Startups driving real-world impact

Startup impact in numbers

258 startups driving impact

17 goals covered

17 UN Sustainable Development Goals

The 17 Global Goals

Click a goal to explore the startups working on it.

• No Poverty

  End poverty in all its forms everywhere. 34 startups.

• Zero Hunger

  End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. 20 startups.

• Good Health & Well-being

  Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. 61 startups.

• Quality Education

  Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. 69 startups.

• Gender Equality

  Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. 31 startups.

• Clean Water & Sanitation

  Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. 10 startups.

• Affordable & Clean Energy

  Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. 22 startups.

• Decent Work & Economic Growth

  Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. 137 startups.

• Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure

  Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. 162 startups.

• Reduced Inequalities

  Reduce inequality within and among countries. 43 startups.

• Sustainable Cities & Communities

  Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. 65 startups.

• Responsible Consumption & Production

  Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. 55 startups.

• Climate Action

  Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. 39 startups.

• Life Below Water

  Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. 5 startups.

• Life on Land

  Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. 14 startups.

• Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions

  Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. 21 startups.

• Partnerships for the Goals

  Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development. 87 startups.

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