Autodesk Foundation β Full Portfolio
119 tracked investments Β· listed companies and verified rows first
Activate operates a fellowship program for entrepreneurial scientists who develop hard technology ventures.
Deep TechEdTechImpact & Social Good
Global community changing the way the world tackles poverty.
Ampaire develops hybrid-electric propulsion systems for aircraft, with the AmpDrive technology deployed across multiple aircraft types to reduce fuel consumption, maintenance costs, and noise emissions.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Kevin Noertker(Executive Officer, Director)Cory Combs(Executive Officer, Director)Ryan Bilton(Executive Officer, Director)
Designs and manufactures solar-powered appliances for households and SMEs reliant on traditional fuels or diesel generators.
Palo Alto, US
Whitney Goodwin(Executive Officer, Director)Kurt Kuhlmann(Executive Officer, Director)Andrea Kleissner(Executive Officer, Director)
Applied Carbon develops technologies to regenerate soil and sequester atmospheric carbon for climate change mitigation and soil health improvement.
AgTechCleantechClimate Tech
Jason Aramburu(CEO + Co-Founder)inMorgan M. Williams(COO + Co-Founder)in
Pursuing nuclear fusion through modular micro-reactors for clean energy production.
High-altitude balloon platform capturing Earth observation data for wildfire detection and public interest purposes.
Advanced ManufacturingWindsor, US
William D. McDonald(Director)Kevan Kurt(Director)William Harold Hinkle(Manager of LLC)
BioLite makes consumer energy products, including portable power, lighting, and charging devices, and an upcoming home energy backup system for households.
CleantechConsumerEnergy
Vocational education organization empowering Africa's artisans with future skills.
Nonprofit working on infrastructure and resilient communities.
Retrofits homes in BogotΓ‘, Colombia to be earthquake-resistant.
Designs, builds, and equips sustainable healthcare facilities in impoverished regions.
California Academy of Sciences is a natural history museum and aquarium that offers exhibits, educational programs, and events for visitors of all ages.
EdTechMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Carbon Built produces ultra-low carbon concrete masonry and hardscapes for construction projects by substituting conventional cement with a proprietary upcycled binder, achieving up to 70% reduction in carbon footprint.
CleantechClimate TechConstruction TechTorrance, US
Gaurav Sant(Director)Rahul Shendure(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEdward Muller(Executive Officer, Director)Neil Renninger(Director)
Catapult Design is a social impact design consultancy that partners with underserved communities and organizations addressing social and environmental challenges.
Impact & Social GoodSector Agnostic
Invests in early-stage companies supporting the circular economy.
Rebuilding the Appalachian economy by unlocking creative power in communities.
Venture studio investing in energy, agriculture, and mobility ventures in Africa.
An architecture and real estate development firm that designs infrastructure and facilities to address root causes of mass incarceration, including poverty and unequal access to resources.
Construction TechImpact & Social GoodBay Area, US
Designmatters is a non-degree educational department within ArtCenter College of Design focused on social impact design and design education.
EdTechImpact & Social GoodLos Angeles, US
Jennifer May(Executive Director, Designmatters Department)
Trains masons to sell and install high-quality earthen floors from natural materials.
Gayatri Datar(Cofounder)
Ebb develops electrochemical water treatment technology that recovers freshwater from desalination brine while removing carbon dioxide and producing industrial chemicals.
CleantechClimate TechSan Carlos, US
Ben Tarbell(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Eisaman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKevin Tidwell(Director)Mike Biddle(Director)Gabriel Kra(Director)
Education Design Lab works with colleges and employers to design and validate education pathways and skills-based hiring practices that serve learners, particularly those underrepresented in higher education.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechWashington, US
Engineering for Change is a global community platform connecting engineers, designers, and technology professionals with impact-driven projects, fellowships, and job opportunities focused on sustainability and social good.
EdTechImpact & Social Good
Enterprise Community works to increase the supply of affordable housing, advance racial equity in housing, and build resilience and upward mobility for residents and communities.
