Hey you! We think it’s time to stop being so miserable all the time.
Don’t you know that there are literally thousands of people out there working on mind-blowing solutions to the world’s greatest challenges?
That’s why we’ve created the Impact/100. It’s a list of the world’s most promising impact startups, as chosen by Norrsken and our partners.
You could say a lot about them, but it’s basically this: It's 100 ways to fix the future.
The Impact/100 exists to give you energy, hope and positive inspiration. And to remind you that, even when things look dark, there's some incredible role models out there. And they deserve our praise, recognition and spotlight.
Nominations for the Impact/100 are sourced from 40 of the world’s top impact VCs and non-profits, hand-picked by Norrsken. Taken together, they manage:
The Impact/100 team processed more than 1200 nominations from our partners this year. Here's how they break down into themes.
The Impact/100 team processed more than 1200 nominations from our partners this year. Here's how they break down into themes.
Here's how VC funding was allocated per Sustainable Development Goal among the companies nominated in 2024. Investors clearly see more potential in some types of solutions, over others:
Brings stability and balance to the energy system with a virtual power plant.
Click to view websiteTurns every drop of water into data, slashes waste and boosts energy efficiency.
Click to view websiteWhat If, We Grow Wood In A Lab Instead Of Cutting Down Trees?
Click to view websiteWhat if, we could rust and de-rust iron to store energy cheaply and at scale?
Click to view websiteMaking delicious cheese using microorganisms instead of cows.
Click to view websiteCreating ethical and sustainable cotton from start to finish - in labs.
Click to view website24/7 clean energy trading and management.
Click to view websiteCutting-edge carbon capture and conversion.
Click to view websiteMaking sustainable green hydrogen fuel as affordable as fossil fuels.
Click to view websiteBringing renewable hydrogen right to your doorstep, fueling small and medium businesses with clean energy.
Click to view websiteDesigns electric planes that use batteries, cutting emissions to nearly zero.
Click to view websiteUses natural minerals to capture CO2 from the air -and permanently storing it.
Click to view websiteCleaning water with tech that’s as green as it gets.
Click to view websiteTurns food waste into sustainable chemicals.
Click to view websiteUses AI-powered neural interfaces to treat brain disorders and unlock a new era of healthcare.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we made all our new clothes from old clothes?
Click to view websiteEnabling more food for a growing population with sustainable, insect-based animal feed.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we replace portable diesel generators with portable batteries?
Click to view websiteWhat if, AI could help patients self-manage their chronic health conditions?
Click to view websiteWhat if, we apply AI to blood samples to detect almost every human pathogen?
Click to view websiteBuilding flying wind turbines to get wind powered energy more efficiently.
Click to view websiteDigitally hunting for cobalt with machine prospector tech (read with terminator voice).
Click to view websiteStores solar energy from summertime to make wintertime more affordable (and warmer).
Click to view websiteWhat if, we give the world's poor access to modern digital banking?
Click to view websiteExtracting lithium for batteries from natural salt water deposits.
Click to view websiteCombating climate change by making trees into the ultimate CO2 storage units.
Click to view websiteMaking vacuum-insulated glass windows, cutting carbon emissions by half a gigatonne annually.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we make clothes that reverse climate change?
Click to view websiteCools down our planet with new magnetic cooling technology.
Click to view websitePaving the way for a future green energy grid by creating generators that operate on multiple clean energy sources.
Click to view websiteUses deep-tier supply chain data to help businesses create sustainable products without the guesswork.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we do mammography over the internet for women in poor communities?
Click to view websiteMaking plastics biodegradable through waste biogas.
Click to view websiteMakes building houses sustainable with net-zero cement production.
Click to view websiteDigitizing textile sourcing so fabric can be sourced without leaving your seat.
Click to view websiteEliminates bias from your hiring process to build diverse, high-performing teams
Click to view websiteTurns commercial buildings into solar-powered profit machines.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we teach coding to combat poverty?
Click to view websiteBuilding environmentally friendly houses with a 3D-printer.
Click to view websiteUses AI to keep our grandparents safe and supported while they age in place.
Click to view websiteSaving baby and mother's lives by predicting pregnancy complications with a single blood test months before they occur.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we grow animal fat in labs to make better-tasting meat substitutes?
