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:
Filters chemicals with nanotech that’s 580x (that's a lot) more energy-efficient than traditional methods.
Click to view websiteUnlocks financial access in Africa with tech that empowers communities to save, borrow, and grow.
Click to view websiteHelps global freight transport get to net-zero with software that turns emissions data into smart, green decisions.
Click to view websiteUsing AI to spot fabric flaws, cut waste, and collect primary production data - fashion just got smarter.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we leverage community buying power to give everyone access to solar?
Click to view websiteWhat if, we make the chemicals we need from sugar, not petroleum?
Click to view websiteWhat if, we convince microbes to help us grow better plants?
Click to view websiteRevolutionizing packaging, by making it frictionless for companies to go green and cut waste from their supply chains.
Click to view websiteDeep-tech saving birds from flying into wind turbines to combat climate change.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we could make steel using electricity and water?
Click to view websiteCooling down computers with less than half of the current required energy.
Click to view websiteMaking solar power affordable and accessible for everyone in Africa.
Click to view websiteSweeps carbon and ESG data into one platform - track, disclose, and act with style.
Click to view websiteDecarbonizes the fashion industry via textile-to-textile recycling.
Click to view websiteMakes setting up solar power plants a digital delight.
Click to view websiteCleans up river trash with water bubbles that acts like a high-tech vacuum.
Click to view websiteFinancing to bring electric mobility to emerging markets.
Click to view websitePutting an end to plastic packaging with functional and cheap biodegradable materials.
Click to view websiteRecycles lithium-ion batteries to recover vital materials and cut e-waste impact.
Click to view websiteTurns conventional plastic into a fully sustainable alternative that leaves no trace.
Click to view websiteReinventing supply chains, putting tech in the driver’s seat to move businesses faster than ever.
Click to view websiteCreating advanced electric motors to drive down energy consumption from machinery.
Click to view websiteWhat If, We Could Create Real Milk Without Animals??
Click to view websiteEliminates emissions by turning CO2 into essential products, like green jet fuel or plastic.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we build a device that lets patients perform common medical checks at home?
Click to view websiteCapturing and storing CO2 in rocks for hundreds of thousands of years.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we could grow all our meat in a lab?
Click to view websiteWhat if, we could give everyone the same shot at higher education?
Click to view websiteRemakes how clothes are made with sustainable and circular 3D weaving technology.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we use satellites to plan out electricity grids in the world's poorest areas?
Click to view websiteMakes carbon footprint tracking a walk in the park with real-time software that handles the heavy lifting.
Click to view websiteUsing AI to discover and develop new drugs.
Click to view websiteGetting vaccines in the body through patches - not needles.
Click to view websiteCreates a new way to transmit electricity using advanced superconductors, making power delivery more efficient.
Click to view websiteTurns water into green hydrogen with next-gen electrolysis technology.
Click to view websiteDevelops goodbye-to-carbon-emissions-tech for aluminum production
Click to view websiteWhat if, we could save energy by separating chemicals with membranes rather than heat?
Click to view websiteWhat If, We Make Second Hand Clothing The First Hand Choice?
Click to view websiteWhat if, we use digital therapeutics to help women through menopause?
Click to view websiteWhat If, Cows Stopped Farting And We Could Save The Ozone Layer?
Click to view websiteWhat if, we build a digital marketplace for developing countries to manage, share and request blood?
Click to view websiteHelps companies take control of water waste and water use in their facilities and supply chains.
Click to view websiteGiving companies a way to measure, report and reduce emissions in just a few weeks.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we build a cutting-edge digital health platform for the largest country in Africa?
Click to view websiteBoosts crops with carbon-cutting, yield-boosting solutions that turn farm productivity up to eleven.
Click to view websiteWhat If, We Could Make Sushi Without Killing Fish?
Click to view websiteWhat if, we enlist AI to help restaurants reduce food waste?
Click to view websiteAI-assisted mental health care, available on your phone.
Click to view websitePutting textiles back into the supply chain by making clothes fully recyclable.
Click to view websiteTurns wastewater into a cost cutting resource with home-based, small-scale water recycling systems.
Click to view websiteIncreases farm production and reduce waste through the use of flying drones.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we make oil from sugar instead of from vegetables?
Click to view websiteDeveloping hydrogen-powered aircraft with virtually zero emissions.
Click to view websiteUsing drones to deliver vital medicines to rural and inaccessible areas.
Click to view websiteMembranes that can make even the foulest water clean and re-usable again.
Click to view websiteEnding hunger by improving shrimp farming.
Click to view websiteWhat if, we could clean the water in fish farms by growing food in them?
Click to view websiteWhat If, We Could Farm Enough Insects To Feed The Entire World?
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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