Impact & Social Good Startups

Openly Inclusive is a not-for-profit that provides rapid, photo-based inclusivity assessments of venues, giving operators, owners, and consultants evidence-based data on accessibility without a full on-site audit. It focuses on infrastructure, tourism, and the built environment in Australia.

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Optible provides an AI-assisted platform for grantmaking organizations such as foundations to score and review grant applications against adaptive rubrics, with evidence-linked flags and a human-in-the-loop review process. It integrates with grants management systems including Fluxx, SmartSimple, Submittable, Salesforce, and Blackboard, and is available globally with local support in Australia, the UK, and US.

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Optima provides financial products and services to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in El Salvador. It is a private capital initiative focused on double bottom line returns, with international backing and over 15 years operating in the country.

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Optimizer Foundation is a non-profit organization that invests philanthropic capital into social enterprises working on youth access to health, education, and employment opportunities across African markets. The organization makes commercial investments in companies with potential for financial viability and social impact.

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Orange Fiber produces sustainable textile fibers, yarn, and fabric made from citrus juice by-products ("pastazzo") for fashion brands and designers, extracting cellulose from citrus pulp at its Sicilian sites and processing it into fiber via a partnership with the Lenzing Group. The company holds a registered cellulose extraction license and trademark for its Made-in-Italy circular fabrics.

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Osmaïa Group is a landscaping company that designs and maintains green spaces across natural, urban, and heritage environments, adding ecological engineering as a complementary expertise. It grows by acquiring and grouping regional landscaping businesses while prioritizing biodiversity preservation and reduced environmental impact.

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OTAGO provides consulting, technical assistance, strategic advisory, and impact investment services across climate, circular economy, and impact investment themes in emerging markets. Its projects span Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.

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Our World in Data is a collaborative platform that aggregates and visualizes global statistics and research on development, health, environment, and social issues. The site is maintained by the non-profit Global Change Data Lab in partnership with University of Oxford researchers.

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Outreach Grid provides software tools for outreach workers, HMIS administrators, and cities to locate and track at-risk and homeless individuals, dispatch services, create service plans, and match clients to shelters and housing resources. It serves community organizations working to combat homelessness.

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Oversoul offers pre-planned Tree Burial services, planting 1,000 trees for every burial plot ("Grove") reserved. The company frames the service as a way to offset climate change through large-scale reforestation tied to end-of-life planning.

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Oweesta provides capital, training, and technical tools to Native community development financial institutions and their partners, supporting Native individuals and businesses in building economic self-sufficiency. It has operated as an intermediary for Native financial development for more than 25 years.

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Ownershift acquires established small businesses, installs a new president to run each company, and implements broad-based employee ownership programs so staff share in the value they create. It focuses on preserving the seller's legacy within the local community using a permanent capital structure, and recruits leaders to run its portfolio companies.

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Oxon provides climate and environmental impact solutions for mountain resorts and outdoor recreation facilities. The company helps organizations reduce their environmental footprint and support conservation goals.

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Oyster Bay is a venture capital firm that invests in impact-driven companies across the food value chain, from agriculture and food-service robotics to alternative ingredients and food brands. It backs companies from Seed to Series B stage, typically as lead investor.

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Pact VC is an early-stage venture capital firm run by former operators that backs purpose-driven founders, often before they raise. It invests across three themes — Access (fintech, financial inclusion, SME-tech), Betterment (healthtech, education, future of work), and Climate (climate-tech, circular economy, agri-tech, energy transition) — with a global reach spanning the UK, US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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PADECOM Crédito is a microfinance provider offering inclusive financial products and services, including credit and savings, aimed at entrepreneurs and small business owners. It operates through multiple branch offices across the eastern region of El Salvador.

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Egal makes "Pads on a Roll," individually wrapped menstrual pads dispensed on a roll that fit standard toilet paper dispensers or a custom dispenser, so pads are available inside the restroom stall. It sells to schools, universities, businesses, and public venues across the US and UK to provide free, accessible period products.

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Parent Voices is a California-based parent-led advocacy organization that campaigns for accessible, affordable, quality child care through actions such as its annual Stand for Children Day at the State Capitol. It operates eight chapters across California and engages parents and youth leaders in child care policy advocacy.

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Parker Clay designs and sells leather travel bags and accessories. The company partners with women artisans in Ethiopia, with proceeds supporting employment and fair wages.

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Motivote is a web-based, mobile-friendly tool that uses behavioral science to help people prepare to vote and build civic habits. It is branded for partner organizations that roll it out to their communities, focused on the behavior of voting rather than political choices.

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Partnership Fund NYC is a mission-driven impact fund that invests in for-profit and nonprofit enterprises based in New York City to advance economic opportunity and innovation. The fund focuses on companies addressing urban challenges, job creation, and underserved communities through two areas: expanding opportunity and technology in the public interest.

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The Children's Advocacy Center of Charlotte (formerly Pat's Place) coordinates the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse cases, providing free services to children from birth through age 18 and their families. It is the only children's advocacy center in Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, North Carolina), also offering training, education, and community outreach to prevent child abuse.

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PATH is a global health organization that works to make health more accessible for everyone by partnering with public institutions, businesses, and grassroots groups to solve pressing health challenges. The organization pursues health equity through teams of scientists, clinicians, designers, engineers, and advocates.

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