Our Portfolio

“Only one in ten Brazilians can name a scientific institution — and this also applies to decision makers,” - Ana Paula Morales, cofounder of Agencia Bori

Agência Bori is a Brazilian startup platform that offers news and scientific training to journalists. The platform offers journalists a range of ​yet ​unpublished research from Brazilian institutions in areas such as health, the environment and the economy as well as​ an informative text outlining the study and​ ​direct ​contacts for spokespeople who can speak to the research. The platform also hosts a range of contact details of scientists who are willing, and ​trained by Bori's team, ​to speak to the press on these topics.

Agência Bori’s mission is to bring science closer to society through the press and in doing so significantly expand the presence of Brazilian science in individual and public decision making. This can be seen in the almost 3,000 journalists across Brazil who access the platform daily and that on average one ​scientific study​​ ​every two days is ​brought​​ ​forward to the press from the platform.

Since its creation in 2020, the project has already managed to generate an impact on the creation of public policies, mainly in the health and environmental areas. Through a metadata bank, application of data science and artificial intelligence, it is possible to select the most interesting articles to be shared with scientific journals, the press and decision makers. ​In 2022, Agencia Bori was recognized by WHO for the work achieved with journalists in Brazil during the covid-19 health crisis. ​

As part of the hackathon in 2022, Agência Bori won the Hack for Positive Impact Entrepreneurs executive challenge by creating a database of scientific papers which is still growing, and during the latest Hackathon in September 2023,they were able to apply GenAI to this database and organize it to provide​ scientific information​ ​directly ​to key decision makers, such as governments and policy makers.

BeeOdiversity provide measurement tools, advice and nature-based solutions to make businesses a reference for biodiversity and pollutant reduction. They have made use of tools shared by Microsoft and Accenture to develop “BeeOimpact,” a system which uses machine learning to extrapolate data over large areas to assess the impact of an activity on local biodiversity. In the Azure cloud, BeeOmonitoring uses machine learning in Azure Data Factory to identify areas where pesticides may be in high concentrations. This brings the benefits of bee-gathered data to much broader areas at a much lower cost.

The company analyses reasons behind bee colony collapses as well as any issues in local biodiversity. The causes include habitat loss, increased vulnerability to pests and diseases and the use of pesticides. Nguyen, one of the company’s founders invented a system that knocks a tiny bit of pollen off the worker bees as they return to the hive – enough for research, but not so much as to rob the bees of nutrition. Using laboratory analysis and AI models to establish some correlations between results, BeeOdiversity can identify more than 500 pesticides and heavy metals, as well as the plants in the area. Once the data is analyzed, BeeOdiversity scientists make recommendations to clients and stakeholders to improve the overall environment and reduce the use of pesticides.

This helps contribute to the preservation of local biodiversity but also helps to track pollution and contribute to food security as bees pollenate 71 out of the 100 crop species that provide 90% of food worldwide. BeeOdiversity currently work in 17 countries around the world monitoring over 100,000 hectares of land.

Drishtee is a social enterprise that enables community access to critical services and products, market linkages and capital as well as capacity building support to rural micro-entrepreneurs.

As a social enterprise, Drishtee works towards creating an impact in villages by creating an eco-system of micro-enterprises run by entrepreneurs with a specific focus on women. They identify a number of potential entrepreneurs and train them with the skills they will need to succeed. In each cluster of villages, Drishtee enables livelihood through skill training, access to capital and innovative rural supply chain systems. Drishtee provides a sound kiosk-based platform to deliver services such as health, education, banking, micro-finance, and livelihood services. Drishtee is currently working in more than 600 villages in India.

Through the Hackathon in 2023 Drishtee worked with Microsoft towards video language localization using AI, which can provide program participants with localized educational content.

Drishtee is also part of the Microsoft Leadership for Positive Impact Program and receiving coaching from their Microsoft Leader Rekha Talluri.

Enliven is a VR-powered training platform dedicated to transforming diversity, equity and inclusion training in workplaces. Its immersive and interactive simulations cover topics like gender bias, bullying, racism and sexual harassment.  The innovative Train Empathy Platform harnesses the latest in virtual reality and game technology to help individuals and organizations better understand the experiences of others. By immersing users in simulations that recreate experiences of discrimination, bias, or trauma, they provide a unique window into the world of others.

In a time when marginalized communities are gaining visibility and employees are challenging oppressive norms, diversity has become the cornerstone of modern-day business. The potential for human-centered AI design is to augment human empathy, improving 95% of all decisions that are made subconsciously.

The most vital skill for today's business is empathy, as it drives all else. Without inclusion, diversity cannot flourish. Inclusion requires empathy, a deep understanding and appreciation of diverse perspectives, ensuring workspaces where everyone can belong and excel.

Through the Microsoft Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact, Enliven has had the opportunity to reach out to Microsoft's clients and partners and offer them an innovative solution to create a more inclusive and diverse culture.

ICE connects the unconnected through clean and affordable micro-utilities powered by solar energy. The company, founded in Nigeria in 2016 sought to address the lack of electricity in communities which was often only available for less than 3-4 hours a day, impacting many small businesses and subsequent economies. Powered by the Microsoft Azure Cloud, ICE empowers and trains young people to address this issue by creating green and affordable energy for their own communities.