Impact & Social GoodPropTech
Creates an employer-driven training system to meet local skills needs.
University of Colorado Boulder is an academic and research institution offering undergraduate and graduate programs across arts, sciences, business, and technology, with research focus on water treatment, infectious disease, planetary defense, and quantum technology.
CleantechEdTechQuantum ComputingBoulder, US
Found Energy develops rechargeable metal fuels, specifically aluminum-based fuels, for industrial applications that cannot be reached by electrification, offering cost-parity alternatives to fossil fuels for heat and power generation.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyBoston, US
Peter Godart(Executive Officer, Director)Gadi Ruschin(Director)
BoardTulay Farra(Director)
FreeWorld is a tech-enabled nonprofit that helps people with criminal histories build careers in trucking, guiding them from earning a CDL-A permit through trucking school to job placement.
EdTechFuture of WorkImpact & Social Good
Global nonprofit network supporting economic mobility through employment.
Girls Garage offers hands-on building and design classes for youth and adults, focusing on carpentry, power tools, and construction skills.
Construction TechEdTechOakland, US
Emily Pilloton-Lam(Founder)
Builds efficient heat-pump AC units to replace conventional window units.
Engineering cost-effective Direct Air Capture using natural processes to remove carbon dioxide.
Invests in and scales startups improving the construction life cycle for better housing.
Provides training combining traditional skills with emerging technologies for industry.
Promotes strong communities and businesses so working people do not live in poverty.
Organization referenced in the foundation's workforce development work.
Jobs for the Future (JFF) is a national nonprofit that partners with public, private, and nonprofit organizations to design workforce solutions, influence policy, and support innovations that expand economic opportunity.
EdTechFuture of WorkImpact & Social GoodBoston, US
Designs low-cost farming solutions for smallholder farmers to increase climate-resilient incomes.
Saumya(Cofounder)
Last Energy develops modular micro nuclear power plants designed to reduce deployment time and cost.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardware
Bret Kugelmass(Founder)
M-KOPA provides affordable smartphones and digital financial services including loans, health insurance, device protection, and data bundles to customers across East and Southern Africa.
B2B MarketplacesEnergyFintechKilimani, Nairobi, KE
Arun Gore(Director)Oliver Karius(Director)Jesse Moore(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Hughes(Executive Officer, Director)Chad Larson(Executive Officer, Director)Les Baillie(Director)
EnergyRockledge, US
Nicholas Stork(Director)Paul E. Yelvington(Chief Technology Officer)Nicholas Schwartz(Chief Manufacturing Officer)Michael McLaughlin(Chief Development Officer)Adam R. Karpf(Chief Engineer)Joshua B. Browne(President & CEO)
Designs, builds, and advocates for buildings that bring health, dignity, and growth.
Mati builds and deploys enhanced rock weathering (ERW) systems to enable smallholder farmers in the global South to access carbon markets.
AgTechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Powers collective innovation for climate solutions.
Nonprofit preparing adults for STEM careers through technical and soft-skills training.
Berkeley, US
Develops data tools supporting vaccine distribution in low-to-middle-income countries.
Nia Technologies develops a 3D printing technology toolchain called 3D PrintAbility to enable clinicians in resource-poor countries to manufacture prosthetics and orthotics for children more efficiently and cost-effectively than traditional methods.
Deep TechImpact & Social GoodMedical DevicesToronto, CA
CBM Canada
Critical minerals midstream refining company building modular technology to convert industrial scrap, black mass and primary feeds into refined nickel, cobalt, copper and rare earth products for Western supply chains.
Burlington, US
Megan O'Connor(Executive Officer, Director)Gabi Knesel(Executive Officer)
BoardRaffi Freeman(Executive Officer)Edward Meir(Director)Joseph Goodman(Director)Brian Baynes(Director)
Okra Solar supplies plug-and-play mesh-grid hardware kits β including smart charge controllers, meters, batteries, solar panels, and inverters β that energy access companies use to connect households to decentralized off-grid power.
