Nonprofit Startups

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

Darsel provides a personalized learning chatbot that teaches mathematics to students in low-resource settings through simple, text-based channels like SMS, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger. The platform is designed for K-12 school systems and operates as a nonprofit, partnering with governments and schools to supplement classroom instruction with data-driven insights for teachers.

3 investors

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.

3 investors

80,000 Hours provides in-depth research, podcasts, a job board, and free career advising to help people use their careers to address the world's most pressing problems, with a current focus on ensuring a positive transition to advanced AI.

1 investor

A nonprofit organization that pursues constitutional rights cases in courts and legislatures across the United States, representing individuals facing discrimination, government overreach, or violations of First Amendment protections, due process, and privacy rights.

1 investor

Bayes Impact develops AI tools and platforms designed specifically for public-service organizations, governments, and nonprofits to improve frontline service delivery. The organization builds open-source civic technology solutions including case management systems, employment services, and administrative automation, distributed under the MIT license.

1 investor

Charityvest offers a donor-advised fund platform for individuals and corporations to make tax-efficient charitable contributions in multiple asset types, invest those balances for growth, and distribute grants to charities. The service consolidates tax documentation while providing access to over a million nonprofit organizations.

1 investor

Degrees of Freedom operates a blended higher education program combining in-person, online, and virtual reality instruction from established faculty, priced at the level of a Pell Grant.

1 investor

Democracy Earth develops open-source voting and governance software designed to operate without censorship across internet-connected communities, from cryptocurrency networks to activist groups and government bodies. The platform enables participatory decision-making mechanisms including quadratic voting, applicable to both digital and traditional democratic institutions.

1 investor

Dost Education provides parenting guidance and early childhood education support to families through mobile technology, including audio tips, storytelling chatbots, and community programs focused on responsive caregiving practices.

1 investor

Giveffect provides a peer-to-peer and team fundraising platform for nonprofits, enabling organizations to recruit team leaders and coordinate fundraising campaigns through customizable, branded campaign pages. The software integrates CRM functionality, donor tracking, payment processing, and real-time analytics to simplify nonprofit fundraising operations.

1 investor

A platform that facilitated fundraising campaigns organized by celebrities for charitable causes.

1 investor

A nonprofit that operates a web and text messaging service allowing Americans to determine their potential eligibility for SNAP benefits across all states and Washington D.C., using data on federal benefit programs and COVID-19 waivers.

1 investor

New Incentives provides conditional cash transfers to caregivers in Nigeria to incentivize childhood vaccination and other health behaviors. The organization operates in clinics across northern Nigeria to improve vaccination coverage and health outcomes for infants and underserved populations.

1 investor

New Story enables homeownership for underserved populations in Latin America through innovative financing and land development, creating sustainable communities with essential infrastructure.

1 investor

One Degree is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that operates a free platform enabling users to search for and discover social services and resources in their area. The platform allows community members and service providers to add, edit, and maintain resource information collaboratively.

1 investor

OpenBiome Foundation advances microbiome-targeted therapies for serious conditions like Clostridioides difficile through partnerships, innovation funding, and open-access research tools. The organization works to expand patient access to microbiome treatments while accelerating scientific discovery in the field.

1 investor

Recidiviz provides a presentence investigation module that gathers criminal history, institutional data, and social determinants to help investigators produce evidence-based reports and identify effective interventions. The software synthesizes relevant information, visualizes similar past case outcomes, and identifies local opportunities like restorative justice and mental health treatment for criminal justice stakeholders.

1 investor

SIRUM works to save lives, with a focus on health equity in underserved communities. The organization builds on experience in public-private partnerships and community health initiatives.

1 investor

Tarjimly operates a language interpretation and translation service connecting professional and volunteer bilinguals to refugees, immigrants, and humanitarian organizations. The platform uses AI/ML matching to provide HIPAA and GDPR-compliant remote interpretation services across 250+ language pairs, with paid services funding free access for refugees and displaced populations.

1 investor

The Centre for Effective Altruism promotes a framework for donors and volunteers to identify high-impact charitable causes and allocate their resources—whether financial or time-based—to maximize social benefit.

1 investor

UPchieve provides free, online tutoring and college counseling to low-income middle and high school students across the United States through a volunteer-powered model. The platform matches students with live coaches in under 5 minutes across 20+ subjects including math, science, humanities, and test preparation.

1 investor

Upsolve is a nonprofit organization that provides free bankruptcy filing assistance to low-income Americans. The organization helps individuals erase debt through Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing, having assisted over 25,000 people in erasing more than $1.1 billion in total debt.

1 investor

Women Who Code hosts the Women Who Code Summit, a three-day event in New York for mid-to-senior technical leaders focused on AI strategy, architecture, and leadership development. The program includes AI workshops, executive sessions, and peer networking for women in technology.

1 investor