Impact & Social Good Startups

Yayasan PETRONAS is the social impact foundation of PETRONAS, running and funding community programs in education, community well-being and development, and environment across Malaysia. It focuses on socio-economic outcomes for underserved communities, disaster relief, and nature-based environmental solutions.

1 investor

YES Prep Public Schools is an open-enrollment public charter school system operating 27 campuses across Houston, serving over 20,000 students from underserved communities. It offers college-preparatory, STEM-focused curriculum along with bilingual and special education programs, clubs, athletics, and after-school programming.

1 investor

Yiftee provides eGift Cards and its Community Card, a single card redeemable across a curated network of local merchants, to keep consumer spending within local business economies. It serves cities, chambers of commerce, tourism boards, universities, and employers across the United States to support local shops and restaurants.

1 investor

Yindii operates a marketplace connecting consumers with businesses to buy surplus and unsold food at reduced prices, aimed at reducing food waste. It serves consumers and F&B partner stores across Asia, with operations in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Seoul.

1 investor

A nonprofit organization offering free inclusive yoga programs and educational resources. The organization focuses on yoga training and community support, particularly serving at-risk youth in locations like Cape Town.

1 investor

YoungLeaders.World teaches leadership as a mindset to young people through motivational talks, live music, and interactive workshops. It also offers a free video series for teachers, covering topics such as motivation, mental health, and courage, with accompanying discussion questions.

1 investor

YourStake provides AI-powered software for financial advisors and RIAs, including tools for portfolio analytics, statement extraction, meeting notes, automated proposal generation, and values-based/ESG investing analysis. Its offerings integrate with advisor CRMs and support direct indexing and impact reporting for wealth management practices.

1 investor

Youthful Savings is a learning platform that delivers youth entrepreneurship and financial education programs, including live experiences, learning exercises, and a "My Own Business Challenge." Its programs are offered to schools, after-school programs, and community organizations to build business, technology, and economic skills among young people.

1 investor

Inyova is a fully digital impact investing platform offering stock investing, interest-bearing products, and 3a pension planning for retail investors who want returns alongside sustainability goals. Based in Zurich, it is a regulated financial services provider operating in Switzerland and Germany.

1 investor

JSSA is a Japanese startup support association that provides mentoring from former executives of listed companies, an LP fund for capital strategy and fundraising, and networking with sponsors and advisor companies to help member startups reach IPO or M&A exits. It aims for its member companies to achieve 100 exits by 2032.

1 investor

The League of Free Cities coordinates investment, incubation, and legal protection for special economic zones and autonomous cities, serving investors, governments, and founders developing governance-forward zones. It provides legislative frameworks, capital access, holding structures, and collective diplomatic protection against political risk for a network of member zones.

1 investor

YWCA Utah is a nonprofit that provides domestic violence and residential services, children's services and early education, and race and gender equity advocacy for survivors and marginalized communities. Operating in Utah since 1906, it runs an emergency shelter, affordable housing, a family justice center, and childcare and after-school programs.

1 investor

ZAIN is a social cooperative focused on the protection, prevention, and safeguarding of children and adolescents against violence, with emphasis on children's rights, gender equality, LGBTIQ+ perspectives, and inclusion. It supports organizations, professionals, and families in building safe environments, including in sports settings, and offers workshops and training.

1 investor

Zapenda is a fashion brand offering African-inspired apparel and accessories that are custom-tailored by local artisans in Bukavu, Congo. It sells directly to consumers with a focus on sustainability and social impact, with a portion of sales supporting displaced communities in eastern Congo.

1 investor

Zeal Capital Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building companies in financial technology, healthcare, and the future of learning and work. It focuses on businesses addressing gaps in wealth, health, and skills through an "Inclusive Investing" approach.

1 investor

Zeal Capital Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building companies in financial technology, healthcare, and the future of learning and work. It focuses on businesses addressing gaps in wealth, health, and skills through its Inclusive Investing approach.

1 investor

Zebu Investment Partners is a pan-African private equity fund manager focused on food production, food security, and sustainability across Africa. Through vehicles such as its Africa Food Security LP, it makes equity and trade finance investments in agriculture and food-related businesses on the continent.

1 investor

Zero Gravity runs a platform and community that helps students from low-opportunity backgrounds progress into university and careers, connecting them with employers who identify, up-skill and recruit this talent. It positions itself as a social mobility service for students and partner employers in the UK.

1 investor

Zeta operates a network of tuition-free schools offering pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade education in the United States, using a whole-child curriculum. The schools emphasize academic excellence alongside social and emotional development.

1 investor

Zidisha operates a direct person-to-person philanthropy platform that enables life-changing projects globally by connecting backers with entrepreneurs and project creators.

1 investor

Gaingels is a venture capital investor that co-invests alongside lead VCs in companies committed to building diverse and inclusive teams, with a focus on representing the LGBTQ+ community and its allies within the capital stack. It invests across stages from Seed to pre-IPO in sectors including technology, B2B, healthcare, and consumer, and offers programs to help portfolio companies improve diversity and inclusion.

1 investor

Zumma is an expense management automation platform that handles corporate spending workflows using AI. The service allows employees to submit receipts via WhatsApp, automatically requests invoices from merchants, and integrates with accounting systems and ERP platforms.

1 investor

#МЫВМЕСТЕ is a Russian volunteer and humanitarian movement providing support to veterans and combat participants of the SVO and to civilians in border and historical regions, offering medical care, rehabilitation, prosthetics, psychological help, legal and benefits assistance, retraining, employment support, and humanitarian aid delivery. It coordinates volunteer missions and aid distribution (water, food, hygiene items) through regional headquarters in Russia and areas such as the DNR, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.

1 investor

Oh My Earth is a Korean company addressing the climate crisis through a "climate action" worldview, developing character IP built around this theme. Its projects include a musical, a children's storybook series, and a physical space called "Earth Dome."

1 investor