Click to view websiteAI and high-performance computing to predict, prevent and stop devastating wildfires.
Click to view websiteWhat If, We Could Convince Mosquitoes To Stop Spreading Diseases?
Click to view websiteDecarbonizes the world’s chemical and heavy industries.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we use silk proteins to stop food from going bad?
Click to view websiteMaking mushroom-based leather fashionable.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we replace leather and plastics with plant-based alternatives?
Click to view websiteWhat if, we make cream cheese and burgers from mushrooms?
Click to view websiteWhat if, we used AI to make drivers drive more safely?
Click to view websiteBioengineered superhero plants fighting air pollution.
Click to view websiteEarly detection to put an end to Alzheimer's once and for all.
Click to view websiteDistributing perfectly good, would-be-thrown-out, healthy food to low-income communities to end hunger.
Click to view websiteTurns air into fertilizer, with zero carbon footprint.
Click to view websiteGives farmers the power to create their own green fertilizer right on-site
Click to view websiteDeveloping plant-based plastic bags to end all plastic bags.
Click to view websiteTurns plastic waste into high-performance materials
Click to view websiteLetting livers live their best life, so you can do the same.
Click to view websiteConstructs hybrid-electric aircrafts that take off and land vertically, for regional travel.
Click to view websiteGiving plants the ultimate shield against disease and pests.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we build an app to ensure food is shared, not wasted?
Click to view websiteTurns climate pledges into real-world action by financing planet-thriving projects.
Click to view websiteTakes down fraud with AI that spots the threats others miss, keeping businesses a step ahead.
Click to view websiteSaving couples money, time and emotional turmoil by developing IVF with better success rates.
Click to view websiteWipes out water pollution with tech that destroys the toughest contaminants.
Click to view websiteReplaces toxic, non-recyclable ink with a greener, cleaner alternative.
Click to view websiteTurning carbon into carbon-negative construction material.
Click to view websiteSaving harvests by giving produce super-immunity against diseases.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we test cancer treatments on tumors grown on computer chips?
Click to view websiteUses AI to make data centers smarter and cut their energy use
Click to view websiteMaking it easy to sell green energy at reasonable prices.
Click to view websiteCreating sustainable, zero-waste nitrogen fertilizers with the help of microbes.
Click to view websiteGiving companies what they need to lower their carbon emissions.
Click to view websiteCrafts chocolatey bliss from plants, without a single cocoa bean in sight.
Click to view websiteUsing VR to help companies rethink biases and become more inclusive.
Click to view websiteSaving lives by 3D printing human tissue and organs.
Click to view websiteSupercharges crops with biological innovations that boost yields, cut carbon, and revive soil.
Click to view websiteSupercharging plants with a biocompatible boost for faster, greener growth.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we could get limitless, clean and free energy by digging really, really deep holes?
Click to view websiteUsing satellite data to get the agricultural industry to reduce emissions.
Click to view websiteStopping deepfakes before they fool anyone.
Click to view websiteReinventing the economics of recycling
Click to view websiteWhat if, we could recycle old electric cars into new electric cars?
Click to view websiteMerges machine learning and human genetics into life-saving therapies.
Click to view websiteMelts seams to unleash garment recycling at scale
Click to view websiteWhat if, we mimic the behavior of plankton to purify water cheaply and at scale?
Click to view websiteAccelerates clean mobility in emerging markets with electric motorcycles and buses.
Click to view websiteUses AI and remote technology to provide accurate medical scans, improving healthcare in difficult-to-reach areas.
Click to view websitePowers industries with heat batteries that cut costs and wipe out emissions using renewable energy.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we could slow down climate change by putting seaweed on the ocean floor?
Click to view websiteBringing safe, high-quality medicines to the African continent with tech that verifies and tracks every pill in real time.
Click to view websiteGiving the transportation industry no reason to not calculate and compensate for their emissions.
Click to view websiteA science-based psychic to predict your body's reaction to medicine.
Click to view websiteMakes farming smarter by boosting crop yields and cutting chemical use with agrotech and AI.
Click to view websiteWant to hear more about these cool ideas? Lucky for you - we made a podcast about the Impact/100 with Alexander Skarsgård. Don't worry - this isn't yet another boring podcast about climate change. No this one is... a little bit different.
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