Top 50 Non Profit Startup Investors in United Kingdom (October 2026)

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• One Small Thing — Our vision is a justice system that can recognise, understand, and respond to trauma. Our mission is to redesign the justice system for women & their children.
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• Handcrafted Projects — Handcrafted Projects is a not for profit organization that offers skills renovation for poor mental or physical health and unemployed people

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• LEEDS 2023 — LEEDS 2023; The Story of a Year of Culture
• Nudge Community Builders — Discover how Nudge Community Builders revitalizes Plymouth's Union Street by unlocking empty spaces, supporting local businesses, and fostering community growth.
• Coventry City of Culture Trust — UK City of Culture 2021. 2022 sees our legacy phase begin; opening @thereelstoreuk digital art gallery & commissioning new work #ThisisCoventry #CoventryLegacy

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• WeWALK — WeWALK, making the white cane innovative and smart, allows visually impaired people to walk more independently and safely and thanks to its three revolutionary features, it promotes their participation in social life on an equal foot with everyone.Obstacle detection: : WeWALK detects obstacles at head and chest level with its onboard ultrasonicsensor and warns its users with vibration patterns.Pairs with smart phones: : When connected with the WeWALK application via Bluetooth, GPS navigation is easy with WeWALK without the need to take out the phone.It gets better with new integrations: Every integration made possible with software updates brings new features to WeWALK. With its smart city solutions, WeWALK enables visually impaired people to access beneficial information around them such as nearby cafes and shops, while also providing them the info for closest public transport stops and arrival times. WeWALK has been developed so that it can gain new features such as nde hailing in the future with its ability to be integrated with new applications. WeWALK integrations developed so far include "Google Maps" and Alexa virtual assistant service.
• CO2A Global — Helping NHS, Councils and CEOs reduce carbon impact, save time + money. 0118 324 9580. #Scope3 #netzero #G7 #Cop26 #GreenerNHS #greenplan #BASDA #government #AI
• Xploro — Xploro is a mobile application which uses augmented reality, artificial intelligence and gameplay to improve child health literacy and decrease the stress and anxiety associated with hospitalisation.

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• Spotta — Spotta's smart pest systems help pest control monitor and identify pests. Solutions for hospitality, care homes, agriculture, farming and forestry.
• SageTech — Integrating simply, seamlessly and universally into existing anaesthetic equipment, the practical solution is supported by an easy to use, fully managed...
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• Bibblio — Conversion optimization, powered by AI. Increase user engagement, grow revenues and drive new audiences, for stronger site metrics and ROI.
• Believe.in — Believe.in provides a white label technology that improves online fundraising, donation processing, and event performance of non-profit organizations.Available in multiple markets, languages, and currencies, Believe.in supports 2.8 million non-profit organizations globally and is easily customized and integrated into any non-profitorganization’s website and existing back-office toolkit.Believe.in was founded in May 2011 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
• Purple Elephant Ventures — We are Africa's first venture studio focusing on the travel & tourism sector. Our aim is to build businesses that will lead Africa's tourism industry to a greener future

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• Ruka — We celebrate Black women and create hair products designed with real textures in mind.
• From Babies with Love — From Babies With Love is a social enterprise that supports abandoned and orphaned children around the world by manufacturing & selling organic baby gifts.
• Lightning Reach — Lightning Reach is a financial support portal that makes it easy for people to find and apply for a wide range of personalised support in one place. This support can range from; charitable grants, local council schemes, help with bills and the cost of living crisis and benefits.

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• Astronome AI — Astronome AI is a company that provides streamlined IT management for SMEs, powered by AI.
• Electric Sheep — Electric Sheep offers an AI-powered agentic video editor and VFX platform, streamlining content creation and post-production. Generate, edit, and enhance videos with advanced AI tools for filmmakers and creators.
• NeuWave Technologies — NeuWave Technologies delivers environmental analysis for floating offshore wind farm development and operational management.

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• TFY — Global payroll on-demand. Automate billing and payments to your workforce and service providers.

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• Rain Rescue — We are there for the cats and dogs who have no one else to care for them. Rescue, Rehabilitate, Rehome. Animal Charity Team of the Year 2020
• Premier Modular — Premier Modular is one of the UK's leading offsite modular building specialists, providing modular construction and prefab building solutions.
• Supermarket Income Reit — Invest in UK supermarket properties with Supermarket Income REIT, delivering secure income and long-term growth.

