Impact & Social Good Startups

Postling is a blog that publishes guides, tips, and reviews on making money online, side hustles, passive income, saving money, investing, and marketing tools. It targets individuals looking to earn extra income or grow a business through personal finance and marketing content.

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Walder Ventures is a mission-driven investment vehicle established by Joseph and Elizabeth Walder to support programs and organizations benefiting the Chicago region, with a focus on life sciences and sustainability. Its inaugural investment is in Portal Innovations, a Chicago-based incubator for life sciences, medtech, and bioinformatics entrepreneurs.

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The Wall Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) promotes business development in Wall, South Dakota, connecting entrepreneurs and companies with financing programs, workforce resources, site selection assistance, and shovel-ready industrial park land. It serves businesses looking to launch, relocate, or expand in the region near Interstate 90 and the geographic center of the United States.

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Warc builds first-mile agricultural infrastructure, a network of Trading Hubs, and a sourcing platform connecting rural African farmers directly to buyers such as feed and food processors, FMCG companies, and specialty traders. Operating in Ghana, Uganda, and Sierra Leone, it provides traceable, scalable crop sourcing while working to improve farmer incomes across Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Warisan KL is a Malaysian national initiative bringing together government ministries, agencies, GLICs, GLCs, private sector partners and communities to revitalize parts of Kuala Lumpur as a cultural, creative and community hub. It focuses on restoring historic landmarks, developing creative districts and walkable public spaces to attract tourism and investment in Kuala Lumpur.

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Water Access Rwanda builds and operates safe drinking water systems — including rainwater harvesting setups, borehole-fed piped water mini-grids (INUMA), and solar-powered off-grid water systems — for households, schools, clinics, farmers, and NGO/government projects. It focuses on providing affordable piped safe water to rural and small-town communities in Rwanda and East Africa.

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Wash Cycle Laundry provides commercial laundry and linen services — including hotel laundry, towel service, and wash-and-fold — for hotels, gyms, spas, salons, and short-term rental managers, with bin-by-bin tracking and daily reporting. Operating in Boston and Philadelphia, it runs a social enterprise model with water- and energy-saving processes and career pathways for people overcoming incarceration and homelessness.

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WASSHA runs two businesses in areas with unreliable electricity: an Energy-as-a-Service model renting LED lanterns and batteries on a pay-per-use basis with no upfront cost, and a mobility finance business that enables workers to acquire motorbikes through credit screening and daily follow-ups.

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Waste Ventures India is a waste management social enterprise that works with informal waste pickers and bulk waste generators to divert waste from landfills to environmentally sustainable endpoints. The company builds inclusive and financially viable waste management models.

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Wastetide provides software tools for waste management and recycling operations, helping facilities discover hidden revenue from secondary materials and streamline manual workflows. The platform targets waste management companies and industrial operations seeking to optimize resource recovery and operational efficiency.

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Water Kinetics manufactures low-energy, low-carbon water pipework systems, including its Eco-Duo pipe-within-a-pipe product that reduces installation time, cost, and carbon while improving water safety against water-borne pathogens such as Legionella. It serves the building plumbing and water-delivery industry and is based in Scotland.

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Water For People is a global nonprofit that helps communities gain lasting access to clean water and sanitation by partnering with local governments, businesses, and individuals to build and maintain water and toilet systems. It operates across Latin America, Asia, and Africa under its "Everyone Forever" approach.

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Waterleaf manufactures the Estuary, a compact, nature-based greywater recycling system for homes that uses plants and natural ecosystems to treat wastewater onsite. Designed for remote properties, off-grid living, and tiny homes, the system provides water reuse and resilience without chemical filters or leach fields.

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waterloop is a nonprofit news outlet that produces journalism focused on water sustainability. It won the 2023 US Water Prize for Communications.

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Watsi funds medical treatments for patients in low-income countries through a platform that connects donors directly to patients needing care. The nonprofit operates in 35 countries and has funded over $21.4M in healthcare treatments.

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Waves of Change is a non-profit platform and facility that connects coastal cities, startups, research centers, corporations, foundations, investors and communities to work on coastal sustainability challenges across seven themes including coastal adaptation, water and waste management, sustainable mobility, energy transition, and biodiversity. It hosts an international forum in Biarritz, France, and operates in the impact and climate sustainability space.

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We Are Group is a UK delivery partner focused on digital inclusion and financial wellbeing, helping organisations offer digital-first services while supporting vulnerable and financially at-risk people. It serves central and local government, housing associations and regulated industries with services such as digital skills training, tenancy sustainment support and reducing rent arrears.

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Change 100 Teams is a corporate engagement platform that pairs company teams with impact startups for virtual mentoring sessions designed to develop employee skills while supporting social innovation.

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WeAre8 is a social media platform that eliminates anonymity and hate while redirecting advertising revenue to users, publishers, non-profits, and impact projects. The platform uses a centralized wallet and generative AI technology to align financial incentives with positive social and environmental change.

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DREAM operates free, public charter schools in East Harlem and the South Bronx, New York, serving students from pre-K through 12th grade. Its "Grow the Whole Child" model combines academics, social-emotional learning, health and wellness, and family engagement, along with afterschool and summer sports programs and college support.

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WEGA Care is the charitable arm (gGmbH) of the Wendeln family and the WEGA Family Office, making long-term strategic donations to nonprofit organizations. It funds established organizations and projects focused on environmental protection and children's education at local, national, and international levels.

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WeGoWhere is a social app for discovering and organizing group activities and hangouts—such as board games, movies, cafes, dining, and sports—and syncing plans with friends or meeting new people. It creates per-event group chats limited to attendees and lets users share group photos and videos.

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Welbe, Inc. provides employment support (就労支援) services for people with disabilities, helping them gain skills and connect with work opportunities. The company operates in Japan's disability employment and welfare support sector.

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WelcoMe is a platform for inclusive service design that helps venues audit accessibility barriers, prepare staff for disabled customers' visits, and train employees using spaced repetition. It serves UK venues seeking to better serve disabled customers, with customers sharing access preferences via a personal "WelcoMe Key".

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