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9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
RespondLocal - community resilience & crisis response.
INDUSTRY_INNOVATION_AND_INFRASTRUCTURE + 2 OthersInformation and communication

RespondLocal - community resilience & crisis response.

A free global platform for aggregating community needs and matching them with offers of goods and services

Canada

European Ethical Bank: the first ethical, growth-agnostic, fully compliant banking model
NO_POVERTY + 10 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 12 Others

European Ethical Bank: the first ethical, growth-agnostic, fully compliant banking model

European non-profit, scalable, replicable, growth-agnostic banking institution in cooperative stewardship able to provide full-fledge digital banking services to communities across EEA. Applies endogenous money concept.

Europe

Sovereign Community Finance
DECENT_WORK_AND_ECONOMIC_GROWTH + 5 OthersFinancial and insurance activities + 3 Others

Sovereign Community Finance

Sovereign community finance: Human‑validated identities bringing capital to projects united in purpose while assets stay in your wallet and idle reserves earn. Lets re-write the rules of investment and money!

Berlin, Germany

Redistributing Tourism Wealth through First-of-its-Kind Digital Infrastructure
NO_POVERTY + 7 OthersInformation and communication + 1 Others

Redistributing Tourism Wealth through First-of-its-Kind Digital Infrastructure

Equera is a digital wealth-redistribution platform connecting global travelers directly with community-owned tourism organizations - unlocking tourism’s $11T potential to build just and equitable local economies.

Uganda

Addressing entrepreneurship finance gap and wealth inequality using Alt-SFT method
DECENT_WORK_AND_ECONOMIC_GROWTH + 3 OthersFinancial and insurance activities

Addressing entrepreneurship finance gap and wealth inequality using Alt-SFT method

My hack harnesses AI technology to advance artificial liquidity by executing an alternative securities financing transaction (Alt-SFT) mechanism. This transaction integrates barter-style trade and SFT-style trade.

United Kingdom

FLIT Financial Literacy
NO_POVERTY + 10 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 6 Others

FLIT Financial Literacy

Financial LITeracy training for women and families in our ever-digitized personal finance world. AI-enabled to alert clients about potential entitlements, benefits or supports - based to their lifestage and dependents

Ireland

EaseOnTrack Prototype
DECENT_WORK_AND_ECONOMIC_GROWTH + 3 OthersInformation and communication + 4 Others

EaseOnTrack Prototype

A digital finance and compliance platform empowering refugee and migrant entrepreneurs to access funding, automate bookkeeping, and expand their businesses across SADC borders.

Zambia

Idle Billions to Wellsprings: Turning Dormant Dollars into Regenerative Capital Systems
DECENT_WORK_AND_ECONOMIC_GROWTH + 3 OthersFinancial and insurance activities + 4 Others

Idle Billions to Wellsprings: Turning Dormant Dollars into Regenerative Capital Systems

A hack convening to unlock $250B in dormant DAF capital, transforming idle philanthropy into regenerative investments that build community ownership and advance SDG-aligned economic renewal.

Atlanta, GA, USA

Zomia SPC
NO_POVERTY + 4 OthersFinancial and insurance activities

Zomia SPC

Zomia provides student loans to talented students from marginalized communities in Southeast Asia.

South East Asia

Zucate - Zeal to edUCATE
QUALITY_EDUCATION + 2 OthersEducation

Zucate - Zeal to edUCATE

Zucate is an Education Technology Platform for Supplementary School Learning in K-12 which delivers e-learning in various formats and languages.

India

Zimbamart
NO_POVERTY + 3 OthersWholesale and retail trade

Zimbamart

Zimba Mart is an online e-commerce platform that is intended to support female-oriented Small Medium Enterprises in Uganda by exposing them to a huge local and international online market.

Uganda

CluckTech: Smart IoT Biosensors for Poultry Carbon Monitoring.
INDUSTRY_INNOVATION_AND_INFRASTRUCTURE + 4 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 3 Others

CluckTech: Smart IoT Biosensors for Poultry Carbon Monitoring.

We’re young innovators from Mooto College of Business developing CluckTech—smart IoT biosensors that help poultry farmers track greenhouse gases, cut emissions, and unlock income through carbon credits.

Mwembeshi, Lusaka, Zambia

TICC: First Fires Fund
NO_POVERTY + 11 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 12 Others

TICC: First Fires Fund

A Native-led, evergreen regenerative capital fund fueling economic sovereignty, climate justice, and cultural revitalization in Indigenous communities across Turtle Island by blending traditional and relational finance.

