Impact & Social Good Startups

Carbonfuture operates a digital platform for the monitoring, reporting, and verification of durable carbon removal, supporting projects from due diligence through third-party verification and certification. It serves carbon removal suppliers seeking certification and market access, as well as buyers looking for vetted portfolios of carbon removal credits.

4 investors

CarbonPool provides insurance products for carbon credit projects, covering unexpected carbon credit shortfalls and reversal events caused by natural catastrophes, weather, disease, and machine breakdown, and compensates clients with high-quality carbon credits. Its clients are project developers, corporate buyers, and investors in carbon credits, and it offers products such as carbon shortfall insurance, carbon reversal insurance, and planting insurance cover, including a solution aligned with Verra's Durability Pilot.

4 investors

CassVita uses a process to extend the shelf-life of cassava from 3 days to 18 months and processes the crop in automated facilities into fufu, flour, starch, and animal feed, which it sells to multinationals including Nestle. The company works with a network of cassava farmers to reduce post-harvest losses and increase farmer incomes.

4 investors

Chariot builds financial infrastructure for donor-advised fund (DAF) giving, connecting donors, nonprofits, and platforms to enable faster, verified charitable donations and payouts. The company serves nonprofits, individual donors, and DAF providers seeking to streamline and expand charitable giving.

4 investors

Chatfuel provides AI agents that autonomously handle customer inquiries, booking management, advertising, and business strategy for small businesses and service-based companies. The platform operates 24/7 to manage tasks typically requiring multiple human team members.

4 investors

Chatterbox provides enterprise language learning that combines app-based, AI-powered self-study with live 1:1 video coaching from native-speaking coaches, offering courses in Dutch, German, French, English, Arabic and Spanish. It serves corporate clients and emphasizes social impact, with CEFR-aligned courses, dedicated account management, and business-focused vocabulary and cultural context.

4 investors

Circuit operates all-electric shared ride services aimed at providing low-cost or free, accessible transit that complements existing local infrastructure. It serves communities and municipalities, including transit deserts, and offers wheelchair-accessible vehicle (WAV) options, funded through partners and advertisers.

4 investors

CIM is an investment management firm focused on lending and asset management with fintech expertise, serving clients through investment strategies that include emerging markets and impact investing.

4 investors

Cultivo uses data analysis, machine learning, and generative AI to plan and finance nature-based restoration projects, connecting land, capital, and ecological regeneration. It works with investors and landowners to develop and scale natural landscape regeneration efforts.

4 investors

Culture Amp builds a platform for employee surveys and feedback management that helps organizations improve workplace culture and employee experience. The company serves companies worldwide seeking to build more human-literate, profitable organizations through culture-first practices.

4 investors

DEA is a blockchain-based company that develops Web3 and gamification solutions for social issue resolution and digital asset management.

4 investors

Dollaride accelerates electrification of passenger van fleets in New York City by providing access to electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, financing, and workforce development for underserved communities and small fleet operators. The company operates a clean mobility platform serving fleet operators and community-based organizations.

4 investors

Earth Funeral offers soil transformation as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional funerals, operating soil transformation facilities and combining soil science with software to provide end-of-life services. The company serves families arranging sustainable end-of-life care in the United States.

4 investors

Emergency Response Africa provides mobile-enabled emergency medical dispatch and first responder training across Africa to reduce preventable deaths from sudden illness, accidents, and trauma. The service aims to improve emergency response capacity, reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, and support universal health coverage in lower-income countries.

4 investors

Endaoment provides charitable giving tools and APIs that let donors give cash, stock, crypto, and other assets into donor-advised funds and grant them to any US 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It serves individual donors, financial advisors, nonprofits, and financial institutions seeking to embed tax-advantaged giving into their services.

4 investors

EverestLabs builds RecycleOS, an AI-powered operating system for recycling plants that uses computer vision, AI, and robotics to identify and sort recyclable materials in Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs). The system automates sorting to reduce landfill waste and provides operational and sustainability data to recycling operators and packaging companies.

4 investors

Everybody Counts provides an affordable digital math learning program for children, with fun, colourful lessons aimed at improving math education in areas with limited access to schools and teachers. The organisation targets global education and is running a beta launch across 10 countries.

4 investors

Gathered Foods makes plant-based food products, positioning its brands around vegan eating, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability. It is a food company focused on delivering plant-based culinary experiences.

4 investors

Good Nature Agro is an agriculture company operating in Zambia, working with legume farmers. The page shown is a job posting for a Data Engineer role based in Lusaka.

4 investors

Greenspark supports ethical recycling ecosystems in coastal communities, funding plastic collection efforts that provide economic opportunities for the people involved. The initiative addresses ocean plastic pollution through community-based recycling programs.

4 investors

GroundGame.Health operates a technology platform and hyperlocal operating model that connects health plans, providers, employers, and community-based organizations to address barriers to care and social determinants of health. It coordinates personalized, culturally tailored outreach and leverages a national network of community-based organizations to support individuals in accessing healthcare.

4 investors

Groundswell is a CSR (corporate social responsibility) platform that provides employees with tax-advantaged personal giving accounts, volunteer program management, and employee assistance funds integrated into a single workplace experience. The platform serves HR leaders and enterprises seeking to improve employee retention and engagement through social impact and purpose-driven work.

4 investors

Hinge is a dating app that helps people find relationships by having users build detailed profiles and answer prompts to spark conversations and matches. It focuses on facilitating real dates rather than maximizing app engagement.

4 investors

HUNGRY provides office food solutions and catering services, partnering with local chefs and restaurants to supply meals to corporate clients. The company emphasizes sustainability through compostable materials and carbon offset initiatives, while donating meals to communities.

4 investors