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.
Nauto
What if, we used AI to make drivers drive more safely?
Nature's Fynd
What if, we make cream cheese and burgers from mushrooms?
MycoWorks
Making mushroom-based leather fashionable.
NFW
What if, we replace leather and plastics with plant-based alternatives?
Mori
What if, we use silk proteins to stop food from going bad?
Molten Industries
Decarbonizes the world’s chemical and heavy industries.
Molecular Attraction
What If, We Could Convince Mosquitoes To Stop Spreading Diseases?
Mitiga Solutions
AI and high-performance computing to predict, prevent and stop devastating wildfires.
Mission Barns
What if, we grow animal fat in labs to make better-tasting meat substitutes?
Mirvie
Saving baby and mother's lives by predicting pregnancy complications with a single blood test months before they occur.
MiiCare
Uses AI to keep our grandparents safe and supported while they age in place.
Mighty Buildings
Building environmentally friendly houses with a 3D-printer.
Metris Energy
Turns commercial buildings into solar-powered profit machines.
Microverse
What if, we teach coding to combat poverty?
MeVitae
Eliminates bias from your hiring process to build diverse, high-performing teams
Material Exchange
Digitizing textile sourcing so fabric can be sourced without leaving your seat.
Mango Materials
Making plastics biodegradable through waste biogas.
Mamotest
What if, we do mammography over the internet for women in poor communities?
Makersite
Uses deep-tier supply chain data to help businesses create sustainable products without the guesswork.
Mainspring Energy
Paving the way for a future green energy grid by creating generators that operate on multiple clean energy sources.
Magnotherm
Cools down our planet with new magnetic cooling technology.
Made of Air
What if, we make clothes that reverse climate change?
Luxwall
Making vacuum-insulated glass windows, cutting carbon emissions by half a gigatonne annually.
Lilac Solutions
Extracting lithium for batteries from natural salt water deposits.
Living Carbon
Combating climate change by making trees into the ultimate CO2 storage units.
Kwara
What if, we give the world's poor access to modern digital banking?
KoBoldMetals
Digitally hunting for cobalt with machine prospector tech (read with terminator voice).
Kraftblock
Stores solar energy from summertime to make wintertime more affordable (and warmer).
Karius
What if, we apply AI to blood samples to detect almost every human pathogen?
Kitekraft
Building flying wind turbines to get wind powered energy more efficiently.
Kapu
Making food in Africa more affordable.
Instagrid
What if, we replace portable diesel generators with portable batteries?
Juli
What if, AI could help patients self-manage their chronic health conditions?
Innovafeed
Enabling more food for a growing population with sustainable, insect-based animal feed.
Heirloom
Uses natural minerals to capture CO2 from the air -and permanently storing it.
Infinited Fiber
What if, we made all our new clothes from old clothes?
Idoven
Preventing heart attacks using AI.
Inbrain
Uses AI-powered neural interfaces to treat brain disorders and unlock a new era of healthcare.
Hyfé
Turns food waste into sustainable chemicals.
Hydroleap
Cleaning water with tech that’s as green as it gets.
Hived
Planet-first parcel delivery.
H2SITE
Bringing renewable hydrogen right to your doorstep, fueling small and medium businesses with clean energy.
Heart Aerospace
Designs electric planes that use batteries, cutting emissions to nearly zero.
H2Pro
Making sustainable green hydrogen fuel as affordable as fossil fuels.
Greenlyte Carbon Technologies
Cutting-edge carbon capture and conversion.
Granular Energy
24/7 clean energy trading and management.
Genomines
Mining metals using plants.
Galy
Creating ethical and sustainable cotton from start to finish - in labs.
Formo
Making delicious cheese using microorganisms instead of cows.
Form Energy
What if, we could rust and de-rust iron to store energy cheaply and at scale?
Foray
What If, We Grow Wood In A Lab Instead Of Cutting Down Trees?
