfire mitigation debris into kiln-dried firewood, trellis poles, wood chips, and engineered mulch products. The company serves forestry, agriculture, construction, and land restoration markets while supporting rural employment and forest preservation.

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Help Worldwide operates the Humanitarian Empowerment Loyalty Platform (HELP), a cash-backed rewards program where consumers earn discounts and points on everyday purchases while a portion of spending funds charitable donations through the Help Worldwide Foundation. It also runs a city-by-city economic stimulus program (CRISP) and marketing advances for merchants, connecting consumers, local businesses, and non-profits.

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Restore Hetch Hetchy is a non-profit organization advocating for the restoration of the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park, which is currently submerged beneath a reservoir. It works on water and power policy, coalition-building, and public outreach to advance draining the reservoir while keeping California cities' water supplies whole.

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Inpact connects people and brands around shared causes through nonprofit technology and purpose-driven digital experiences. The company serves nonprofits and brand partners seeking to build meaningful connections around social impact.

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Intrinsic Exchange Group develops Natural Asset Companies (NACs), an equity capital structure that converts natural capital into share capital so investors can invest directly in nature with measurable climate, biodiversity, and social impact. It targets institutional and retail investors — including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, asset managers, and impact investors — seeking nature-positive investment vehicles with financial returns.

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JumpButton Studio is a game studio that develops original games, animations, and physical events, with a focus on inclusive representation for underrepresented creators and audiences. It also works to connect gaming and animation communities to career opportunities in the industry.

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Kids Read Now runs in-home book reading programs for PK-5 students to close reading gaps during summer, fall, and winter out-of-school time. It works with school and district partners across the US to maintain and improve student reading proficiency.

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KORE operates the Imperial Gold Project, a mining operation focused on gold extraction with an integrated environmental remediation component called Project ACES that addresses air quality issues in the Salton Sea region. The project aims to generate net positive environmental and social impacts by using excess mining materials to benefit local stakeholders and restore land to its original state.

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Praxis is a nonprofit venture-building ecosystem that supports early-stage businesses and nonprofits founded by Christian entrepreneurs focused on redemptive impact. The organization provides founder formation programs, connects faith-aligned capital to portfolio ventures, and builds community among entrepreneurs pursuing purpose-driven ventures across all sectors.

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LadderUp Housing runs a coached rent-to-own pathway that helps working-class renter families build credit, reduce debt, and become mortgage-ready over about two years before purchasing a home. In select markets it buys, renovates, or builds homes and rents them to families with an option to purchase, serving cities including Toledo and Akron, Ohio, Warren, and Pittsburgh.

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LENDonate operates an online marketplace lending platform that connects pre-qualified nonprofit borrowers with lenders and donors, letting lenders make customized offers combining donations and loans at market or below-market interest rates. It serves nonprofits seeking capital (minimum $50,000 loans) and individuals looking to fund mission-aligned projects.

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