Impact & Social Good Startups

1 Million Teachers trains educators in underserved communities to deliver inclusive, gender-responsive education through technology and peer-to-peer support. The organization works as an education advisory hub and implementer with governments and development organizations globally.

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100km Foods is a wholesale distributor connecting small and medium-sized Ontario farmers with restaurants, hotels, and retailers across the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding regions. The company emphasizes local sourcing, supply transparency, and support for regenerative agriculture practices.

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123Carbon provides carbon insetting programs that help companies account for and claim emissions reductions across transport modes such as air and marine. The company works on multi-modal carbon insetting within the climate and sustainability space.

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The 1842 Fund is an inception and pre-seed stage venture capital fund anchored by the University of Notre Dame that co-creates and invests in startups aligned with the university's mission. It backs faculty, student, and community innovations, as well as a venture studio building software startups addressing societal challenges.

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2050 Accelerator is an accelerator program based in Dublin, Ireland that supports early-stage tech startups addressing sustainability challenges aligned with the EU's 2050 climate goals. The program provides equity-free mentorship, corporate partnerships, investor access, and resources to help climate and sustainability-focused ventures scale globally.

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2Gether-International is an accelerator for high-growth startups led by founders with disabilities, providing cohort programs, mentorship, and connections to funders and a peer community. Based in Washington, D.C., it runs accelerator and pre-accelerator programs for disabled entrepreneurs, including initiatives in the US and Latin America.

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2ndVault makes document organization and emergency preparedness products, including waterproof and fireproof bags and accordion file boxes, for families and individuals seeking to protect important documents during crises.

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2theloo operates facilities and locations managed with focus on customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and visitor experience. The company manages building and construction projects with dedicated teams for repair, maintenance, and facility operations across multiple geographic regions.

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2X Global is a membership network and field-building organisation for institutions that finance and invest in women, offering investor capacity-building, gender-smart investing certification and standards, and market mobilisation efforts. It serves development finance institutions, fund managers, asset managers, family offices, pension funds, banks, and other financial institutions engaged in gender-lens investing.

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The 30% Club France Investor Group is a coalition of asset management firms advocating for greater gender diversity in executive leadership of major French companies, supporting the Rixain Law's goal of 40% female representation by 2030.

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3Bee regenerates degraded land into biodiversity oases, using IoT sensors, acoustic monitoring, AI algorithms and satellite imagery to track pollinators and wildlife and produce verifiable environmental impact reports. It serves companies seeking to support their sustainability and ESG reporting, and also runs educational programs, with a focus on Italy.

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The Good Plastic Company manufactures environmentally friendly panels from recycled plastic for packaging applications. The company serves food, cosmetic, care, and communication markets with shelves-ready-packaging solutions designed for recyclability and minimal ecological impact.

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3Dthinks develops products and software solutions focused on enhancing accessibility and promoting inclusive innovation. The company works with global partners to create solutions that advance well-being and enable broader participation in emerging technologies.

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3T develops forest restoration and agroforestry projects across Africa, working with local communities to produce carbon-balanced, nature-positive outcomes. It focuses on community-centered reforestation to support a sustainable environment.

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50inTech operates a platform connecting women in tech with job opportunities and professional development resources, while providing enterprises with DEI assessment tools like GenderScore to measure and improve gender diversity metrics.

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5REDO is a sustainability consulting firm that helps businesses design and implement circular economy solutions across their value chains. The company specializes in life cycle assessment, sustainability reporting, and R&D advisory for organizations seeking to transition to circular business models.

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60 Decibels is a global social impact measurement firm that helps organizations gather and analyze customer and beneficiary feedback to assess and improve their social impact. It serves businesses and organizations focused on measuring outcomes for the people they affect.

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This is a case study page from 8Point Studio (a design agency), not a company's own website. It describes a branding and website project they completed for MIC (Mission Investments Company), a community foundation investment arm focused on mission-aligned capital deployment in the New Haven region.

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80,000 Hours provides career research, an online guide, and one-on-one advice and introductions to help graduates choose careers that have a large positive social impact. It serves talented graduates seeking high-impact career paths.

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8B Education Investments operates a financing platform that funds African students pursuing higher education, connecting borrowers with lending products. It offers "lending as a service" for student loans and operates across markets including Ghana, Uganda, and Kenya.

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90 North is an investment management firm focused on environmentally sound and socially responsible investments, with heritage in Shari'ah-compliant asset management.

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9Zero is a membership community and network of physical climate innovation hubs for founders, investors, scientists, and operators working on climate solutions. It organizes sub-sector "clusters," hosts frequent member events, and offers workspace and office memberships, with locations in San Francisco and Seattle and New York planned.

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A UK charitable trust that funds partner organisations and initiatives rather than supporting individuals directly, focusing on equitable justice systems, harm prevention, rehabilitation, and a fair immigration system for migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. It operates three grant-making programmes.

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A'Pelago supports Blue Economy startups through accelerator programmes, an annual industry event, and an ecosystem network connecting entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and public-sector organisations. It focuses on marine and ocean-related innovation in the Baltic Sea region, operating from the Blue Economy Centre in Turku, Finland.

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