Impact & Social Good Startups

Galway-based community bike workshop offering DIY repair classes, servicing, and repairs, along with school and corporate cycling programmes. It runs a bike repair and reuse initiative aimed at building a social circular economy around cycling.

1 investor

Anaxago is a French alternative-investment platform, founded in 2012, that gives private and professional investors access to real estate crowdfunding, private equity, venture, and impact investment opportunities. It offers advisory, structuring, and portfolio-tracking services to help clients diversify their financial assets.

1 investor

And Still We Rise (ASWR) is a consulting and therapy collective offering equity-centered organizational consulting (strategic planning, leadership coaching, facilitation, and culture change) and trauma-informed therapy focused on marginalized communities. It serves individuals seeking personal support and mission-driven organizations pursuing DEI and cultural transformation.

1 investor

Angel Fair Africa is an event by Chanzo Capital that brings selected African entrepreneurs to pitch to curated investors with the goal of closing deals. Running since 2013, it has facilitated investments across markets including Kenya, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania, Mozambique and Senegal.

1 investor

Anglers is a Japanese mobile application for recreational fishing enthusiasts. Users log their catches and share them with other anglers on the platform, forming a community around fishing records.

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Animikii is an Indigenous-owned technology company behind Niiwin, an Indigenous Data Sovereignty platform that can be configured for archives, learning systems, member portals, and community resources. It serves Indigenous communities and organizations across Canada, giving them control over where their data is hosted and who can access it.

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Annapurna Finance is a microfinance and non-banking financial company serving economically weaker and underbanked populations in India with doorstep credit products. It offers group loans, MSME and individual business loans, housing, dairy, rooftop solar, EV three-wheeler, water and sanitation, and emergency loans, along with the A-Pay digital payments app.

1 investor

Anthesis is a sustainability consulting group that advises organizations on decarbonization, ESG, nature, sustainable finance, and regulatory compliance such as EPR. It positions itself as a science-based, digitally enabled advisory firm serving businesses undertaking sustainable transformation.

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Lowercarbon Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in climate technology companies working to reduce CO2 emissions, remove carbon from the atmosphere, and cool the planet. Its portfolio spans energy, transportation, industrial materials, and agriculture.

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A Spanish nonprofit organization that recovers abandoned olive groves in rural Oliete (Teruel) by matching individual sponsors ("godparents") with century-old olive trees, producing artisanal olive oil and vegetable preserves while supporting local agriculture and community development.

1 investor

APES (Asociación para a Prevención e a Educación Social) is a Spanish nonprofit focused on social prevention, improving employability for people in situations of social vulnerability, running school programs, and supporting the social and labor reintegration of prisoners and former prisoners. It also runs projects promoting gender equality and volunteering, working with the Pereiro de Aguiar penitentiary.

1 investor

Apex Waste Solutions offers waste removal and recycling services for residential neighborhoods, businesses, and communities, with a focus on environmentally conscious and cost-effective practices. The company operates across Colorado.

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Apical is an Italian community and accelerator that supports organizations and people working on social activism and social innovation, helping them raise funds, build networks, and grow. It offers events, training programs, and support for projects generating positive social and climate impact in Italy.

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Appalachian Community Capital is a community development financial institution (CDFI) intermediary that channels capital and technical assistance to member CDFIs and partners serving small business owners, including women and people of color, across the 13-state Appalachian region.

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Próspera operates a special economic zone (ZEDE) on the island of Roatán, Honduras, offering businesses a custom legal framework, low taxes, and online company formation. It provides governance services, regulatory choice, and residency to founders and companies in fields such as biotech, crypto, and robotics.

1 investor

Aptent provides accessibility services for communication, helping people with disabilities access education, entertainment, and cultural content on equal terms. The company offers audiovisual accessibility, accessible events, digital accessibility, accessible performing arts, consulting, and technology development.

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Aqua Kompetanse provides consulting and inspection services for fish farming operations, including hygiene inspections, algae monitoring, and environmental assessments for marine aquaculture facilities along the Norwegian coast.

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Aquí Estoy is a non-profit foundation providing free, anonymous emotional support via WhatsApp to Spanish-speaking users across Latin America and Spain through a network of trained volunteer companions. The service offers peer-to-peer listening for people experiencing emotional crises, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts, delivered by real humans rather than chatbots.

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Arcview is a community and platform connecting accredited investors with cannabis-industry entrepreneurs and startups, supporting fundraising and networking in the legal cannabis market. It serves both investors seeking cannabis opportunities and cannabis startups looking for capital and connections.

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Ardabelle Capital is a private equity firm focused on funding the transition to a sustainable economy.

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A publication or editorial platform focused on cooperative economics, post-capitalist work models, and community-based housing and engagement initiatives.

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Arkearth Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit working to protect pollinating species such as bees, butterflies, and bats through projects that increase plant life, reduce food deserts, and educate the public on pollination. It also sells pollination-focused products for home yards and runs fundraising campaigns and events.

1 investor

Arksen builds expedition and adventure vessels and supports ocean science and conservation, including co-producing ocean-focused film content. The company runs an ocean funding initiative that channels contributions toward marine science and conservation projects.

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Arma Karma is a B Corp certified insurtech offering subscription-based insurance that lets subscribers control their cover on demand and protect their valuables. It donates 25% of subscription income to charity partners and offsets its carbon emissions, positioning insurance as a force for good.

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