CleantechEnergyIoT
Social purpose company building shelters and access to housing and employment.
Delivers safe, affordable electric cooking appliances that produce income and health benefits.
Prime Coalition is a nonprofit organization that helps philanthropists deploy charitable capital into early-stage climate technology solutions, including mitigation, adaptation, and resilience programs.
Climate TechImpact & Social Good
Sarah Kearney(Founder)
Prometheus Materials makes ProZERO, a carbon-negative supplemental blend that replaces a portion of cement in a 1:1 ratio using biogenic limestone produced by microalgae.
CleantechConstruction TechNew MaterialsLongmont, US
Loren Burnett(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJosko Bobanovic(Director)Vishaan Chakrabarti(Director)
Commerce City, US
Russell Goldfarbmuren(Executive Officer, Director)Russell Muren(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Davis(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMatthew Coleman(Director)John Fox(Director)William Temple Withers Fennell(Director)
Trains and advocates for disaster recovery workers to rebuild communities.
Builds skills through construction job training and job creation in Chicago.
Transforms global energy systems through market-driven solutions for a clean energy future.
Designs and operates recycling plants turning organic waste into high-value products.
The Sanergy Collaborative is a network of partner organizations addressing urban sanitation through a circular economy model, building safe sanitation systems, collecting waste, and upcycling it into products such as organic fertilizer, insect-based animal feed, and ecofuels.
Circular EconomyClimate TechImpact & Social GoodBoston, US
David Auerbach(Executive Officer, Director)Anirudh Vallabhaneni(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Beck(Director)James Villanueva(Director)Adam Litle(Director)
Venture capital fund supporting STEM-led innovations in climate and health.
SEAF is a private equity fund manager that operates local impact-focused investment funds and provides growth capital along with operational support to portfolio companies.
FintechImpact & Social GoodWashington, DC, US
Tom Gibson(Co-founder)Hubertus (Bert) van der Vaart(CEO & Co-founder)
Biometric fingerprint identification solution for development organizations.
Nonprofit and registered investment advisor designing investments that improve lives.
Provides clean water for orphanages, schools, hospitals, and shelters in the developing world.
Nonprofit workforce development program training participants for building automation jobs.
Equips and funds entrepreneurs building climate solutions across West Africa.
Tam Associati is an architecture firm that designs sustainable buildings for social impact, climate resilience, and healthcare infrastructure globally.
Climate TechConstruction TechImpact & Social Good
Fosters collaboration and philanthropic investments to deliver good jobs.
Develops community-owned manufacturing enterprises and worker-focused programs.
Global conservation organization dedicated to conserving lands and waters.
Impact-first catalytic capital program for novel climate infrastructure solutions.
Helps communities test climate adaptation strategies via OpenTwin AI-powered simulation platform.
United Cities Foundation is an R&D lab focused on urban innovation, providing spatial data, modeling, and design intelligence tools to communities and policymakers.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechGovTech
Fights extreme poverty in India by investing in businesses creating dignified jobs.
VentureWell is an organization that supports science and technology innovators through training, mentoring, funding, and networking programs to help them commercialize their research and solve complex global challenges.
Deep TechEdTechImpact & Social Good
Coastal Carbon Capture using olivine sand to sequester CO2 and reduce ocean acidity.
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.
CleantechImpact & Social Good
Climate venture builder fund investing in Southeast Asian entrepreneurs to decarbonize.
WeRobotics builds collaborative ecosystems where local and global actors co-create technology solutions for social good, with a focus on local ownership and leadership across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia-Pacific.
AgTechImpact & Social GoodRobotics
Zinc is a venture builder and innovation partner focused on science-for-impact ventures, offering venture building services, talent development programs, and innovation partnerships to support founders addressing challenges for people and the planet.
Deep TechImpact & Social Good
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