Impact & Social Good Startups

RePublic Schools is a free, open-enrollment network of public charter schools serving over 3,100 students across seven schools in Jackson, Mississippi and Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2011, it focuses on educating students from underserved communities in the Southern United States and preparing them for college.

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rePurpose helps innovators scale plastic waste recovery solutions by tracking recovered plastic through its reTrace platform and building business models for the circular economy. The company works with waste management systems and workers globally to address plastic pollution while ensuring fair labor practices.

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An angel investment community that coordinates early-stage and growth capital for entrepreneurs building businesses to address the climate crisis. Provides financial resources, capacity-building support, and network access to portfolio companies.

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The Resolution Foundation is an independent UK think-tank producing research and policy analysis focused on living standards, public finances, pay, employment, and housing. Its work particularly addresses households with low and middle incomes, low-paid or precarious workers, and those vulnerable to financial shocks.

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A content resource providing stories, step-by-step guides, and tools for volunteers and local leaders working to improve American small towns and neighborhoods. It focuses on community development and civic engagement in the United States.

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Resurgence Hall is a tuition-free, K-8 public charter school serving families in Metro Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 2016, it emphasizes early computer science education starting in Kindergarten and preparing students for high school, college, and beyond.

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Rethink Capital Partners is an investment manager specializing in real estate and venture capital across impact-focused themes including food, healthcare, housing, education, and climate change. The firm invests in early-stage innovations and properties across the United States while targeting financial returns and societal outcomes.

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RETHINK Impact is a venture capital firm that invests in companies using technology to address large-scale social and environmental problems. It backs mission-driven founders and companies.

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Reveal Health Tech builds AI-powered software for healthcare using human-centered, trustworthy artificial intelligence. The company serves healthcare organizations and clinicians seeking to incorporate AI into their operations.

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Revent is a venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies focused on planetary and societal health, targeting health/care, education and finance, and sustainable consumption. It backs businesses using defensible, scalable technology to drive impact in these areas.

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Revie is a tool for online stores that collects customer product reviews via WhatsApp and lets merchants send segmented WhatsApp marketing campaigns, promotions, and automated flows. It uses AI to process and analyze reviews by sentiment and topic (shipping, products, size, service) to help eCommerce businesses improve SEO and increase sales.

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Revive is a Belgian sustainable property developer that redevelops neglected and polluted urban ("brown-to-green") sites into low-energy, mixed-use neighborhoods using material reuse and energy-efficient techniques. As a B Corp certified developer, it focuses on residential and community-oriented projects with social, ecological, and architectural impact, primarily in Belgium.

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Revolution Foods produces and distributes fresh, healthy meals, serving students and seniors with the goal of reducing food insecurity. It is a Certified B Corp and Public Benefit Corp that delivers over 35 million meals annually.

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Rewilder is a crypto-native non-profit that coordinates the global purchase of land for wildlife conservation using blockchain technology. Donors contribute cryptocurrency, receive NFTs, and funds are pooled with local partners to purchase land for passive rewilding and biodiversity conservation.

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RightHear provides an "Indoor Orientation" system that converts physical environmental cues into audio signage to help people with low vision or orientation challenges navigate and interact with indoor spaces independently. Its accessibility solution is deployed across more than 2,400 venues worldwide and supports 26 languages.

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Right to Dream is a multi-academy organization that combines elite football training with education and character development for young student-athletes. It operates four academies, three professional clubs, and five teams across Ghana, Denmark, Egypt, and the US.

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Rigolo Comme La Vie operates nurseries and micro-nurseries (crèches) focused on early childhood care and parental support, working as a public-service mission for local authorities and companies. It serves parents, municipalities, and employers in France, with structures in Hauts-de-France, Ille-et-Vilaine, Aube, and Paris.

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Riphean is a growth management firm that invests in and supports entrepreneurs through private equity, venture capital, and angel funding programs for veteran-owned small businesses. It also runs initiatives in hospitality, education, and workforce development aimed at community impact in its region.

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Riposte is a strategic agency specialized in the charitable, community and nonprofit sector, providing communication strategy and creative services to nonprofit organizations (OBNL). It helps these organizations translate their missions into clear communication strategies and concrete actions.

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RiseKit is a shared workforce development platform that connects training programs, nonprofits, and agencies to manage hiring pipelines, track participant progress, and flag drop-out risks. It also provides job seekers with a portal to explore career paths and access resources, and gives funders and community leaders data to measure programs' economic impact.

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RISE Prep Academies is a tuition-free K-12 public charter school network in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, serving students from Woonsocket, North Smithfield, and Burrillville. It offers a college preparatory curriculum and character education program to prepare scholars for college and community engagement.

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River Cleanup is an environmental organization that removes plastic waste from rivers and waterways and runs education and awareness programs to prevent plastic pollution. It works with a global community of volunteers and partners, and operates a Clean River Model and Response Unit toward a goal of making 1,000 rivers plastic-free by 2050.

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ROC USA helps convert investor-owned manufactured home communities into resident-owned cooperatives, providing financing and technical assistance so homeowners can collectively purchase and govern their neighborhoods. It operates across the United States, focusing on housing affordability, stability, and wealth creation in low- and moderate-income communities.

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Rocket Learning is a nonprofit using an AI-powered digital platform to deliver early childhood education to children under six in India, working with parents and Anganwadi (public preschool) workers. It provides localised learning content, educator training, and policy support, partnering with India's government to improve school readiness for underserved children.

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