Top Illinois Social Impact Startups (67)

Over the last 15 years, we’ve grown from a startup to a market-leading organization with over 150 team members, and we’ve created an award-winning culture that makes this company an amazing place to work. We've been ranked on multiple best places to work lists including the 2024 BuiltInChicago rankings.

Pangea is a digital money transfer platform that makes sending money abroad simple, reliable, and cost-effective. Founded in 2012 and based in Chicago, we’ve helped millions of people send money securely and efficiently, empowering financial freedom across borders. We serve a global customer base with a mobile-first platform that offers low fees, competitive exchange rates, and fast*, secure delivery. Our work...

Motion is an independent creative agency that builds the brands of tomorrow by uncovering the cultural truths of today. With creative, content, public relations and branding at our core, Motion is filled wall-to-wall with curious thinkers, problem solvers and strategic storytellers, partnering and building relationships with brands to create what makes them truly move. For more information, visit www.agencyinmotion.com.

enterN is transforming the early-career hiring process by eliminating the biases embedded in traditional resume-based recruiting. By shifting the focus to verified skills and cultural fit, enterN provides a more equitable and effective way for employers to identify top talent among college students, recent graduates, and entry-level job seekers. Resumes introduce significant opportunities for implicit bias before the hiring process even...

Double Good is a company built on creating joy and helping others. By reimagining product-based virtual fundraising, we help expand organizations' missions by giving back 50% of every dollar sold. We make ultra-premium popcorn sold through our simple-to-use software. We've helped raise over $200 million to support organizations nationwide that tilt the playing field for all kids. Double Good is not...

BallotReady is an award-winning startup working to help every voter in America cast an informed vote on every race, every election. We create digital nonpartisan voter guides and build tools to help advocacy groups and campaigns inform and mobilize voters, powered by the most comprehensive database on every level of government. We’ve worked with organizations such as Snapchat, Tiktok, Spotify, and...

ShoppingGives is connecting cause with commerce. From DTC brands to Enterprise retailers, thousands of businesses are using ShoppingGives to launch, scale, and optimize their charitable giving strategies. Our Social Impact Stack is at the center of where purpose meets profit, and exists to empower brands to motivate giving, build loyalty, and drive bottom-line growth.

Our mission is to replace politics with problem solving. And it starts with having “bubble-busting” conversations. Our vision is to coach and empower everyday Americans to participate directly in civic decision-making at all levels of government.

LuminAID develops innovative, solar-powered products for humanitarian relief aid, outdoor recreation, and your home.

At The Brainchild Collective, we activate every young person’s potential to transform the world through holistic education solutions that help prepare students to live healthy and thriving lives.

We help business women do tech and tech women do business. Mission: Evolve the conversation of female entrepreneurism beyond the issue of ‘changing the ratio,’ and towards actively advancing the quality of their businesses, networks and resources. https://angel.co/ms-tech 

Kaizen Health is a healthcare technology company dedicated to removing transportation as a barrier to clinical care, food access, social services, education, the justice system, and employment as well as delivering supplies, food and prescriptions so that everyone can live a healthy and happy life. Kaizen Health works with health systems, Federally Qualified Health Clinics, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage , non-profits,...

Soul Jedi is on a mission to uplift, inspire, and transform lives by blending mental health, comedy, public speaking, spirituality, and therapy into a powerful and engaging experience. We aim to create a safe, thought-provoking, and entertaining space where people can explore self-improvement, seek truth, and find healing. Through a mix of digital content, live events, books, and community-driven initiatives, we...

STEAMe's digital and data platform powers workforce development pathways to employment, connects system partners, simplifies workflows, and helps get the right person, to the right training, and the right job, so people and communities can flourish.

Percent Pledge powers customized social impact programs, helping businesses of any size authentically improve employee engagement, employee retention, and employer brand. Our easy-to-use platform and dedicated social impact experts offer a single source for everything from donations and volunteering to charity vetting and impact reporting.

Virgil designs and delivers transformational human capital solutions that give individuals and organizations the insight needed to make better employment decisions. Virgil operates Hcareers (the leading talent recruitment brand and platform in the hospitality industry) and Virgil Careers (a career assessment and navigation platform).

The Illinois Science & Technology Coalition (ISTC) is a member-driven non-profit​, nonpartisan organization that cultivates technology-based economic development throughout Illinois.​ Authorized by state statute in 1989 as Illinois’ technology adviser, we serve as a convener, catalyst, and champion for Illinois’ research, science, and technology communities. By providing our members and partners with a shared voice, the ISTC delivers measurable economic impact...

Operated by elected Supervisor, Danielle Chynoweth, Cunningham Township Supervisor’s Office (CTSO) is a government office providing a local safety net for low-income households since 1928. We provide General Assistance, Rental Assistance, Utility Assistance, Food Support, and referrals to services funded by Urbana residents serving Urbana residents. We provide Homeless Services to Champaign County residents funded through grants coordinated through our county’s Continuum...

Global warming is perhaps the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced, yet few Americans are giving the issue the attention it deserves. Part of the problem is that humans are poor at reacting to "slow-burn" future problems and part is that scientists & activists for the past 30 years have been using ineffective language and communications messaging

To deliver the world's leading and highest quality Social Wedia group sharing and collaboration platform centered around digital imagery.