ICE’s mission is to develop reliable, distributed solar micro-utilities in the most vulnerable communities around the world. Their goal is to achieve this mission by empowering young adults with digital skills and providing clean energy for small businesses to boost their growth. Through this process, ICE also seeks to address the issues of high youth unemployment.

Through the use of Microsoft AI and Azure Machine Learning, ICE is expanding financial inclusion and energy access for vulnerable small businesses. More specifically, ICE Solar is using Azure’s Machine learning to mobilize and equip local youth fellows to source market intelligence data from last-mile communities for off-grid electrification. This is part of a wider youth initiative called Ignite. Designed to digitally upskill with partner Nigerian universities, it engages youth graduates in technical education and vocational skills in preparation for a career in renewable energy and technology. Additionally, ICE also utilizes AI through its Catalyst application. This is an embedded finance application that uses a novel Machine Learning-enabled framework. This leverages energy demand, pay-as-you-go solar energy payments, customer credit history, and KYC information, to estimate credit worthiness for cash flow-based supply chain microfinance to solar-connected microbusiness customers. The Machine Learning engine behind Catalyst-ML enables ICE Solar to accelerate underserved microbusiness customers’ digital transformation.

ICE has successfully worked with youth to investigate more than 1,200 sites for generation, identifying over 13,000 mainly woman-led small business that could benefit from this solution. Microsoft is supporting ICE’s mission to upskill 10,000 youth and connect over 100,00 underserved small businesses to clean energy by 2025.

Pina Earth enables forest owners to participate in the voluntary carbon market by digitizing the manual certification process, aided by remote sensing and artificial intelligence.

Pina Earth is an online platform that calculates and certifies how much carbon dioxide a forest can sequester. The technology uses forest growth simulations that are supported by climate models to analyze forest development over the next few decades. It provides adaptation recommendations such as planting tree species or natural rejuvenation to create climate resilient forests which can store additional carbon. After analysis and a third-party audit by TÜV, Pina Earth issues a carbon credit for each additional ton of CO2 stored. The proceeds from the credit sale enable forest owners to finance their adaptation measures and companies to actively contribute to climate protection.

Pina Earth strives to combine sustainable climate protection with growing prosperity in the world with the help of digital innovation. With this mission, Pina Earth won the 10toGO thinkathon organized by Microsoft Germany and Volkswagen in March 2021 and has since been supported by Microsoft with a particular focus on personal coaching and consulting. More recently Pina earth has been integrating AI into a long-term technology-based approach giving forest owners the advantage of being compensated for the various ecosystem services of the forest through new business models.

Sehat Kahani ("the story of health") is a digital platform created by two female doctors to democratize access to healthcare in Pakistan by creating a network of virtual doctors, specialists, and mental health experts, available 24/7 at its walk-in clinics or via its mobile app. With its e-diagnostics and e-pharmacy capabilities, patients' needs can all be met under one roof.

Pakistan suffers from is a unique supply and demand gap, with a lot of patients and very few doctors. Around 15% of Pakistani Doctors leave the country for better opportunities abroad, and of the 80% of qualified female doctors, less than 40% end up practicing due to the societal norms of a women staying at home and raising children after marriage. As a result, 50% of the Pakistani population lacks access to healthcare.

The founders of Sehat Kahani had a vision to create a world where no one is left behind in receiving essential healthcare services and saw an opportunity to close the divide in patient/doctor ratio by utilizing the many qualified female doctors residing in Pakistan. Sehat Kahini started its journey by creating e-health hubs, equipping remote clinics in low-income communities with computers equipped with telemedicine software and video call solutions. They also developed an app that could connect patients with doctors in less than a minute.

Through the Microsoft Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact, Sehat Kahani was able to use the Azure cloud platform to upscale its technology and improve its app capabilities, to store and analyze patient healthcare histories. With the help of Microsoft tools such as Power BI, they were able to create an entire dashboard of all activity, including numbers of consultations per day, the disease ailments, and the geographical divisions - accessible at a click of a button. Currently Sehat Kahani’s mobile application has more than 1million downloads and they are working with employees from over 400+ corporations across Pakistan who have enabled access to the Sehat Kahani services for their employees. Using Microsoft’s Power BI, they are better able to manage the wealth of data this creates.

Access to Microsoft Founders Hub also meant Sehat Kahani became connected to a wealth of mentors and VCs to support them in fundraising and provide ongoing guidance. The team also capitalized on the many Microsoft webinars made available to them, utilizing lessons on skill building, scale, growth, artificial intelligence, and learning new programming languages.

The next step for Sehat Kahani is to utilize AI and big data analytics to manage speech-to-text transcription solutions and handwriting recognition in order to digitalize all data into a unique electronic medical records system. With the help of Microsoft, Sehat Kahani will integrate machine learning and AI tools to predict patients upcoming care, working towards its goal of making healthcare preventative rather than just curative.

Tomorrow.io is the world’s leading Weather and Climate Security Platform, equipping humanity with the weather intelligence needed to thrive and adapt in an era of climate crisis. Through predictive and actionable insights, teams adapt to any weather-related challenge at scale both in real-time and in advance of business impact.