United States

Blue Impact Fund II: Empower founders to build the sustainable supply chains of tomorrow
RESPONSIBLE_CONSUMPTION_AND_PRODUCTION + 4 OthersManufacturing + 3 Others

Blue Impact Fund II: Empower founders to build the sustainable supply chains of tomorrow

Blue Impact is launching a $20M fund to back early stage supply chain companies in the US that are optimizing and decarbonizing the supply chain leveraging a Supply Chain Advisory Board of industry LPs and a ~2X MOIC.

Fairtrade Access Fund (FAF)
NO_POVERTY + 7 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 1 Others

Fairtrade Access Fund (FAF)

FAF lends to and provides TA to MFIs and producer cooperatives that keep vital agri-value chains flowing across Latin America, Africa & Asia. It links smallholder farmers to new markets and drives sustainable practices.

Africa

India Progress Fund II (IPF II)
NO_POVERTY + 5 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 1 Others

India Progress Fund II (IPF II)

IPF II is a PE fund that invests in India’s rural transformation through early-growth to mid-expansion stage businesses led by entrepreneurs modernizing agriculture, expand access to finance, and improve livelihoods.

India

Private Credit Fund for Small Business Loans
GENDER_EQUALITY + 4 OthersFinancial and insurance activities

Private Credit Fund for Small Business Loans

GoodBread’s loan fund delivers attractive returns by financing small business owners—especially women and underrepresented entrepreneurs—driving inclusive economic growth, local job creation, and community wealth.

New Paltz, NY, USA

Designing Asia’s Sustainable Future: ISQ’s Impact Ecosystem Approach
QUALITY_EDUCATION + 5 OthersInformation and communication + 2 Others

Designing Asia’s Sustainable Future: ISQ’s Impact Ecosystem Approach

ISQ leverages corporate and government capital to scale impact ventures, lead systemic agendas, and build infrastructure — creating resilient ecosystems that generate both social impact and sustainable returns.

South Korea

HandiMentor: Redistributing Skills & Income Through DIY Mentorship
QUALITY_EDUCATION + 4 OthersActivities of households as employers + 2 Others

HandiMentor: Redistributing Skills & Income Through DIY Mentorship

HandiMentor connects householders with vetted tradespeople who teach DIY skills at home. We empower people, especially women, to gain confidence while creating flexible, fair income for skilled tradespeople.

London, England, United Kingdom

Inua Fund for Health & Education (F4HE)
NO_POVERTY + 5 OthersEducation + 1 Others

Inua Fund for Health & Education (F4HE)

F4HE is a private credit impact fund, a blended finance vehicle that is a high-impact intervention to catalyse and improve the state of private-led healthcare and education in Uganda.

Uganda

Vivriti India Retail Assets Fund (VIRAF)
GENDER_EQUALITY + 3 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 4 Others

Vivriti India Retail Assets Fund (VIRAF)

VIRAF, India's first ABS fund has been launched in 2023. The $165Mn AUM fund has raised capital from prominent DFIs and investors. The fund seeks to add $85Mn in Senior Debt via Loan or Social Notes.

India

Vivriti Energy Solutions Debt Fund (VESDF)
AFFORDABLE_AND_CLEAN_ENERGY + 4 OthersElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning + 5 Others

Vivriti Energy Solutions Debt Fund (VESDF)

VESDF, India’s first climate debt fund, targets USD150M to finance renewables, e-mobility & climate-tech. With USD112M Senior debt secured, it aims for $38Mn LP capital with 12%+ returns and measurable impact KPIs.

India

Healthcare Investing in Underserved Communities | Value-Based Care
GOOD_HEALTH_AND_WELL_BEING + 3 OthersHuman health and social work

Healthcare Investing in Underserved Communities | Value-Based Care

Pharos Capital Group is a physician-founded investment firm focused on growing healthcare companies that aim to lower the total cost of care, improve patient outcomes and expand access to care in underserved markets.

Dallas, TX, USA

Opalene Climate Capital fuels the future of climate tech innovation in Washington State
GOOD_HEALTH_AND_WELL_BEING + 10 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 9 Others

Opalene Climate Capital fuels the future of climate tech innovation in Washington State

Impact-oriented vc fund to 2x private investment with state-matched dollars to accelerate equitable climate tech innovation. Fund ignites bold, place-based climate solutions that drive local resilience and global impact.

Washington, USA