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• HCT Group — HCT Group is a social enterprise in the transport industry. Their story starts in 1982 with the formation of Hackney Community Transport, providing low cost minibuses for local community groups – a service they provide to this day.In 1993, with traditional grants under threat, they came to the realisation that the best way to become asustainable social enterprise was to become an effective enterprise. They began to compete for commercial contracts in the marketplace to ensure they could continue to provide community transport.HCT Group service users This approach has seen HCT Group grow from a handful of volunteers and a couple of minibuses, with a turnover of £202k in 1993 – to a large scale social enterprise with 800 employees, ten depots spread across London, Yorkshire, Humberside, the Southwest and the Channel Islands, a fleet of 500 vehicles and a 2013/14 turnover of £43.7m.Their commercial track record spans a wide range of services – from London red buses to social services transport, from school transport to Park and Ride, from community transport to education and training. They now deliver well over 20 million passenger trips on their buses every year. You can find a full breakdown of the services they provide across the group here.
• Framework Housing Association — We are a charity that supports people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Sheffield.

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• amicable — amicable is the trusted legal service for divorcing and separating couples. Get help reaching an agreement or having your agreement documented in a consent order...
• FuroSystems — FuroSystems is an electric vehicle manufacturer that uses modern technologies to develop its products. Performance and affordability are the two main considerations in how FuroSystems develops its products. The company is a team of engineers, designers, and customer specialists.
• Ethical Angel — The Employee Engagement Engine with a Social Impact By-Product

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• Gaussion — Gaussion is revolutionising batteries by utilising magneto-electrochemistry.
• unique.ai — Automate personalized experiences to successfully transform your organization.
• sherpa — AI Operating System for External Workforce Management

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• GB Group — We offer a range of solutions that help organisations quickly validate and verify the identity and location of their customers.
• AtlasEdge — Empowering a sustainable digital society by enabling infrastructure where it is needed.
• Long Harbour — Long Harbour is an established UK real estate and asset backed investment manager head quartered in London.

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• Framework Housing Association — We are a charity that supports people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Sheffield.

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• Plend — Fair, ethical loans for a brighter future. Plend powers transparent and affordable financing to empower the UK. Start your journey today.
• Augnet — Augnet brings quality and credibility to the SMS and messaging industry.
• The Electric Car Scheme — Salary sacrifice lets employees pay for an electric car from their gross salary before tax. It's basically the Cycle to Work scheme but for electric cars.

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• BelleVie — BelleVie's vision is a world where those who receive and provide support are valued and thrive. BelleVie's radically different operating model of self-managing teams was inspired by the successful Buurtzorg model of nursing in the Netherlands. Unlike other care providers who are digitising a broken operating model, BelleVie addresses theroot cause, fixing the operating model and then digitising that.
• Ethex — Ethex helps people make ethical investments that fund extraordinary organizations.
• Lightning Reach — Lightning Reach is a financial support portal that makes it easy for people to find and apply for a wide range of personalised support in one place. This support can range from; charitable grants, local council schemes, help with bills and the cost of living crisis and benefits.

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• CSignum — Revolutionising underwater communications with electromagnetic technology for seamless data integration between surface & submerged devices.
• Calterra — Calterra is an climate-tech firm that uses AI and satellite/drone data to monitor & verify carbon & biodiversity outcomes.
• SolarSub — SolarSub is an environmental firm that offers floating solar cooling system.

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• Framework Housing Association — We are a charity that supports people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Sheffield.

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• Framework Housing Association — We are a charity that supports people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Sheffield.

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• Believ — Believ is an electric vehicle charge point operator that installs, operates, and maintains public and private charge points.
• Warehouse Reit — Warehouse Reit functions as a closed-ended investing firm. The company aims to hold a diverse portfolio of freehold and long-leasehold warehouse properties, including those in the trade counter, industrial or manufacturing, storage and distribution, and retail warehouse sub-sectors. Investment and provision of local urban warehouses are thecompany's sole operating segment. Rent and other sources of income are its main sources of income.
• Scottish Power — At ScottishPower are amongst the top 6 power companies in the UK. As an energy provider to over 5 million households and businesses across the UK, their role is to bring you YourEnergy – and that means keeping your home nice and cosy, being there when you need us and bringing you competitive tariffs and products.

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• Kenoteq — Discover Kenoteq, pioneering the sustainable construction revolution with our innovative, ultra low-carbon building materials.
• Aurora Avionics — Accelerating launch-vehicle development with flexible and modular avionics platforms.
• Sofant Technologies — Sofant is developing a low cost RF MEMS technology that solves power consumption and heat problems in high frequency phased array antenna systems.

