100x, a global impact initiative based at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), has launched its search for the next generation of social unicorns —not billion-dollar companies but organisations whose models can positively impact a billion lives.

100x is looking for bold, ambitious, and high-impact social ventures, both for-profit and non-profit, that are addressing the world’s most urgent challenges in climate and environment, healthcare, inequality, migration, education, and democracy, among other areas.

Over the past three years, 100x has built a portfolio of 35 ventures that are already reaching a combined 100 million lives, tackling systemic issues across the globe. Selected ventures will therefore join this growing community of standout ventures such as Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), Noora Health, SwipeRx, Wysa, Labhya, among others that have already achieved significant global recognition and are now poised to scale their solutions further through sustained partnership and tailored support from 100x.

“We believe the world needs more social unicorns – ventures whose models and approaches can positively impact hundreds of millions of lives, if not of billions,” said Fan Gu, Chief Investment Officer at 100x. “Our role is to back these extraordinary founders with the funding, networks, and expertise they need to realise their boldest ambitions.”

Social ventures chosen for the 2026/27 cohort will receive £150,000 unrestricted grant funding with a chance to access further catalytic capital after the programme. Ventures will also leverage 100x’s bespoke accelerator programme and LSE’s world-class insights and expertise to scale their impact.

100x aims to support up to 16 social ventures every year, with 70% of these coming from emerging markets. The 2026/27 cohort will be split into two programmes: the Autumn programme, starting in September 2026, and the Spring programme, starting in February 2027.

"Our portfolio ventures are already pioneering new ways to deliver healthcare, accelerate climate action, strengthen civic engagement, and drive policy reform. Each cycle, we see more visionary founders come forward with solutions the world desperately needs, and we look forward to welcoming the next generation into this community,” Fan added.

Applications close on Monday 10 November 2025 at 6:00 pm GMT. Organisations that previously applied but were not selected are welcome to reapply.

For details on how to apply, visit our How to apply page.