What is Impact Index?
Impact Index is a data and storytelling platform that aims to assess and showcase the most impactful startups and connect them with the right investors and partners.
More than ever before, the world needs companies that focus on economic, social and environmental sustainability. We want to make impact measurable, allowing investors to make data-driven decisions that align with their sustainability goals.
We use a diverse and extensive set of sources to create a comprehensive data set of impact-focused startups. This data is analyzed using our rigid framework to create a profile for each company. Aided by machine learning to better understand the intentions, goals and achievements of each venture, it will create the most comprehensible data set for the impact space.
Learn more about our methodology here.
Who is behind Impact Index?
Impact Index is a venture from Startup Guide. Established in 2014, Startup Guide is a publishing and media company that produces guidebooks and online content to help entrepreneurs navigate and connect with different startup scenes across the world. As the world of work and the global context change, Startup Guide has committed to prioritizing purpose-driven initiatives in its content.
We believe that our connections in entrepreneurial ecosystems around the world give us a unique position to make Impact Index succeed. We want to utilize our experience in building networks to bring together stakeholders who are committed to changing the narrative of what good business is. Supported by a strong advisory board and expert partners, and with well-established connections to the impact investment landscape, we have the expertise to make a difference.
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How do you measure impact?
We use a custom framework that evaluates the company’s transparency and risk, its business model, its environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) activities and its contribution towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. You can learn more about our methodology here.
Can my company be assessed by Impact Index?
Impact Index is focused on measuring the impact of startups and scaleups. Our assessment methodology has been designed to include companies or ventures that are focused around a single product or service that the founders want to bring to market, as well as companies that are already in the market and showing strong financial results. The assessment is open to companies that have been in operation for less than ten years, and the methodology is designed to evaluate the many different factors and criteria involved in determining a company’s overall impact. If this sounds like you, let us know.
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