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The ‘Unicorns of Good’ Are Here: How Our Live Pitch Alumni Raised Over $19 Million in 2025

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At Superpowers for Good, we don’t just watch the future happen—we help fund it. 2025 was a watershed year for impact Crowdfunding. We saw a shift from “charitable” thinking to “investment” thinking. The crowd realized that solving the world’s biggest problems—climate change, financial inequality, and healthcare access—isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s a massive financial opportunity.

Our Live Pitch events serve as the premier stage for these founders. Below, we celebrate the alumni of 2025 who successfully funded their visions, and we give you a sneak peek at the innovators kicking off 2026.


Q1 2025: The Foundation Builders

The year kicked off with a focus on infrastructure—financial, physical, and energetic. These founders proved that the “boring” problems are often the most profitable to solve.

Arro Finance

  • Founder: Luke Pelullo (Co-Founder/COO) & Ryan Duitch

  • Platform: Wefunder

  • Raised: $973,200 (Funded & Closed)

  • The Impact: With a $34M valuation, Arro isn’t just a fintech app; it’s a lifeline. By gamifying financial literacy and offering manageable credit lines, they are rebuilding the American financial immune system. They closed a massive $30M debt facility just before this round, proving institutional backing matches crowd enthusiasm.

Hempitecture Inc.

  • Founder: Matthew Mead (CEO)

  • Platform: Wefunder

  • Raised: $1,553,495 (Funded & Closed)

  • The Impact: Matthew Mead is turning the construction industry green—literally. Hempitecture raised over $1.5M to build a US manufacturing facility for HempWool, a non-toxic insulation. With 200% YTD Growth in 2024, they are proving that sustainable materials are ready for mass adoption.

Qnetic Corporation

  • