Impact/100

The Impact/100 is a list of the world’s 100 most promising early-stage impact startups, as curated by Norrsken Foundation and our friends. It exists to give you hope and positive inspiration, and to remind you that even when things look pretty bleak, there are some incredible role models out there, and they deserve our praise and recognition. Scroll down for 100 ways to fix the future.

The list

The 2025 Impact/100 was compiled from over 1400 nominations sourced from 50 nominators, among them some of the world’s top investment funds, academic institutions and NGOs.

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Nauto

Transportation
United States

What if, we used AI to make drivers drive more safely?

2022

Nature's Fynd

FoodTech
United States

What if, we make cream cheese and burgers from mushrooms?

2022

MycoWorks

Fashion
United States

Making mushroom-based leather fashionable.

2023

NFW

Materials
United States

What if, we replace leather and plastics with plant-based alternatives?

2022

Mori

FoodTech
United States

What if, we use silk proteins to stop food from going bad?

2022

Molten Industries

CleanTech
United States

Decarbonizes the world’s chemical and heavy industries.

2024

Molecular Attraction

HealthTech
Sweden

What If, We Could Convince Mosquitoes To Stop Spreading Diseases?

2022

Mitiga Solutions

ClimateTech
Spain

AI and high-performance computing to predict, prevent and stop devastating wildfires.

2023

Mission Barns

FoodTech
United States

What if, we grow animal fat in labs to make better-tasting meat substitutes?

2022

Mirvie

FemTech
United States

Saving baby and mother's lives by predicting pregnancy complications with a single blood test months before they occur.

2023

MiiCare

HealthTech
United Kingdom

Uses AI to keep our grandparents safe and supported while they age in place.

2024

Mighty Buildings

Construction
United States

Building environmentally friendly houses with a 3D-printer.

2023

Metris Energy

Energy
United Kingdom

Turns commercial buildings into solar-powered profit machines.

2024

Microverse

Education
United States

What if, we teach coding to combat poverty?

2022

MeVitae

HR-Tech
United Kingdom

Eliminates bias from your hiring process to build diverse, high-performing teams

2024

Material Exchange

Fashion
Sweden

Digitizing textile sourcing so fabric can be sourced without leaving your seat.

2022
2024

Mango Materials

Recycling
United States

Making plastics biodegradable through waste biogas.

2023

Mamotest

HealthTech
Argentina

What if, we do mammography over the internet for women in poor communities?

2022

Makersite

CleanTech
Germany

Uses deep-tier supply chain data to help businesses create sustainable products without the guesswork.

2024

Mainspring Energy

Energy
United States

Paving the way for a future green energy grid by creating generators that operate on multiple clean energy sources.

2023

Magnotherm

Energy
Germany

Cools down our planet with new magnetic cooling technology.

2024

Made of Air

ClimateTech
Germany

What if, we make clothes that reverse climate change?

2022

Luxwall

Construction
United States

Making vacuum-insulated glass windows, cutting carbon emissions by half a gigatonne annually.

2024

Lilac Solutions

ClimateTech
United States

Extracting lithium for batteries from natural salt water deposits.

2023

Living Carbon

ClimateTech
United States

Combating climate change by making trees into the ultimate CO2 storage units.

2022
2023

Kwara

FinTech
Kenya

What if, we give the world's poor access to modern digital banking?

2022

KoBoldMetals

Materials
United States

Digitally hunting for cobalt with machine prospector tech (read with terminator voice).

2024

Kraftblock

Energy
Germany

Stores solar energy from summertime to make wintertime more affordable (and warmer).

2023

Karius

HealthTech
United States

What if, we apply AI to blood samples to detect almost every human pathogen?

2022

Kitekraft

Energy
Germany

Building flying wind turbines to get wind powered energy more efficiently.

2023

Kapu

FoodTech
Kenya

Making food in Africa more affordable.

2024

Instagrid

Energy
Germany

What if, we replace portable diesel generators with portable batteries?