Tomorrow.io generates superior forecasts from AI-driven models and actionable insights through Gale, the world’s first weather and climate- generative AI. In addition to its proprietary data and models, Tomorrow.io has designed proprietary radar-equipped satellites and has begun launching its full constellation to space.

“Many people, especially in underserved communities, are unaware of the SDGs and their importance. By providing engaging and relatable content, Twin raises awareness and educates students about the SDGs, empowering them to take action.” Omer Gorgulu, cofounder of Twin Science.

Twin Science is supporting schools and empowering teachers to nurture students' STEM for sustainability skills. Along with gaining 21st-century skills such as robotics, coding and AI, Twin Science also helps students learn social awareness, understand responsible decision-making and exercise their conscience.

Twin’s educational products and solutions enhance and support teachers' day-to-day teaching experience igniting students' curiosity to explore sustainability and prototype hands-on solutions with a sense of playfulness. The Twin Educator Portal and the student app helps students learn more about SDGs, utilizing GenAI to equip teachers with digital assistants to provide individualized support to students.

Its cofounders sought to address the ‘monotonous’ and one-size-fits-all way of educating our children with the belief that traditional education fails to stress the need for compassion and technological advancement. To address this they founded Twin Science, to develop a new type of learning that is playful, individualized, and wholesome! Their goal was to teach children the power of technology, empathy, and collaboration.

Today, children around the world use Twin’s mobile app, science kits, and curriculum of playful lessons to grow their confidence, interests, and STEM skills. So far, Twin Science has reached over 571,000 underprivileged children in Turkey, UK, Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania, and Kenya in the scope of the World Science Movement.

Twin Science with the help of the Microsoft AI Sprint and EfPI accelerator program, has been able to explore how AI can be used to empower educators and innovate sustainability education.

Vector Centre uses the Microsoft Azure platform technology to better understand where water stress is emerging and optimize water replenishment investments across a region. Vector Center works with governments and companies around the world to better understand the impact of water availability and accessibility.

One of the challenges it addresses is water risk and scarcity in urban communities where data is still often analog, printed and stored in stacks. It is digitizing data and has developed a platform called the Perception Reality Engine on Azure using AI to collect, correlate and analyze data and produce an overall picture of what’s actually happening in real time, to better see how to forestall the threat of when water may not be available. It also can provide a historic view of water in a particular area.

The Perception Reality Engine uses data on rainfall, surface water amounts, plant growth and more to map water availability around the world and flag where crises are occurring or may soon occur. It also overlays this information with news sources and social media to determine where the public perception is different than reality so governance, education and behavior changes can be made before water runs out in a region.

‘When you’ve got species heading down the extinction pathway, taking eight months to a year to gather information and make decisions is far too long’, Camille Goldstone-Henry, wildlife conservation scientist and Co-Founder of Xylo Systems.

Fueled by this knowledge and determined to find a better way to aggregate data, in 2020, Xylo Systems was created. A biodiversity intelligence platform that demystifies biodiversity data and enables companies to make informed decisions for nature-positive practices.

This work was supercharged when Xylo Systems joined the EfPI program with access to Microsoft’s Azure, Power BI and low-code tools in Power Apps. Co-founder and chief technology officer Jada Andersen was able to quickly build a platform to show customers and gather feedback for the next iteration — without needing data engineering experience. The company’s two-person team built a platform that analyzes data from academic, government, camera trap, bioacoustic and other sources, and is now working with customers globally.

Xylo Systems has since added a data scientist to its team and identified more than one hundred vulnerable and endangered species in roughly 6,000 square kilometers of land for customers. It recently recommended tree species to plant for supporting the platypus, grey-headed flying fox and other endangered species, in projects for a local energy company and an urban park developer. They are also leveraging AI tools such as Azure Document Intelligence and OpenAI offerings to accelerate the rate at which siloed datasets are made available for assessments and decision making.

FruitPunch AI is revolutionizing AI education through real-world SDG projects and Challenge Based Learning.

Founded in response to the shortage of practical AI education opportunities, FruitPunch AI connects individuals with real-world problems, fostering a community-driven approach to AI development. Through partnerships with organizations like the United Nations and the European Space Agency, they facilitate impactful projects tackling pressing issues such as wildlife preservation and healthcare automation.

Their unique model combines skill assessment, challenge-based learning, and community engagement to cultivate a new generation of AI talent committed to making a difference in the world. FruitPunch builds AI products for organizations worldwide through their AI for Good Challenges through Azure.

Driven by a vision of meaningful work and impactful solutions, FruitPunch AI is reshaping the future of AI work by providing individuals with the skills and opportunities to apply AI in purposeful ways

The Sacred Groves is a Community Interest Company, driven by the purpose of protecting our planet’s natural habitats. The aspiration by 2030 is to protect and conserve a million acres of natural habitats with the support of a global community of Guardians (environmentally sensitive individuals and companies).

The company’s platform has been built to enable Guardians to seamlessly participate in the process of conservation. The platform uses the latest technologies (Microsoft Azure cloud native architecture, geospatial imaging, blockchain, cognitive computing and advanced analytics) to create an engaging and meaningful interactive experience.

The Sacred Groves aims to arrest deforestation and habitat loss by creating economic models that support the conservation of natural habitats.

1. Tokenization: Sacred Groves Clusters (SGCs)
   The Sacred Groves secures natural habitats at risk of destruction through direct acquisition from landowners, maps them using geospatial imaging, and converts them using advanced analytics into SGCs, which are placed on the blockchain. These are available for a fee ($50 for a 10-year term) on the Sacred Groves web and mobile applications for monitoring and support by Guardians. SGCs make for planet positive gifts for employee engagement or clients - choice of 46 occasions.


2. Conservation Commerce
   The Sacred Groves develops bespoke solutions for enterprises to include conservation in their commercial value proposition to drive revenue and valuation growth. This concept differentiates enterprises across industry sectors by broadening their customer appeal, opening access to new markets and responding to stakeholder pressures (investors, regulators, employees, communities, etc). Examples: Pyaarnation, an Instagram based art seller has committed to protect one square foot of forests for every square foot of art sold. W. Salamoon, a European jewellery company recently launched its 'Forest Splendors' collection at Paris Fashion Week 2024 in partnership with Sacred Groves.


3. Junk to Jungles
   The Sacred Groves enables the deployment of the residual value realised from Junk (especially e-waste) through recycling/ reselling, towards conservation. This innovative, zero-cost action has a strong reputational value for organisations from an ESG perspective and aligns with atleast four UN-SDGs (SDG 12, SDG 13, SDG 15, SDG17). Recent examples include Dentsu (a leading global marketing company) and Dubai Financial Market.


4. Drive Innovation & Change:
   Sacred Groves aims to accelerate Climate Action by collaborating with diverse organisations on product development, innovation programs, learning & development programs, etc. Example: partnership with Lumi.network to launch Climate Action Quests, which are designed to involve young adults to solve some of the world's greatest challenges. 
   
   The Sacred Groves currently supports three forests (two in Wales, UK and one in Nova Scotia, Canada) with the help of Guardians from 50+ countries. The Sacred Groves was also recognized by the International Advertising Association at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity 2023 and was invited to the prestigious 'Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum' at COP28 UAE. 

Signly is a platform that enhances website accessibility for deaf individuals by providing sign language translation. It integrates seamlessly with websites, allowing users to access content in sign language.

The platform is designed to cater to the diverse linguistic needs of the deaf community, recognizing sign language as their primary mode of communication. Signly challenges the idea that English-only websites adequately serve sign language users – some people don’t or can’t easily use English. As one said “I was born Deaf. I'm not oral. My education was in sign language. I can't acquire English even if I wanted to. In what sense is English my second language?!”

Signly's goal is to bridge the communication gap between deaf individuals and online information. It offers translations for website text, images, and videos. The company uses a broad range of Azure services to facilitate the integration of sign language into websites and streamlining the process and ensuring accurate translations. They integrate security tools including Microsoft Defender CSPM, Cosmos DB, storage solutions such as Snapshots and Block Blobs, networking through NAT Gateway and Azure CDN from Verizon, as well as computing with multiple plans like the Basic and Premium Linux plans. Signly also leverages database management with SQL Database, AI capabilities, analytics, media services like Video On Demand Encoding, and manage resources with Azure ARM service layers and Compute Reservations.

Signly ensures that deaf users can access vital information without relying on intermediaries like friends, family, or interpreters. By empowering deaf individuals to navigate online services independently, Signly promotes inclusivity and equality. It also contributes to the mental well-being of deaf users by reducing stress and frustration associated with accessing information online. Signly's innovative approach transforms websites into deaf-friendly platforms, fostering a more inclusive digital environment. Overall, Signly revolutionizes the online experience for deaf individuals, making information more accessible and improving their quality of life.

Sopht is a French startup founded in 2021. They are editing a 360° data-driven solution that helps companies make their IT more efficient and sustainable through decarbonization levers and guided actionability.

Sopht collects data on a company’s IT usage — from the laptops its employees use to its cloud and network infrastructure — and presents it in easy-to-digest dashboards. It also provides suggestions for reducing that impact. The company’s solution acts as a one-stop shop for analyzing and optimizing IT infrastructure's environmental impact and cost. Sopht uses O365 suite to collaborate, Azure DevOps to prioritize and manage tickets, Azure Cloud platform to host infrastructure.

Sopht aims to utilize AI to gather and analyze vast amounts of data across an entire IT infrastructure. This includes information on server utilization, cloud resource allocation, and energy consumption patterns. By analyzing these intricate details, the AI identifies areas where an IT setup is inefficiently using energy. This could involve underutilized servers running in the background, poorly configured cloud services, or outdated hardware that consumes excessive power.

With the inefficiencies identified, Sopht doesn't stop at just reporting the problem. The AI engine will take the data analysis a step further, generating actionable recommendations for optimization. These might include suggestions for right-sizing your cloud storage, consolidating underutilized servers, or even migrating to more energy-efficient data centers. Sopht's platform empowers organizations to make informed decisions that not only reduce their environmental impact but also potentially lower their energy bills.

A $2.2trillion problem each year, illicit trade funds organized crime and negatively impacts people, planet, and national security. New EU & UK laws will fine platforms and digital services up to 6% of global sales if they don’t take preventative steps against promoting harmful goods & content.

Vistalworks data technology helps stop the most damaging illicit goods and content reaching consumers. They detect drugs, weapons, chemicals, illegal content, and banned, fake and trafficked goods being sold online, and create alerts that enable seizures of goods and the removal of online sellers. Machine learning & AI models spot patterns of illegal trade that no one has seen before, enabling law enforcement agents to stay ahead of criminals, and helping regulated businesses avoid fines.

Vistalworks specializes in actionable illicit trade intelligence across such a broad range of regulations, languages and jurisdictions. They were also selected by Microsoft for their AI For Sustainability Program and took part in the 2022 Microsoft Hackathon (Project 15) to tackle the illegal trade in wildlife.

Their data scoring solutions to prevent online illicit trade and sharing of child exploitation materials (CSAM) are available on Azure Marketplace, and are built on Azure and use Azure Machine Learning, OpenAI and Bing APIs. Some services also integrate with Power BI. The UK Government (DSIT) named Vistalworks as one of 2023’s Most Innovative Cyber SMEs, and their innovative Azure based technology was noted at the 2022 UN Illicit Trade Forum.

An AI-augmented Word add-in and browser plugin that supports users in inclusive language and behavior. Witty detects biased wording in real-time and provides inclusive alternatives. It also shares educational content about the bias behind the words so that users become bias aware and learn new behavior.

The AI scans language in more than 40 diversity dimensions, such as overt discriminatory language or covert biased wording. Witty aggregates data of bias traps employees fall into for the whole organization giving management reports on unconscious organizational bias, easily used for ESG reporting.

Benefits: 3x more applications from diverse talent; 2 days only to become more bias aware; sustainable behavioral change towards inclusion triggered after 2 weeks.

Witty Works aligns with several UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By tackling unconscious bias through inclusive language, it contributes to SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) through a more engaged workforce, and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities) by creating a fairer workplace for all.

Witty integrates with Microsoft Edge Browser and Microsoft Word (Outlook coming soon). Witty Works leverages Microsoft technology extensively, from Azure hosting, including Azure OpenAI and AzureML, to Visual Code for local development and Azure Active Directory B2C for Single-Sign-On.

Ultimately, Witty Works uses AI to break down communication barriers due to bias and pave the way for a more sustainable and inclusive future at the workplace.

Hello Lamp Post, is a creative initiative that uses technology to turn everyday objects in public spaces, like lamp posts, bus shelters, or even drains, into interactive experiences. It is an AI-powered platform that offers digital assistants for any location.

Hello Lamp Post is revolutionising how individuals engage with their surroundings, while also enhancing customer service, uncovering valuable insights and improving operational efficiencies for organisations.

Their proprietary chat system provides users with a streamlined, user-friendly experience that seamlessly adapts to unique requirements and location. Their analytics uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology to enable in-depth insights and facilitate data-driven decision-making using Microsoft Azure to ensure the architecture is stable, secure and scalable.

Hello Lamp Post offers an innovative solution with location-based AI digital assistants. Accessed via QR code > browser, they transform public spaces into interactive two-way communication channels. The cost-efficient engagement platform provides real-time answers to FAQs, collects feedback and delivers location-specific information. As a result, engagement becomes quick, easy and effective, bridging the gap between organisations and the people they serve.

The platform identifies trends and public sentiment regarding local amenities, improvement suggestions, or even historical anecdotes. These insights are then shared with relevant authorities and businesses, empowering them with data-driven decision-making to enhance the community experience. This fosters a more informed citizenry and engages public sphere, contributing to SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.

Mentra is transforming tech recruitment by championing neurodiversity in the workplace. This platform connects talented individuals with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other neurological variations with fulfilling careers in software development, UX design, and data analysis. Mentra moves beyond traditional resumes, utilizing AI to identify candidates based on their unique skills, work ethic, culture values, and even environmental preferences. This ensures a perfect match for both the candidate and the company, fostering long-term career success for neurodivergent individuals.

Mentra leverages Microsoft’s Azure App Service, Azure Function Apps, and Azure Data Factory, among many other Azure services, to create an inclusive platform for neurodivergent jobseekers and employers seeking their talents to come together.

Mentra's impact goes beyond simply connecting talent. They prioritize positive change through results-based public-private partnerships (PPPs). Here, Mentra collaborates with governments and private companies, with funding contingent on achieving measurable improvements in neurodiversity hiring within those organizations.

In essence, Mentra's commitment to neurodiversity in tech recruitment goes beyond just filling positions. It's about creating a more equitable and inclusive future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Their work directly contributes to SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities and has the potential to create a ripple effect of positive change across other SDGs, fostering a future where innovation and economic growth are inclusive and accessible to all.

Neighbourly is a groundbreaking platform that harnesses the transformative power of purpose-driven giving and sits at the intersection of business and community. Founded in 2014 with a mission to place local impact at the heart of responsible business, Neighbourly has revolutionized the way corporations and communities collaborate for social good.