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• NUL — Reduce your alcohol consumption. Because less is more.
• Honest Mobile — It's time for mobile done right. Explore SIM-only plans that include bills that go down, support in seconds and a shrinking carbon footprint as standard. One of the UK's top-rated mobile networks.
• Final Boss Sour — The final boss of sour candy

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• Zemanta — Zemanta brings the power of programmatic advertising to native. Zemanta One is the only cross-channel media buying platform specifically designed for the promotion and distribution of marketing content. The world's largest brands and leading digital agencies use Zemanta's programmatic platform to scale, automate and optimize their entirenative advertising programs.Founded in 2007, Zemanta is based in New York with offices across North America and Europe.
• Riskified — Leading global ecommerce enterprises leverage Riskified's AI-powered fraud and risk intelligence platform for chargeback guarantee, to grow revenues, fraud prevention and policy abuse at scale.
• Wise — 150+ countries, 40 currencies, one account. Save when you send, spend and manage your money internationally.

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• Five Lamps — Five Lamps aims to ?transform lives, raise aspirations, remove barriers and offer choice to families, business and communities?. They are a charity that supports the community by re-investing any profit back into the business. They are also known as a social enterprise, registered charity and community development finance institution.
• Charity Bank — Charity Bank was established as an FSA-regulated deposit-taking bank in 2002, with a unique mission to provide loans to meet the financial needs of small charities, community organisations and social enterprises that are not being served by other lenders. They achieve this through the support of a community of investors, depositors, and borrowers,who share the view that it is worthwhile to support these organisations when they undertake capital projects that achieve beneficial social impacts and can borrow for this purpose on a financially sustainable basis.

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• Napo Pet Insurance — UK pet insurance with dental cover, direct vet payments and free 24/7 video vet calls. Get a 5% multi-pet discount!
• Flitter — Flitter is a neo-insurance company that provides pay-per-mile insurance and connected technology.
• INKI.TECH — Equip your business with high-end, secure IT equipment through INKI's device-as-a-service model. Reduce operational costs, increase agility, and embrace sustainability while minimizing total cost of ownership.

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• Locavore — Social enterprise changing the food system. Retailer, organic grower and vegbox delivery service. Shops in Govanhill and Partick.
• Edinburgh Rugby — Edinburgh Rugby is a professional rugby club that trains players and competes in various league and tournament matches.
• Cabrach Distillery — Cabrach Distillery is the land filled with trees and antlers, hidden stills, and tales to tell is stirred and the wildness reigns more.

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• Global Welsh — Global Welsh is creating a global community for Welsh people & friends of Wales, celebrating Welsh success and transforming the Wales.
• SimplyDo — For the change makers. Our AI-powered platform brings people together to solve transformational challenges. For delivering innovation and improvement across public services.

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• Airex — Airex is a smart ventilation control that builds intelligent air ventilation units using atmospheric sensors and cloud algorithms. The company develops a retrofit smart ventilation control system that controls the airflow through air-bricks. Through it, owners will benefit from decreased energy bills, warmer homes, enhanced thermal comfort, healthyhome, and minimal disturbance without compromising on air quality. The smart algorithms allow automatic air flow regulation while taking into account local weather and air quality data.Airex was founded on 2016 and is headquartered in London.
• Zedify — Are you looking for sustainable delivery solutions? Reduce your carbon emissions for urban last mile deliveries with our amazing cargo-bike shipping services.
• Nuada — MOF Technologies take innovative organisations from ideation to commercialisation using our proven MOF development expertise & patented technology.

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• Pachama — Harnessing AI to drive carbon capture and protect global forests
• Paintbrush — Paintbrush provides access to funding for idea-stage founders who are too early for other options.
• littleBits Electronics — LittleBits is an open source library of over 60 electronic modules that snap together with magnets allows users to view, download, and share designs and make their own Bits through the use of prototypes. Deluxe kit, Smart home kit, Arduino coding kit, Synth kit, hardware development kit, and workshop set are some of the electronics learning modulesprovided by littleBits.LittleBits was launched by Ayah Bdeir in 2011 and is operated from New York, United States.

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• Climate Policy Radar — Turning fragmented climate and nature data into structured, searchable evidence used by policymakers, researchers, and international institutions.
• Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air — Independent research org focused on trends, causes, health impacts & solutions to air pollution @CREACleanAir@masto.ai; @ https://t.co/ye8Sc2bFN3

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• Five Lamps — Five Lamps aims to ?transform lives, raise aspirations, remove barriers and offer choice to families, business and communities?. They are a charity that supports the community by re-investing any profit back into the business. They are also known as a social enterprise, registered charity and community development finance institution.

