Be sure to tune in to our livestream at 2 p.m. ET to see all eight startups present their ideas and watch one crowned champion by judges including experts from Mashable, the UN Foundation and the 92nd Street Y.
Below, we've got a brief breakdown of the eight startups (in alphabetical order) that you can look forward to seeing Thursday.
Awaaz De
Awaaz De means "give voice." Awaaz.De provides hosted and open source voice solutions that help organizations engage communities in any language, leveraging the power of voice and mobile phones to make social media accessible for everyone.
Catchafire
Catchafire connects professionals who want to apply their on-the-job skills to non-profits and social enterprises that need their help in areas such as marketing, public relations, design, social media, strategy and finance.
Kopernik
Kopernik provides life-changing technologies to the developing world. They connect technology providers, technology seekers and investors to provide local products that are proven to reduce poverty and disease but are often unavailable to the people who need them most.
em[POWER]
em[POWER] seek to revitalize waste-scavenging communities by improving the sorting efficiency of recyclables, turning organic waste and waste water into electricity, creating high quality compost and providing the nucleus for a host of community-owned businesses.
Prove My Concept
Prove My Concept is an online enterprise platform that allows young people to create, develop and test their business ideas.
Sparked
Sparked offers convenient online volunteerism for busy professionals who don’t have time to lend their expertise through traditional channels. They make volunteering as fun, social and easy to use as Facebook, Farmville, or Twitter. It's volunteerism for the digital age.
Simple Energy
Simple Energy is revolutionizing how energy utilities engage their customers. The startup combines energy industry experience, behavioral science, game mechanics and social networks to change how people save energy
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