This Azure-hosted, self-serve platform is a catalyst for positive change, empowering businesses to coordinate their own giving programs or leverage a managed service. From planning and distributing resources to measuring and reporting ESG impact through intuitive PowerBI embedded dashboards, Neighbourly streamlines the entire process, ensuring maximum impact and transparency.

What sets Neighbourly apart is its AI-powered network of +100,000s compassionate individuals, united in their mission to support communities through company surplus, volunteer initiatives, and grant programs. Unlike logging platforms, Neighbourly is a living, ecosystem where people help people, fostering meaningful connections and lasting change.

The impact of Neighbourly's efforts to date is over £780 million of positive impact facilitated into local communities across the UK and Ireland, touching countless lives. With an ambitious goal to deliver £1 billion of positive impact by 2025 and an unprecedented £100 billion by 2030, Neighbourly is paving the way for a future where happy and healthy communities are built, one volunteer hour, one pound, and one surplus meal at a time.

NetCarbon offers a solution to measure, improve and value carbon sequestration for farmers, territories, and project owners to contribute toward carbon neutrality. Its technology relies on the fusion of satellite data and algorithms to measure and improve carbon capture on a global scale to fight against climate change.

NetCarbon is leveraging Microsoft Planetary Computer and AI to monitor vegetation and carbon around the world. This information is crucial for helping companies develop efficient climate change strategies. They are currently delivering insights and trajectories to farming companies as well as territories.

For example, NetCarbon’s real-time measurements of a range of indicators linked to vegetation and soils: carbon capture, vegetation moisture, vegetation condition, etc, can be accessed via the NetCarbon application, enabling you to define a decarbonization strategy by simulating the impact of agroecological practices.

NetCarbon produces a measurement of carbon stock on vegetated areas as well as on built-up areas at a resolution of 10 meters. This method makes it possible to offer a fine resolution measurement, to monitor carbon storage annually with updated data, and to have access to a history since 2018. The aim is to understand the evolution of your territory, easily meet regulatory requirements and study areas for development.

ThermaFY specializes in conducting home efficiency surveys to help homeowners reduce their energy bills and carbon footprint by identifying and addressing inefficiencies in heating systems and insulation.

With around 20% of the UK's carbon emissions stemming from homes, ThermaFY emphasizes the importance of ensuring homes are energy efficient. Through their energy surveys and thermal analysis software, they provide a comprehensive examination of homes, making invisible inefficiencies visible and offering tailored recommendations for improvement.

ThermaFY aims to simplify the process of understanding and implementing energy-saving measures by offering clear, actionable steps suited to each homeowner's lifestyle and budget. Their ThermaFY Home app provides ongoing support and guidance, ensuring homeowners have the tools and resources needed to achieve a greener and more efficient home.

ThermaFY employs Microsoft Azure software, utlising VM’s, Storage i.e. PowerBi to analyze thermal data collected during home efficiency surveys, identifying patterns and anomalies indicative of energy inefficiencies. This analysis allows for more accurate assessments and tailored recommendations to homeowners, considering factors such as lifestyle, budget, and home characteristics. By leveraging Microsoft software, ThermaFY helps homeowners achieve greater energy savings and reduce carbon emissions effectively.

ThermaFY don’t currently use any AI tools, although ML is imbedded into our analysis software. However, the company are keen to develop more features and functionality with the use of AI.

Vantage Health Technologies, part of BroadReach Group, specializes in optimizing health outcomes and resources through data-driven analytics and workflows, enabling timely and informed actions in healthcare settings. Their mission is to empower healthcare workers with the right tools and insights to make informed decisions and execute them effectively at scale, addressing complex health challenges globally. Vantage's suite of AI-powered solutions equips individuals across the health system with Next Best Actions to enhance patient outcomes, satisfaction, financial performance, and workforce efficiency while managing staff burnout.

Utilizing Microsoft Azure's secure suite of applications, Vantage's AI-enabled platform ensures GDPR, HIPAA, and ISO20071 compliance, providing robust data security and peace of mind for users. Vantage leverages Microsoft's technology as a trusted partner, aligning values and vision for the future of healthcare. The integration of Vantage into Microsoft Teams facilitates seamless access to AI-driven data insights and workflows directly within familiar collaboration tools, empowering healthcare leaders and workers to make informed decisions and take action efficiently.

By harnessing health technology and innovation, Vantage aims to drive better health outcomes, optimize resource utilization, enhance organizational performance, and promote sustainable health systems. With a focus on empowering human action through technology, Vantage exemplifies the future of work in healthcare by combining purposeful analytics with AI-driven insights within the secure and intuitive Microsoft ecosystem.

AGRIVI is a leading AgTech company focused on revolutionizing food production through digitalization of agriculture, aiming to positively impact over a billion people. Their mission is to change farmers' decision-making from traditional to data-driven practices, leveraging technology to provide real-time agronomic insights and best-growing practices.

