100x, a leading global impact initiative based at the London School of Economics, has announced a new set of bold, high-impact social ventures in its 2025/26 cohort. These organisations are pioneering scalable models, both for-profit and nonprofit, that have the potential to impact hundreds of millions of lives. 

The new cohort includes standout ventures such as Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), who are enabling life-saving humanitarian action through open-source mapping, already covering areas home to 933 million people across 64 countries; Noora Health, who have equipped over 30 million caregivers across four countries with medical training to strengthen community-based healthcare; and Arpan, who are transforming child protection at national scale, impacting 15 million children with the potential to reach up to 80 million across India.

Also among the cohort are Sehat Kahani, Adalat AI,1% for the Planet, Educational Initiatives, Khushi Baby, Rology, Red Dot Foundation, Mobile Pathways, and others— many of whom have already achieved major global recognition or commercial scale. Together, they’re delivering crucial impact in education, justice, climate change, income inequality, and healthcare across the globe.

“This group of ventures is a testament to what 100x is all about: backing the next generation of social unicorns. Not billion-dollar companies, but organisations with the potential to improve a billion lives,” said Kieron Boyle, CEO of 100x and Professor in Practice for the Impact Economy at LSE’s Marshall Institute.

Ventures were selected following an open application that attracted over 800 applicants from around the world. After a rigorous, data-driven selection and due diligence process, the new cohort stood out.

 “Being selected for 100x is a powerful recognition of our mission and the dedication of our team and community, who work tirelessly to ensure that accurate maps improve the lives of millions of people in vulnerable places around the world,” said Rebecca Firth, Executive Director of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

 The 2025/26 cohort also includes four Southeast Asian ventures: Pandai, Solve Education, SwipeRx and Think Policy—the first group to join since 100x announced its strategic commitment to the region last year, recognising Southeast Asia as a growing hub of social innovation.

 “Solve Education empowers underserved youth to build learning communities that thrive. With 100x Impact, we’re scaling our AI-powered, gamified platform to help more young people learn, earn, and uplift their communities—creating measurable, lasting change,” said Janine Teo, CEO of Solve Education.

 Each organisation will receive unrestricted catalytic capital, and will now leverage 100x’s bespoke accelerator programme and LSE’s world class insights and expertise to scale their impact to the next level. Founders will also become part of a strong peer group of future social unicorns that are already part of 100x’s portfolio.

 “The world is not short on innovation, but very few solutions reach the scale of the challenges. We want to change this—by learning what drives successful models to scale, and inspiring others to build on these breakthroughs. This cohort reflects the calibre of solutions we believe can get us there,” Kieron added.