Fleet Zero
Powering affordable zero-emission ocean freight and shipping.
FluxGen Tech
Turns every drop of water into data, slashes waste and boosts energy efficiency.
Flower
Brings stability and balance to the energy system with a virtual power plant.
Fervo Energy
Leveraging oil and gas drilling technology to produce clean geothermal energy at scale.
Farmforce
What if, we build a digital platform to help small farmers access large markets?
FarmHQ
What if, we could save water by retrofitting old farmland equipment with internet connectivity?
Fabric Nano
Crafting the future of biochemistry without living cells.
EveryDay Labs
Ensuring children's engagement and happiness in school by utilizing data analysis to monitor health and attendance.
Esusu
What if, tenants could build credit score by being on time with rent payments?
Enter
Helps you monitor energy consumptions and finance your upgrade to cleaner energy.
Enerdrape
Turning underground spaces into hidden power sources by capturing geothermal and wasted heat.
Ellipsis Health
Using voice analysis to detect early mental health symptoms.
EnginZyme
Reducing chemical production waste by replacing heavy metals with enzymes to create net-zero products.
Elyos Energy
Teaching buildings to use less energy with smart tech that learns how to save power.
Elonroad
What if, we build roads that charge electric vehicles as they go?
Electricity Maps
Tracking your electricity’s carbon footprint in real-time.
Einride
Putting the world's first electric and self-driving trucks on roads everywhere.
Ecoworks
Factory-built solutions that make old houses far more energy efficient.
Ecording
What if, we use drones to help birds spread seeds around the world?
Ebb Carbon
Using oceans to capture carbon from the air.
Eat Just
What If, We Could Have Both Eggs And Chicken Without Any Real Chickens?
Desolenator
What if, poor communities could use the sun to make their own freshwater at scale?
Dendra Systems
Planting seeds using drones to rebuild and restore rainforests.
Deepcell
Blending AI, microfluidics, and optics to revolutionize how we see and understand cell science.
Deep Genomics, INC.
AI making tailored drugs that your body won't reject.
DeHaat
What if, we build a digital platform to help small-scale farmers grow their businesses?
Dandelion Energy
Making households less dependent on oil and natural gas through geothermal energy.
D.light
What if, we build cheap and simple solar systems to make anyone, anywhere energy independent?
Curacel
Making vital insurances available to everyone in Africa.
Credrails
Fuels Africa’s digital revolution, giving businesses the financial data they need to grow faster and smarter.
Convoy
What if, we ensure freight trucks never travel with any empty space?
Constellr
Preventing wildfires with the help of satellites.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Removing the need for fossil fuels by creating abundant and clean fusion technology.
Climeworks
Factories for sucking CO2 from the air 24/7.
Commons
Helping you track, reduce and offset your own carbon footprint.
ClimateView
Creating blueprints for cities to become their most sustainable self.
Clexbio
Growing lab-made tissues that could treat diseases once thought impossible to cure.
Clarity AI
AI-driven insights to make sustainability your default setting in investing, shopping, and beyond.
Chinova Bioworks
Natural protection that keeps your food fresh, without the synthetic stuff.
Cerebral
What if, we could treat depression, anxiety and insomnia with a smartphone app?
CemVision
Producing fossil-free cement that cleans the air.
Cellino
Making groundbreaking cell therapy to cure some of the toughest diseases - not just for the super-rich.
Ceezer
Turning carbon credits into a clear, data-driven path to net-zero.
CareAcademy
Elevating healthcare by cultivating highly skilled caregivers through a digital training platform.
CH4 Global
Reducing emissions by making cows burp and fart less.
Captura
Using renewable energy to extract carbon from oceans.
CanopyLAB
What if, we create a social network dedicated to learning?
Caption Health
Marrying AI and ultrasound for ultra-early disease detection.
C16 Biosciences
Brewing the future of fats, leaving palm oil in the past.
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The jury
The final curation was done by Norrsken Foundation and a hand-picked jury.
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