AGRIVI's suite of agriculture technology solutions support farmers, food companies, input manufacturers, retail companies, and ministries of agriculture in adopting sustainable and climate-smart practices. Their comprehensive cloud-based farm management software is leveraging Microsoft Azure technology to equipe farms worldwide with data-driven insights and advanced analytics for precise agronomic and economic decisions, thereby maximizing productivity, profitability, and sustainability.

AGRIVI's approach not only transforms farmers' practices but also fosters collaboration across the agri-food value chain to secure a sustainable and efficient food supply system. In this matter, AGRIVI has developed AI agronomic advisory platform which uses Azure OpenAI service and Copilot that uses Generative AI and different domain AI services to deliver high-quality knowledge and advice to farmers.

AGRIVI Ed, an Agronomic AI advisor is designed to democratize access to technology for smallholder and medium-sized farms, revolutionizing how farmers access knowledge and make decisions. To expand its impact further, this solution is available as a fully managed B2B whitelabeled platform for agrifood companies and the public sector, and this personalized AI Advisor enables companies and organizations to provide farmers with constant access to information, knowledge, and advice, fosters active collaboration and upskilling farmers toward digital transformation, while helping companies to increase their market share, engage with their customers and drive decarbonization in their supply chains.

Through their innovative solutions and global partnerships, AGRIVI is supporting Fortune 500 companies and farmers in over 100 countries and has already positively influenced thousands of farmers worldwide., AGRIVI continues to drive change by empowering stakeholders with technology-driven tools and knowledge to navigate the challenges facing the agri-food industry and create a brighter future for food production worldwide.

BioTwin recognizes that screening for diseases is expensive, time consuming, and frequently harmful.

BioTwin creates a parallel universe where you can test your virtual twin, before you test yourself. With a novel at-home biomarker kit that can be used anywhere, BioTwin creates a virtual you in the metaverse allowing to help simulate and predict health outcomes, enabling personalized healthcare and proactive interventions. It helps monitor health, detect patterns, and optimize treatments.

A key technology, virtual twins, assists healthcare professionals with decision-making, such as early detection, remote monitoring, prognosis, treatment assistance, prediction, simulation, etc. Furthermore, there are wide therapeutic applications with current focus on oncology, diabetes, allergies, women’s health, and chronic fatigue.

BioTwin’s data are hosted and backed up on Microsoft Azure, as well as many of their services / back-end run, BioTwin uses VM to run complex AI model, as they also co-sell services through Microsoft. All of their portal operation run on Microsoft, including O365, GitHub, Copilot and other Microsoft solution.

The company’s promise aims to make healthcare accessible, convenient, affordable, and risk-free while eliminating redundancy, saving time and cost, giving you peace of mind, and empowering you to reach your full health potential.

CommuteSaver, a Swedish climate-tech company, tackles the challenge of reducing carbon emissions with a clever one-two punch. Their mobile app leverages AI for a two-fold approach: First, it tracks your daily commute. Using geolocation and activity recognition, the app can differentiate between driving a car, cycling, using public transport, or even walking. This provides valuable data that unveils the carbon footprint associated with your daily commute. CommuteSaver uses Microsoft Azure for their backend, M365 products, LinkedIn, Power BI and Github. This enables them to run programs/servers effectively and seamlessly, find clients, and make efficient reports for the companies.

But CommuteSaver doesn't stop there; they nudge users towards greener choices. By partnering with companies, they offer incentives for employees who choose sustainable commuting options like cycling, public transport, or carpooling.

CommuteSaver's work directly aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13: Climate Action. By encouraging users to choose lower-carbon commuting options, they contribute to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, especially in urban areas. This not only benefits the environment but can also improve air quality and public health in cities. In essence, CommuteSaver empowers individuals and corporations to become active participants in tackling climate change, all through a user-friendly mobile app.

With the aim to manage mid-low chemical soil pollution sites globally, +EARTH+ helps companies restore soils and remove carbon with the power of nature.

The company was born after a big ‘forever chemicals’ scandal in Belgium and a successful pilot to clean them from soils with plants. That pilot proved that plants can act like huge pumps, transporting the pollution from soils into their leaves. Leaves were then separated to get rid of the pollution. And clean stems were used to create bio-based construction materials that removed carbon and stored it in buildings.

+EARTH+ is a new kind of regenerative business. They help restore degraded agricultural lands (52% of lands globally) and clean polluted soils; use better construction materials that save 1000 trees/ha per year or substitute fossil-fuel based insulation and plastic; and remove carbon through biochar and bio-based construction materials.

+EARTH+ is also developing a platform together with Microsoft and Delaware (MVP live in 2024). The platform will visualise soil pollution and degradation and trace all the projects from the fields into the final products. Microsoft ledger technology and Environmental Credit Service will provide transparency for carbon removals and near real-time ESG reporting. And Microsoft science engineering and AI capabilities will help track plant growth curves, CO2 sequestration and predict time to restore lands.

FluxGen is an industrial water management firm that helps industries monitor their water usage in real-time using AI and IoT, helping them to use the water resources most efficiently and in turn reduce their operational cost. Based in the Silicon Valley of India – Bangalore, FluxGen builds solutions to reduce wastage and make industry water positive, with the recognition that changing the world requires everyone to work together.