2022

Juli

HealthTech
United States

What if, AI could help patients self-manage their chronic health conditions?

2022

Innovafeed

Agriculture
France

Enabling more food for a growing population with sustainable, insect-based animal feed.

2023

Heirloom

CleanTech
United States

Uses natural minerals to capture CO2 from the air -and permanently storing it.

2024
2022

Infinited Fiber

Fashion
Finland

What if, we made all our new clothes from old clothes?

2022

Idoven

HealthTech
Spain

Preventing heart attacks using AI.

2024

Inbrain

HealthTech
Spain

Uses AI-powered neural interfaces to treat brain disorders and unlock a new era of healthcare.

2024

Hyfé

BioTech
United States

Turns food waste into sustainable chemicals.

2024

Hydroleap

Water
Singapore

Cleaning water with tech that’s as green as it gets.

2024

Hived

Transportation
United Kingdom

Planet-first parcel delivery.

2024

H2SITE

Energy
Spain

Bringing renewable hydrogen right to your doorstep, fueling small and medium businesses with clean energy.

2024

Heart Aerospace

Transportation
Sweden

Designs electric planes that use batteries, cutting emissions to nearly zero.

2023
2022
2024

H2Pro

Energy
Israel

Making sustainable green hydrogen fuel as affordable as fossil fuels.

2023
2022

Greenlyte Carbon Technologies

CleanTech
Germany

Cutting-edge carbon capture and conversion.

2024

Granular Energy

Energy
France

24/7 clean energy trading and management.

2024

Genomines

Materials
France

Mining metals using plants.

2023

Galy

FoodTech
United States

Creating ethical and sustainable cotton from start to finish - in labs.

2024

Formo

FoodTech
Germany

Making delicious cheese using microorganisms instead of cows.

2023

Form Energy

Energy
United States

What if, we could rust and de-rust iron to store energy cheaply and at scale?

2022

Foray

Agriculture
United States

What If, We Grow Wood In A Lab Instead Of Cutting Down Trees?

2022

Fleet Zero

Transportation
United States

Powering affordable zero-emission ocean freight and shipping.

2024

FluxGen Tech

Water
India

Turns every drop of water into data, slashes waste and boosts energy efficiency.

2024

Flower

CleanTech
Sweden

Brings stability and balance to the energy system with a virtual power plant.

2024

Fervo Energy

Energy
United States

Leveraging oil and gas drilling technology to produce clean geothermal energy at scale.

2023

Farmforce

Agriculture
Norway

What if, we build a digital platform to help small farmers access large markets?

2022

FarmHQ

Agriculture
United States

What if, we could save water by retrofitting old farmland equipment with internet connectivity?

2022

Fabric Nano

CleanTech
United Kingdom

Crafting the future of biochemistry without living cells.

2024

EveryDay Labs

Education
United States

Ensuring children's engagement and happiness in school by utilizing data analysis to monitor health and attendance.

2023

Esusu

FinTech
United States

What if, tenants could build credit score by being on time with rent payments?

2022

Enter

Energy
Germany

Helps you monitor energy consumptions and finance your upgrade to cleaner energy.

2023

Enerdrape

CleanTech
Switzerland

Turning underground spaces into hidden power sources by capturing geothermal and wasted heat.

2024

Ellipsis Health

HealthTech
United States

Using voice analysis to detect early mental health symptoms.

2023

EnginZyme

Sustainability
Sweden

Reducing chemical production waste by replacing heavy metals with enzymes to create net-zero products.

2023

Elyos Energy

Energy
United Kingdom

Teaching buildings to use less energy with smart tech that learns how to save power.

2024

Elonroad

Transportation
Sweden

What if, we build roads that charge electric vehicles as they go?

2022

Electricity Maps

Energy
Denmark

Tracking your electricity’s carbon footprint in real-time.

2024

Einride

Transportation
Sweden

Putting the world's first electric and self-driving trucks on roads everywhere.

