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Social Impact Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the social impact sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 206 recently funded social impact companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
206
Total Funding
$135.6M
Avg Funding
$5.4M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Social Impact

Los Angeles
Berlin
Paris
Atlanta
Miami
Brussels

Recently Funded Companies

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Los Angeles, United States

ChangeUp helps brands integrate donations into the customer experience in ways that are simple and impactful.

$4.0M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

STRAYZ is the first social pet food brand. The start up aims to save all street cats & dogs by selling premium organic pet food.

$790K raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Gandee arose from a young entrepreneur's Social Calling to positively improve the world.

$344K raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

Founderland exists to accelerate the success of women of colour founders across Europe and the UK.

Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Atlanta, United States

Goodr is a sustainable surplus food management platform that leverages technology to reduce food waste and combat hunger.

Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

The Web3 platform preserving cultural heritage.

Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Brussels, Belgium

Wequity provides an AI platform that automates ESG, compliance and vendor questionnaires by extracting data from internal documents.

$490K raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Oak Park, United States

Illinois Pathways to Health connects individuals to programs that improve health and well-being.

$468K raised
Jun 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Paladin creates an easy way for lawyers to find cases they’re passionate about and to capture impact data for the benefit of all.

$8.0M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Empay is a value-added payment service, that offers customers to contribute to social impact with no hassle while spending.

May 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Washington, United States

GovSkills develops a recruiting platform that matches job seekers with government roles using skills-based job translations.

$425K raised
May 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Zug, Switzerland

DoinGud operates an online marketplace for companies that use non-fungible tokens.

May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

aDryada develops, finances, and operates large-scale nature-based carbon removal and restoration projects, generating carbon credits.

$11.2M raised
May 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Boston, United States

Our enterprise SaaS platform helps organizations manage their internal events/programs and measure their impact and ROI.

May 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hamburg, Germany

UNOWN is circularity meets embedded commerce. As B2B SaaS, we integrate rental, resale and try-before-buy into (fashion) commerce.

$2.1M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Kawasaki, Japan

AiCAN provides system planning and development, data analysis, IT, and consulting services related to child welfare.

$1.3M raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Bucharest, Romania

Bonapp.eco offers an app that allows retailers to sell goods nearing the expiration date to consumers.

$663K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Houston, United States

Imperative Global is an environmental consulting company that provides carbon offset and environmental asset projects.

$91.0M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Syracuse, United States

SEAT was founded by Ashoke Bose, a former IBM Senior Manager, in 2014. Driven by his passion for renewables and agriculture.

$100K raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Dallas, United States

Sport Fishing Championship showcases the sport of offshore fishing.

$750K raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Woburn, United States

Verdox develops an electric carbon removal technology designed to eliminate emissions from aluminum production.

Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Boulder, United States

Superluminal Systems is building CoreNexus™ - a 4D Social Operating System dedicated to gamifying regenerative impact at a global scale.

$658K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Bogotá, Colombia

Seeri is an IT company that provides an integrated platform, enterprise software, and digitalization services

Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Beam is a social impact tech company that offers an app where customers can discover mission-driven brands.

$13.3M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Lucy is a mobile banking app for women.

Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

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About the Social Impact Startup Ecosystem

The social impact sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Social Impact

Social Impact companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The social impact sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Social Impact Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 206 social impact companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$5.4M
Total Funding Tracked
$135.6M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social Impact

1.Paris
3 companies$11.5M
2.Berlin
2 companies$790K
3.New York
2 companies$21.3M
4.Los Angeles
1 companies$4.0M
5.Atlanta
1 companiesUndisclosed

Related Industries

Companies in the social impact sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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