FluxGen’s cloud-based platform, AquaGen, tackles industrial water usage by leveraging a powerful combination of IoT sensors, AI analysis, and even blockchain technology to monitor water consumption in real-time, identify inefficiencies, and suggest data-driven strategies for reduction. The data collected by IoT devices is stored in Microsoft Azure and then sent to the AquaGen dashboard instantaneously. Clients receive instant data and the assurance that their data is secure with Microsoft Azure. AquaGen uses AI to understand water habits. It transforms raw data into actionable intelligence, empowering industries to make smarter water management decisions. By analyzing these insights, AquaGen recommends actions and suggests ways to optimize equipment settings, schedule water usage efficiently, and trigger preventative maintenance to avoid leaks.

Its impact goes beyond individual facilities. Their mission aligns perfectly with UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: Clean Water and Sanitation. By optimizing water usage across industries, FluxGen contributes significantly to this critical goal. As CEO Sanjay Shankar says, "FluxGen solves the water crisis one facility at a time... We ensure the facility works with the lowest amount of water it can." With every drop saved, FluxGen paves the way for a more sustainable future with abundant clean water for all.

Scrapp is dedicated to helping businesses and individuals achieve their zero-waste goals by tracking waste from inception to disposal. Acting as waste accountants, Scrapp gathers, measures, and maintains data from numerous sources to build a comprehensive waste and recycling database. Whether it's understanding operational waste streams or tracking product lines, Scrapp provides tailored solutions for ambitious businesses, forward-thinking brands and retailers, impact-driven schools, and individuals seeking to enhance recycling practices at home.

Scrapp uses Microsoft's Azure technology to support its global software platform. It enables the company to scale its solution to multiple markets and derive insights for our clients to move them towards their zero-waste goals.

As part of its mission to promote a circular economy and sustainable future, Scrapp develops smart waste programs using a data-driven approach. Through its suite of digital tools, Scrapp educates and empowers a global community to embrace waste reduction and proper disposal practices. Leveraging AI and data analytics, Scrapp's platform guides users in making informed decisions to minimize waste and optimize recycling efforts, aligning with the goal of transitioning towards zero-waste solutions.

Our mission at TrustElevate is to make the internet a safer place. We empower a safe and responsible online environment for everyone by providing businesses with a revolutionary age verification solution.

We are passionate about creating a future where children are protected, businesses can operate with confidence, and the online world remains a positive and enriching experience for all. TrustElevate is the world’s first privacy, security and trust technology platform for handling children and young people’s data, which enables companies to comply with the CCPA, GDPR, AVMSD, PSD2, AML and hundreds of the world’s privacy and security laws.

In recent years, we have seen a massive spike in child sexual abuse online. The complexities of combatting this issue have increased as the data-driven operations of platforms inadvertently facilitate and enable abuse, making it more important than ever for platforms to know the ages of their users and how to better protect them.

The technical trials of TrustElevate's solution advanced the program of work ultimately built to lead up to the roll-out of our age assurance technology, in line with the Government’s strategic goal of making the UK the safest place in the world to be online.

TrustElevate's seamless integration with Azure offers organizations a robust solution to address global compliance requirements. By leveraging TrustElevate's plug-and-play API, companies can effortlessly verify the age of their users, enabling tailored experiences while respecting children's rights and protecting online safety. Additionally, Trust Elevate has partnered with WeTransact, a Microsoft partner, to maximize the benefits of our Microsoft partnership. WeTransact helps us ensure we meet all Microsoft Partnership Criteria. This strong foundation enables us to co-sell with Microsoft, achieve mutual growth, and earn cash incentives through Microsoft's rewards programs

shipzero is a certified data platform designed to measure, analyze, and improve the carbon footprint of logistics. It gathers data from all relevant sources to provide practical insights. This means businesses can cut emissions without getting bogged down in complex data tasks. shipzero is the tool for shippers, logistics providers, and carriers to keep their transport emissions in check, offering a simple, data-driven path to reach zero emissions for companies shipping goods worldwide.

Leveraging the robust cloud capabilities of Microsoft Azure, shipzero calculates the carbon footprint of shipments and logistics activities. It seamlessly integrates with existing systems, organizes data, and employs sophisticated algorithms to ascertain the carbon footprint. Additionally, they use Microsoft Azure infrastructure to enhance the ability to process and analyze vast and complex datasets from heterogeneous sources, ensuring robust data integration and management. Leveraging proprietary algorithms, they efficiently process data from thousands of IoT sensors, fill critical data gaps with advanced analytics and machine learning techniques, and forecast emissions using predictive modeling. This enables us to deliver precise, data-driven decision support, integrate consumption and procurement data, recommend effective reduction measures, and provide automated, reliable emission reports to meet growing customer demands.

shipzero leverages AI to enhance the apps functionality through predictive analytics. These predictions help to forecast emissions in the procurement and tendering processes. It also aids in optimizing and quality controlling data sets with flawed or missing records. This helps to ensure a comprehensive picture on carbon emission alleviating the task of manually improving the data quality. Similarly, shipzero makes use of GitHub Copilot which supports the platform with repetitive coding, code-auto-completion, and automated creation of in-line documentation.