Impact & Social Good Startups

Fitwel is a certification scheme and standard for assessing building health based on evidence from thousands of academic studies. It helps property owners and operators optimize building design and operations to improve occupant quality of life and financial performance.

1 investor

Flikshop allows people to send personalized postcards to incarcerated individuals to maintain family connections and provide emotional support. The service aims to reduce recidivism by helping incarcerated people stay connected to their loved ones and community.

1 investor

The Water Institute is an independent applied research organization that provides scientific research, technology, and planning to support decision-making on water-related risks such as sea-level rise, land loss, and storm impacts. It works with communities, businesses, and government stakeholders on coastal and climate resilience, with roots in the Mississippi River Delta and Gulf Coast.

1 investor

FMO Privium Impact Fund is a Dutch investment fund (fonds voor gemene rekening) registered with the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets, offering participations to investors. The fund follows an impact-oriented investment policy and is managed by Privium Fund Management together with FMO IM.

1 investor

Fondation Botnar is a foundation that supports research, innovative initiatives, and cross-sector partnerships focused on young people's wellbeing and rights in urban and digital spaces. It works to create healthy, sustainable urban environments and inclusive digital futures for young people worldwide.

1 investor

The Food Securities Fund is an open-ended blended finance investment fund that provides working capital loans covering the full agricultural cycle to agribusinesses in emerging markets that aggregate produce from smallholder farmers. Loans are tied to social, environmental, and governance improvements to promote sustainable and climate-smart agriculture.

1 investor

Foody prepares ready-to-eat meals made with natural ingredients and no preservatives that customers heat in the microwave and receive via scheduled home delivery. It focuses on affordable healthy meals for consumers in the Bogotá area of Colombia, and donates a meal to low-income people with each purchase.

1 investor

FoodStream builds a network platform connecting nonprofits, schools, farms, and food businesses to collaborate on food security and reduce waste. The platform includes resource-sharing, surplus food redistribution, logistics coordination, and food education programs across New York City.

1 investor

Forrst runs an online community for web developers and designers. Members post work in progress for peer critique and share knowledge about building websites and applications.

1 investor

Fortune School is a tuition-free public charter school network offering college-prep education from TK through 12th grade, along with teacher credentialing and master's programs for educators. Focused on closing the African American achievement gap, it serves students and families in the Sacramento, California area.

1 investor

The Forum for Sustainable Finance is a European association promoting sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) across European markets, with a focus on integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria into financial products and processes. It conducts research, organizes educational events and seminars, and advocates for regulatory frameworks that support sustainable investing.

1 investor

Forward Devils Lake is an economic development organization that assists businesses, site selectors, and entrepreneurs looking to start or grow operations in the Devils Lake and Ramsey County region of North Dakota. It offers incentives, industrial park sites, and programs such as student loan repayment to attract companies and workers to the area.

1 investor

The Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) is an Indian nonprofit that works with rural communities to restore and conserve land, forest, and water resources through community-governed management of the Commons. It combines traditional and modern knowledge and collaborates with government and local institutions to support ecological restoration, biodiversity, and rural livelihoods across states in India.

1 investor

Foundation Source provides technology and administrative, compliance, and advisory services for private foundations and philanthropic giving. It serves high-net-worth donors, foundations, and the professional advisors who work with them.

1 investor

Founders Pledge helps entrepreneurs give to charity more effectively by researching global problems, identifying high-impact funding opportunities, and running thematic charitable Funds and a Donor Advised Fund. It serves a community of entrepreneurs who pledge a portion of their wealth to charity, offering philanthropic advice and research on the most effective giving options.

1 investor

Four Corners Economic Development promotes the Four Corners region of New Mexico (including Farmington) as a location for businesses, families, and retirees, highlighting workforce, available land, low energy rates, and low taxes. It offers relocation and expansion support for startups and existing companies considering the area.

1 investor

The Fred Jones Family Foundation is a nonprofit charitable foundation that funds 501(c)(3) organizations working to improve quality of life in central Oklahoma through cultural growth and beautification projects. Its Mary Eddy Jones Signature Gift annually awards $75,000 to a selected nonprofit.

1 investor

Free Press Indiana is a nonprofit that builds and supports local newsrooms to provide nonpartisan, community-centered journalism across Indiana. It operates its own newsrooms and coordinates partnerships with other news organizations to close coverage gaps for residents statewide.

1 investor

Freska provides recurring residential cleaning services in the Nordics, using cleaners it employs directly with insurance, sick pay, and holiday rights, managed through the Freska app. The company focuses on socially responsible home cleaning for consumers, with roots in Bergen and operations across three Nordic countries.

1 investor

Friends-International is a social organization focused on child protection, providing education access for children, employment training for young people, and support services for caregivers and families.

1 investor

Friends for Youth is a Bay Area nonprofit that provides 1-to-1 and group mentorship for young people, along with a Whole Health for Youth collaborative supporting youth mental health. Founded in 1979, it connects youth with adult mentors and has made over 4,500 mentorship matches across the region.

1 investor

Friendship Bench provides community-based psychological interventions delivered by trained community health workers to help people with depression in under-resourced settings. Its evidence-based model uses local support benches and peer-led support groups, and has been replicated across 12 countries.

1 investor

Friends of the Children – Utah is a nonprofit organization serving youth in Utah, including through community and art events that feature work by local professional artists alongside pieces created by the youth it supports. It operates in the U.S. state of Utah.

1 investor

The Frum Founders Foundation is a non-profit entrepreneurial support and social-impact organization that helps young men and women from the Ultra-Orthodox ("Frum") Jewish Yeshivah community enter the tech startup economy through vocational training, coding and business courses, job placement, accelerator programs, and networking. Its #FrumPass initiative connects this community with inclusive employers and startup funding and employment opportunities.

1 investor