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Social Impact Startups

Updated July 2026

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

Explore 208 recently funded social impact companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
208
Total Funding
$351.3M
Avg Funding
$14.1M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Social Impact

Santiago
Paris
San Jose
Brooklyn
Washington
Barcelona

Recently Funded Companies

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Santiago, Chile

Remote Waters designs and manufactures water treatment plants for communities and new ultrafiltration filters for water reuse

$90K raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

The great pet adoption platform

$558K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Santiago, Chile

Colektia is a digital platform that helps financial institutions create new digital collections models, based on artificial intelligence.

$9.0M raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Jose, United States

Lotus is a smart wearable ring that lets users control home devices effortlessly, designed for accessibility and ease of use.

$120K raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Deed provides a social impact platform to connect people with causes and businesses with social impact.

$10.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Washington, United States

CreditRich AI analyzes banking, credit, and bills to automate payments to increase credit scores fast, using spare change

$4.0M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

A b2b2c platform that provides Impact Tech as a service to publishers to add social action on text, audio and video.

$714K raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

OpenAxis is a data visualization platform

$1.5M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Milano, Italy

Full-Stack Nature Tech Company: certified primary data on biodiversity (ESRS E4) and waste (ESRS E5) for EU CSRD corporates.

$177K raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Arlington, United States

Aseel Buy Good, Do Good (iOS, Android, Web) is an impact platform that supports onboard underdeveloped countries to the digital economy.

$250K raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Diego, United States

Kitchens for Good helps people to find employment opportunities by providing culinary, baking, and hospitality training.

$150K raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Lowell, United States

Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) is accelerating economic & social impact through entrepreneurship

$150K raised
Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Open Water provides alternative to plastic bottled water.

$2.0M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

BRAVE UP! helps K-12 schools detect, predict and prevent cases of bullying and cyberbullying

Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Marina Del Rey, United States

Aspiration offers retail banking and investing services that enable customers to spend and save their money in ways that protect the planet.

$300.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

StudyFree is the Subscription-based platform that connects students with international opportunities worldwide

$3.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

IDialogue connects children from radically different backgrounds for cross-cultural communication and collaborative projects.

$150K raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tampere, Finland

Commu is a B2B SaaS impact company, building the best tools available to solve social issues at home and at work.

$211K raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vannes, France

La solution digital qui facilite le recour à l'assistant social dans les entreprises

$538K raised
Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

encubate is an app that helps aspiring entrepreneurs build the foundations of their future business & master their entrepreneurial skills.

Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

Transformation Platform, Data Platform, Impact, Sustainability Profiles, Scoring, Benchmarking, Solutions, ESG Data

$1.7M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Blisser is a personal video messages digital platform users can connect with talent of climate change, global issues, and charitable causes.

Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Unlocks data for governments and businesses to measure their sustainability score, benchmark it against competitors and offset CO2 emissions

$955K raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Boston, United States

Agroecology Fund is a multi-donor fund supporting agroecological practices and policies.

$16.0M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Dreami powers career development programs for the 36 million people in the US who face barriers to employment.

$50K raised
Nov 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 208 social impact companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$14.1M
Total Funding Tracked
$351.3M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social Impact

1.Santiago
2 companies$9.1M
2.New York
2 companies$1.5M
3.San Francisco
2 companies$3.0M
4.London
2 companies$955K
5.Paris
1 companies$558K

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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