2023
2022

Ecoworks

Construction
Germany

Factory-built solutions that make old houses far more energy efficient.

2024

Ecording

Energy
Turkey

What if, we use drones to help birds spread seeds around the world?

2022

Ebb Carbon

ClimateTech
United States

Using oceans to capture carbon from the air.

2023

Eat Just

FoodTech
United States

What If, We Could Have Both Eggs And Chicken Without Any Real Chickens?

2022

Desolenator

Energy
Netherlands

What if, poor communities could use the sun to make their own freshwater at scale?

2022

Dendra Systems

ClimateTech
United Kingdom

Planting seeds using drones to rebuild and restore rainforests.

2023
2022

Deepcell

HealthTech
United States

Blending AI, microfluidics, and optics to revolutionize how we see and understand cell science.

2024

Deep Genomics, INC.

HealthTech
Canada

AI making tailored drugs that your body won't reject.

2023

DeHaat

Agriculture
India

What if, we build a digital platform to help small-scale farmers grow their businesses?

2022

Dandelion Energy

Energy
United States

Making households less dependent on oil and natural gas through geothermal energy.

2023

D.light

Energy
United States

What if, we build cheap and simple solar systems to make anyone, anywhere energy independent?

2022

Curacel

InsurTech
Nigeria

Making vital insurances available to everyone in Africa.

2023

Credrails

FinTech
Kenya

Fuels Africa’s digital revolution, giving businesses the financial data they need to grow faster and smarter.

2024

Convoy

Transportation
United States

What if, we ensure freight trucks never travel with any empty space?

2022

Constellr

ClimateTech
Germany

Preventing wildfires with the help of satellites.

2023

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Energy
United States

Removing the need for fossil fuels by creating abundant and clean fusion technology.

2023

Climeworks

ClimateTech
Switzerland

Factories for sucking CO2 from the air 24/7.

2023

Commons

ClimateTech
United States

Helping you track, reduce and offset your own carbon footprint.

2023
2022

ClimateView

ClimateTech
Sweden

Creating blueprints for cities to become their most sustainable self.

2022
2023

Clexbio

HealthTech
Norway

Growing lab-made tissues that could treat diseases once thought impossible to cure.

2024

Clarity AI

FinTech
United States

AI-driven insights to make sustainability your default setting in investing, shopping, and beyond.

2024

Chinova Bioworks

FoodTech
Canada

Natural protection that keeps your food fresh, without the synthetic stuff.

2024

Cerebral

HealthTech
United States

What if, we could treat depression, anxiety and insomnia with a smartphone app?

2022

CemVision

Construction
Sweden

Producing fossil-free cement that cleans the air.

2023
2024

Cellino

HealthTech
United States

Making groundbreaking cell therapy to cure some of the toughest diseases - not just for the super-rich.

2023

Ceezer

Climate
Germany

Turning carbon credits into a clear, data-driven path to net-zero.

2024

CareAcademy

Education
United States

Elevating healthcare by cultivating highly skilled caregivers through a digital training platform.

2023

CH4 Global

CleanTech
United States

Reducing emissions by making cows burp and fart less.

2023

Captura

CleanTech
United States

Using renewable energy to extract carbon from oceans.

2024

CanopyLAB

Education
Denmark

What if, we create a social network dedicated to learning?

2022

Caption Health

HealthTech
United States

Marrying AI and ultrasound for ultra-early disease detection.

2023

C16 Biosciences

FoodTech
United States

Brewing the future of fats, leaving palm oil in the past.

2024

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The jury

The final curation was done by Norrsken Foundation and a hand-picked jury.

Niklas Adalberth
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Founder of Norrsken Foundation

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Yewande Adewusi
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COO at Alitheia Capital

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Daria Saharova
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General Partner at World Fund

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Darja Isaksson
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Director General at Vinnova

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Cameron McLain
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Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Giant Ventures

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