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• enshift — Streamlining local clean energy for large-scale real estate.Easily simulate, plan and realise your buildings’ journey to energy independence and ‘net zero’. With just an address, instantly discover the financial and environmental returns your building can generate by transitioning to clean energy. Once you’re ready select and contract your idealconstruction and financing partners and reduce transition risks.
• Salvador Technologies — Salvador Technologies provides the world's fastest recovery from cyber-attacks and software/hardware malfunctions. Our innovative solution ensures the continuous operation of critical workstations and servers, eliminating downtime. Back to work in 30 seconds based on offline air-gapped sotrage.
• Spinframe Technologies — Founded in 2017, Spinframe Technologies deliver a single source of truth for the status of vehicles at every checkpoint. The company provides a real-time, AI-enabled platform for vehicle damage detection, inspection, and documentation. The fully automatic, plug & play stations are deployable at every gateway and detect up to the smallestdamages in real-time, such as scratches, dents, and scuffs. With Spinframe's technology, it is possible to monitor large volumes of vehicles without requiring any human intervention, from maritime ports to large transportation and logistics hubs, to parking lots, dealerships, rental branches, and service centers. For locations where physical systems cannot be deployed, we offer similar features via a mobile web app. The platform combines advanced image capturing and processing methods with in-house machine learning techniques for identifying and classifying damage. The data is stored in the cloud platform, enabling instant visualization and sharing of fleet status over time and at every checkpoint, through a single interface and a single platform. Spinframe is praised by leading port operators, leasing and rental companies, and automotive OEMs around the globe.

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• Enpal — Kostenlose Planung von Solaranlagen. Gewinnbringende & schnelle Umsetzung von Photovoltaikanlagen inklusive professionelle Installation & Netzanschluss. Zum Festpreis!
• Lightbase — An always up-to-date view of your entire IT ecosystem for faster decisions and confident transformation at scale
• Spot My Energy — The uptake of PV, EVs, home storage, and heat pumps leads to a gigantic need for digital and intelligent metering and for the integration of millions of...

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• AI4ALL — AI4ALL opens doors to artificial intelligence for historically excluded talent through education and mentorship.
• AImpower.org — AImpower.org is a non-profit organization that enhances the ability of automatic speech recognition models to recognize stuttering speech.
• STEMarts Labs — STEMarts Labs creates interactive experiences that empower youth and communities via the intersection of art, science, and technology.

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• Gaia Learning — Gaia Learning are a special online school dedicated to children with additional needs. We help kids with ADHD, ADD, OCD, PDA and Autism, learn online.
• Aira — Aira operates as a clean energy-tech company.
• martee ai — Reduce Wastage, Unlock Revenue, Maximise Profit. Martee ai is the only demand forecasting tool tailored for the food-on-the-go industry.

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• Dance City — The North East's leading dance organisation.
• Five Lamps — Five Lamps aims to ?transform lives, raise aspirations, remove barriers and offer choice to families, business and communities?. They are a charity that supports the community by re-investing any profit back into the business. They are also known as a social enterprise, registered charity and community development finance institution.
• Sunderland Music Arts and Culture Trust — Welcome to Sunderland Music, Arts and Culture Trust in Sunderland.

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• CattleEye — Intelligent monitoring for healthier, more sustainable herds
• Lakeland Dairies — Lakeland Dairies, a major dairy processing co-operative, operates within a fifteen county catchment area across the northern half of the island of Ireland. The Group processes about one billion litres of quality milk annually into a range of value added dairy foodservice products and functional dairy food ingredients.
• Armstrong Medical — Eakin Healthcare is a UK manufacturer of high quality innovative respiratory products for use in Critical, Neonatal and Perioperative Care.

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• Qumis — Qumis uses the power of large language models to create the world's first insurance policy interpretation engine. Turn any insurance policy PDF into a live, citation enriched document empowered by the collective expertise of your team.
• Pasito — Pasito is the AI-native company building the future of benefits. Our AI workspace simplifies benefits with pre-trained agents that execute workflows at scale.
• Finovox — Finovox provides a solution for detecting false documents. They offer investigative tools to analyze, understand, and explain fraud. Additionally, they provide users with hard evidence of fraud.

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• onHand — The volunteering and climate impact platform for businesses and individuals. Help your local communities and have global impact.
• Lithium Salvage — Waste Lithium-ion Battery Recycling - A significant breakthrough in the recycling of ultra-high-value materials within waste Lithium-ion batteries.
• Positive Support For You — Positive Support For You is a social enterprise dedicated to empowering adults with learning disabilities, providing tailored support to help them achieve greater independence, confidence, and inclusion in society.

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• WeAreDigital — Platinum Shopify Partner and ANZ's #1 POS agency. Human craft, machine pace - D2C, B2B, retail and wholesale commerce. $3B+ in client GMV.
• We are Digital — We work with the UK's largest housing associations, companies and charities to deliver basic skills courses, digital inclusion workshops and 1:1 home training...

