Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Our mission is to invest in and support founders and their early-stage start-ups that are challenging the status quo. Stand Together Ventures Lab supports each start-up and its unique needs to build on successes and create lasting change. WE INVEST We fund early-stage ventures from pre-seed through Series A and give them the right financial resources to help founders build a solid foundation for success. WE ARE COMMITTED Change takes time. We are patient and committed to teams that are working to remove barriers that keep society from moving forward, understanding that results don’t happen overnight. WE PROVIDE ACCESS Through our community of philanthropic organizations and network of partners, we provide early-stage start-ups with access to social industry experts to refine and amplify game changing ideas. WE ARE ENTREPRENURIAL By leveraging our network of business leaders, we can tailor our support to meet the needs of your operational and team structure.

The internet has revolutionised our world. We exist to ensure that the ongoing tech revolution delivers positive and equitable social impact: that when our lives are transformed by tech, they are transformed for the better. Established as the Corporate Foundation of Nominet in 2008, the Trust became independent and formed a new strategic partnership with Social Investment Business in May 2018. Now known as Social Tech Trust, the charity continues to provide grant funding and support to organisations that use tech to transform lives. Since 2008 the charity has supported over 750 socially motivated initiatives in the UK, providing more than £31m of funding to drive change with tech.

The Sorenson Impact Center helps organizations achieve their impact vision by connecting capital to social and environmental solutions, helping organizations measure, report, and improve impact, and integrating data science and people-centered storytelling into all that we do. Along with our clients and partners, we share a vision of an equitable and thriving world where everyone is valued, communities prosper, and the measured impact of our actions guides decision-making. As part of our mission to train future impact leaders, the Center integrates academic programming and experiential learning into each of its practice areas. The Center is proudly housed at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business.

Notley is an Austin-based band of relentless changemakers combating issues across multiple cause areas. Since 2015, Notley has provided the creative space and resources necessary to make the most impact in our communities. Through the use of magnetic risk capital, we work to bridge the gap of collaboration between for-profits and nonprofits to solve problems quicker. Our team of relentless changemakers’ work is inspired by our Core Values: Agility, Fearlessness, Integrative, Creativity, and Respect. Notley challenges the status quo with new models in communities across the nation, including Austin, Columbus, Denver, Philadelphia, and San Antonio. Together, we instigate outsized impacts. Part of Notley’s changemakers’ work includes for-profit investments that Notley makes directly through Notley Ventures along with Notley’s affiliation with Springdale Ventures. Springdale Ventures, founded in 2019, invests in and supports early-stage consumer product companies and manages relationships with hundreds of investors and industry partners. Its mission is to partner with passionate, resolute, founders to accelerate the growth of transformative consumer brands.

Beyond Ventures is an investment and philanthropy advisory serving family offices, endowments, and foundations. Our clients include Pivotal, a group of organizations founded by Melinda French Gates to accelerate social progress for women and young people in the U.S. and around the world.

An accelerator like no other. A place where razor sharp radical minds reside and merge - with other minds - your determination to see a world with new eyes. Coming together with catalytic capital, and, connections to specialists, mentors and policy makers. An exercise in collective action skyrocketing social ventures in a space where bravery and breakthroughs are commonplace with one hundred times more reach, more risk taking, more expansive impact. How we do it Empowering radical thinkers everywhere to deliver the most impact at scale with world-class research in a world-class accelerator. How? We work together to define your endgame. We reveal groundbreaking ways to amplify your impact – not through endless fundraising – but through tangible, results-driven models like government adoption, digitisation and open source solutions. World-class insights: Exceptional evidence-based research and access to policymakers means social enterprises can drive real, impactful change at scale. World-class accelerator: Catalytic capital, global connections and dedicated support takes social enterprises further than ever before. What we offer£150,000 in catalytic capital 12 Weeks impact Accelerator programme World-Class support and bespoke mentors Cohorts of like-minded social entrepreneurs Summit Day celebrating and connecting ventures Alumni Membership long-term access to our community Frequently asked questionsAm I eligible to apply for the 100x Impact Accelerator? If you’re an impact-first organisation, a registered charity, not-for-profit, or social enterprise, and you’re currently scaling social impact in one of our eight Impact Areas, then you are eligible. We welcome applicants from anywhere in the world, as long as you have a minimum viable product (MVP) and a track record of achieving impact. How do you define a social enterprise? We define a social enterprise as an impact-first organisation that engages in commercial or business activities such as selling products or services to serve a social mission. Social enterprises may be structured as a non-profit or a for-profit. I am not sure if my for-profit venture is a social enterprise. Should I apply? If you are running a for-profit where financial gain, and not impact, is your primary goal, we can recommend other accelerators looking to accelerate more traditional for-profit models that can better support your growth journey. If your venture is an impact-first organisation with a primary social mission, then please apply! What type of ventures are you looking for? We’re looking for innovative impact scale-ups. Applicants should have a proven track record and be ready for their next big leap of growth. In an application, we want to hear from outstanding social entrepreneurs who are bold, collaborative, self-aware and kind. You should be able to demonstrate that your organisation offers a game-changing solution that’s already driving positive change. And you must be able to prove that amplifying your impact can result in change on a significant scale. What types of organisations will you NOT fund? We know you’re busy building your organisation and want to make sure applicants feel aligned with what 100x is offering. We don’t want to waste anyone’s time, so here are a list of things 100x does NOT fund: Ideas, blueprints, or pre-pilot stage organisations For-profit companies WITHOUT a clear impact focus or social mission Organisations with annual operating budgets greater than $10 million Organisations that have been in operation for over 6 years (although this is a guideline, not a hard and fast rule) Initiatives or programmes housed within a mature, established organisation – unless the programme will be spun out, and there are plans to do so Organisations that consult on behalf of clients (unless this is part of a unique model and different to traditional consulting firms) What kind of funding do you provide? Our funding is flexible, impact-first, unrestricted, and based on trust. We offer catalytic grants and repayable grants to charities and social enterprises. Upon completion of the 100x accelerator programme, if your charity or social enterprise has achieved extraordinary and outsized impact, you may be eligible for our follow-on funding. How much does the 100x Impact Accelerator cost? Our programme is free. We also cover your costs to join us in person (at our London HQ) for the first and last week of the accelerator, and to attend our Summit Day at the end of the year.