Top New York Social Impact Startups (137)

Getting older in America is tough: 90% of seniors live with chronic health conditions. 40% report feeling isolated. And despite having the highest suicide rates of any age group, older adults receive mental health therapy 70% less than the average American. Sailor Health is building the AI-native health system for happier and healthier aging. Sailor offers virtual mental health, wellness classes,...

We help everyday Americans build a brighter financial future. With a business model that is aligned with our customers, we create transparent, fair, and simple financial products that put money back in the hands of our members, help them spend wisely, and avoid unfair fees. We don’t just reduce stress — we promote sustainable financial health. Our team comes from diverse...

At January, we bring humanity to consumer finance. Using data intelligence, we create trust and deliver better outcomes for consumers and creditors alike. Our mission is simple: expand access to credit while empowering consumers to achieve lasting stability and control of their financial lives. We began by building the foundation for creditors to engage with and support their borrowers at scale...

Marble Health is building the operating system for youth mental health. A platform that connects schools, therapists, health plans, and families - who all have incentives to provide truly effective care to kids struggling with their mental health. Our mission is simple but ambitious: make it dramatically easier for young people to get the mental health care they need, and...

Camber is a health tech startup transforming healthcare payments by reducing administrative burdens on clinics and families. Our proprietary models leverage data-driven insights to streamline claims processing, ensuring providers get paid faster and more accurately (averaging 94% first pass), fueling growth to 100,000 patients across 40 states over the past two years. We have managed $2 billion in claims, allowing...

For too long, child care programs have been stuck with clunky tools and manual processes, falling behind while other industries get all the high-tech toys. Playground is flipping the script. Playground is a proven platform for child care providers to streamline their operations, reclaim their time, and get back to the joy of teaching and caring. Our all-in-one child care management...

At Inato, we’re on a mission to accelerate the pace of medical innovation by bringing clinical research to each and every patient, regardless of who they are and where they live. Our platform, made to connect community-based research centers to trials across the globe, aims to create greater visibility, access, and engagement across a more diverse population of doctors and...

Revivn is a fully integrated hardware lifecycle solution, promoting global responsibility while providing IT with enterprise-class service and security. Working with companies like Instacart, Lyft & Teach for America we are changing the way companies view old technology with a new model that focuses on repurposing electronics. In partnering with Revivn, companies make the vital choice to responsibly retire, repurpose,...

Founded in 2009, TeamSnap is the #1 platform for organizing youth, recreational, and competitive sports activities. Over 25 million users use TeamSnap’s web and smartphone apps to sign up, schedule, communicate and coordinate everything for the team, the club, and the season. TeamSnap makes organizing as simple as click, tap, and go.

We’re a media company that publishes stories about our changing world, for people who want to have a hand in changing it. Each day, we release new videos and articles featuring passionate innovators who are solving humanity’s biggest challenges by thinking differently. From aerospace engineers in the Mojave Desert to entrepreneurs in South America’s biggest slum, our videos give you...

NationSwell is an award-winning executive membership community and advisory that works with social impact, sustainability, and philanthropy leaders to help them to accelerate their impact, lead at their best, and meet the moment. Founded in 2013, NationSwell has built a community of over 200 influential brands and leaders. To learn more about NationSwell and connect with our experts, visit us at...

Northern Rivers Family of Services is a family of human services agencies dedicated to helping children, adults, and families by providing support for issues such as abuse, neglect, trauma, mental health challenges, and educational difficulties.

theMednet is the premier peer-to-peer digital platform helping physicians unlock expert knowledge. Our mission is to facilitate knowledge and information sharing between physicians and help address disparities in patient care. theMednet is a physician-only network to access invaluable expert advice and request answers to real world clinical questions. All content serves as a resource for physicians to access expert knowledge, contribute...

Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways empowers girls to develop courage, confidence, and character, enabling them to make the world a better place through leadership development, skill-building programs, and outdoor experiences.

Vidmob is the creative data company. Its AI-based software improves creative and media performance by helping brands and agencies derive their own custom creative best practices, and ensure that those learnings are applied across all flighted media. Vidmob’s approach to using creative data drives brand consistency, reduces creative and media waste, and increases overall business performance across the funnel. As...

Arc Herkimer’s mission is empowering people with disabilities and enriching lives throughout our community. Arc Herkimer provides a wide range of quality support services and activities for individuals with developmental disabilities and others. Participants and their families are encouraged and supported in the expression of their individual rights and preferred choices. Arc Herkimer provides consultation to ensure that each service...

HANAC, Inc. – originally founded by George Douris as the Hellenic American Neighborhood Action Committee – is a New York City-based multi-faceted social services organization. The organization was founded in 1972 to serve the needs of vulnerable populations throughout New York City. HANAC’s organization mission is: To develop, implement and administer the operation of essential social services including youth, senior and...

Here at Odeko, we believe that humans achieve more when they control their own destiny. That’s why we’re creating best-in-class solutions that empower small businesses to realize their big dreams - starting from our mobile ordering app and supply chain management service. Helping coffee shops and cafés increase their revenue, lower their expenses, and reduce their environmental footprint. We’re a passionate...

ATTN: is the leader when it comes to breaking down important societal topics across all platforms and reaching people who want context on the issues and conversations that matter to them.

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and exacerbated the longstanding and systemic disparities in educational opportunities for kids along racial and socioeconomic lines. We started Littera to enable equitable, high-quality, and cost-effect academic support for schools and districts of all sizes. We support the delivery of individual and small group tutoring sessions and make implementation easy by leveraging the curriculum and technology...