Impact & Social Good Startups

Accion is a nonprofit organization that builds and invests in financial service providers to expand access to affordable financial products for underserved people worldwide. It provides capital, advisory services, and research through initiatives like Accion Advisory and the Center for Financial Inclusion, focused on financial inclusion and poverty reduction.

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Accion Microfinance Bank is a Central Bank of Nigeria-licensed microfinance bank offering loans, savings plans, digital credit, and payment solutions through branches, agents, and its Accion Monie mobile app. It serves micro-entrepreneurs and low-income earners across Nigeria, with over 674,000 customer accounts and 70+ branches.</parameter> <parameter name="hq_country">NG

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Acelero Learning is an early childhood education provider offering Head Start preschool programs that prepare children for kindergarten, serving over 5,000 children and their families annually at no cost. It operates 61 centers across Delaware, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and South Carolina in the United States.

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Aceli Africa is a market catalyst that provides data-driven financial incentives to lenders, encouraging them to increase lending to agricultural small and medium enterprises (agri-SMEs) across sub-Saharan Africa. Its incentives target impact goals including food security, rural livelihoods, women's economic empowerment, opportunities for youth, and environmental resilience.

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Achievement First operates public charter schools that prepare students for college and career while building knowledge of self and community. It works with families and communities to address inequity in education.

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American Classical Schools of Idaho (ACSI) is a 501(c)-3 non-profit that supports the startup and growth of Hillsdale College-affiliated K-12 member schools across Idaho. It backs tuition-free public charter schools offering an American classical education, currently supporting three member schools.

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Action Pin is a producer of pine-derived products and ingredients operating a responsible, sustainable business model, and holds B Corp certification. It is a subsidiary of Firmenich.

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ActionAid is a global federation working to reduce poverty and injustice, with programs spanning women's rights, politics and economics, land and climate, and emergency response. It runs humanitarian appeals such as relief for communities affected by an Ebola outbreak in the DRC.

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Active Impact Investments is a climate tech seed fund that invests in early-stage companies solving environmental and sustainability challenges, and supports founders with sales, talent, and fundraising through its operator and investor network. It focuses on capital-efficient, market-ready companies in Canada.

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Acumen is an impact investor that uses "Patient Capital" to fund and support entrepreneurs building solutions to problems of poverty. It works through regional teams to invest in ventures across industries and markets aimed at improving livelihoods.

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ADICLA is a Guatemalan lending organization that provides loans to its members, including agricultural credit for farmers to fund planting and purchase inputs. Loans include benefits such as balance insurance, funeral expense coverage, no early-cancellation penalties, and flexible payment terms, with payments accepted at ADICLA agencies and authorized points nationwide.

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ADIGUA is a nonprofit microfinance organization providing financial services and loans to micro and small business owners, agricultural producers, and salaried workers, including individual credits for crafts, housing, services, industry, agriculture, and commerce, plus group loans to women through solidarity groups. It operates through branches across the Guatemalan departments of Sololá, Quiché, and Chimaltenango.

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ADISA is a Guatemalan association that provides financial and non-financial services to promote rural development in San Antonio Ilotenango and other communities in the western part of the country. It aims to raise incomes and improve the quality of life of its members and their families.

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ADN France redistributes unsold products and surplus stock donated by companies to partner associations that help people in situations of poverty. The organization connects businesses with charities to reduce waste while providing concrete aid to those in need in France.

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A non-profit organization that connects younger volunteers with elderly people in residential facilities or home settings to provide companionship, organize birthday celebrations, and help fulfill the wishes of seniors. The organization operates in Spain and focuses on addressing social isolation and loneliness among older adults through intergenerational connection.

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ADRA Perú is a humanitarian nonprofit organization that runs programs in health, livelihoods, and emergency relief for vulnerable populations, including a food bank that recovers food to fight hunger and food insecurity. It operates in Peru.

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ADRITEM is a regional development association operating in the Terras de Santa Maria area of Portugal. It supports the promotion of local resources, crafts, the green economy, and the development of new business projects across urban and rural communities.

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aDryada develops nature restoration projects and works in carbon markets, drawing on experience in international finance, large infrastructure project management, and government contract negotiation. The company applies infrastructure-style processes to nature-based solutions projects.

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AdvanceCT is a nonprofit economic development organization that helps businesses, site selectors, and consultants evaluate and relocate to Connecticut by connecting them with data, sites, incentives, workforce information, and state and local partners. It supports companies looking to establish headquarters, facilities, or startups in the state.

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AFD is France's development finance institution, operating 85 agencies across five continents to fund sustainable development projects in climate, biodiversity, education, health, and peace across 160 countries and overseas territories.

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Affinity Fostering is an independently owned UK fostering agency that recruits, trains, and supports foster carers and provides placements for children and young people in care. It offers tiered fostering allowances, 24/7 carer support with assigned social workers, and youth involvement through its Voices group, and holds an Outstanding rating from Ofsted.

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Afinit operates an AI-based financial decisioning platform focused on alternative credit scoring for people underserved by traditional credit evaluation. The fintech platform aims to expand financial inclusion and fair access to financial services.

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Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) is a specialty insurance platform that provides local underwriting expertise, distribution, and access to global capacity to fulfil unmet insurance needs in developing markets. It serves businesses across Africa and the Middle East, underwriting risks through balance sheets in Bermuda, Mauritius, and Syndicate 2454 at Lloyd's.

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Africa Eats is a holding company that invests in and supports food-supply and agriculture-related businesses across Africa. Its portfolio includes companies such as Paniel Meat Processing and Paniel Transport & Logistics in Rwanda.

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