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• HowDo — HowDo is sound & picture chapters to capture epic stories of everyday knowledge.
• Snap.hr — Sign up to Snap.hr now to get headhunted by 500+ other tech companies
• Believe.in — Believe.in provides a white label technology that improves online fundraising, donation processing, and event performance of non-profit organizations.Available in multiple markets, languages, and currencies, Believe.in supports 2.8 million non-profit organizations globally and is easily customized and integrated into any non-profitorganization’s website and existing back-office toolkit.Believe.in was founded in May 2011 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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• Climate Policy Radar — Climate Policy Radar is a UK-based nonprofit, building open databases and AI-powered research tools to accelerate climate action

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• HUG — Join our global creative community to showcase & sell your art, connect with others, and access creator-friendly grants and education.
• Kate — Kate redefines everyday mobility by offering electric vehicles made in France.
• Multiwave Technologies — More than 2/3 of humanity has no access to medical imaging Our mission is to make MRI available globally, through our ultra-low field mobile device.

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• Klar — Klar is a FinTech challenger bank that provides deposit and credit services for Mexican customers.Using the Klar card rewards users with cash of up to 4% cashback for each purchase, not points without confusing conversions or expiration dates. Clients can also send and receive payments and collections money instantly to Klar accounts and otherbanks. The Klar card is linked to an app where users can see all their movements in real-time.Stefan Moller, Daniel Autrique, Jeronimo Riefkohl, and Gianluigi Davassi established the company in Mexico City, Distrito Federal in 2018.
• ARAUCO — ARAUCO is a diversified global company in the forestry industry. They use world-class technologies and processes throughout the value chain. They are present in the forestry, pulp, timber, panels and renewable energy businesses.
• NORNORM — High quality pre-loved office furniture, including office design, installation and flexibility to change. Own less, pay less, and change whenever.

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• Covatic — We help media companies deliver private-by-design, addressable advertising and marketing without exposing personal data.
• Furbnow — Furbnow - Your companion for home improvements for the future
• Unloq AI — Unloq is a Decision Intelligence Platform that turns your company data and live market signals into governed strategic recommendations. Approved, tracked, measured.

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• Sunsave — Save money on your bills and gain energy independence with Sunsave solar panel and battery solutions. Get a free quote today.
• TapSimple — Cashless giving made simple
• Tema Global — Tema Global builds an ETF platform focused on ETF infrastructure and differentiated ETF strategies managed by experienced investment professionals.

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• Asaka bank — Aksaka bank is a financial organization that provides curated banking solutions to meet the personal, business, and corporate needs in the vicinity. The organization also offers personal loans and commercial credit facilities for individuals and local businesses.
• Key Capture Energy — Building large-scale energy storage projects today that will transition us to the grid of tomorrow. #energystorage #renewables #cleanenergy
• EDF Power solutions — EDF power solutions NA | Building Sustainable Wind & Solar Power Solutions in North America | Renewable Energy Careers & Jobs

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• Mirelo AI — Mirelo AI offers AI-driven tools that generate custom sound effects and music to match video content through upload or API integration. It enables users to produce synced audio from silent footage and refine or edit audio tracks with an intuitive online editor. The platform also provides APIs and model fine-tuning options that let other productsembed its video-to-sound capabilities directly into their workflows. Mirelo’s technology is based on proprietary AI models designed to interpret visual media and automatically generate corresponding audio elements. The company sources and processes input files to output audio that aligns with visual action and creative intent.
• Overland AI — Overland AI is a manufacturer and developer of autonomous navigation for off-road autonomous vehicles.
• Luxury Presence — Luxury Presence helps realtors thrive online with beautiful, award winning real estate agent websites and marketing. Trusted by 20+ of the WSJ Top 100 agents.

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• Tandems — Tandems enhances the way financial advice is delivered by equipping advisors, bankers, and agents with data-driven insights and personalized recommendations. Tandems focuses on improving institutional operations through automation and intelligent decision-support tools that streamline workflows and client engagement. The company’s technology isdesigned to augment human expertise, allowing financial professionals to allocate more time to strategic guidance and relationship building.
• Efficient Computer — Efficient Computer is ushering in a new era of computing with our ultra-energy-efficient programmable processors.
• Rune Energy — Rune Energy is a developer of a computation technology intended to monetize underutilized and surplus clean power.

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• CUDONI — Buy and sell preloved designer clothing, bags, shoes & accessories at Sign of the Times. Current season authentic pre-owned luxury fashion at sale prices.
• TapSimple — Cashless giving made simple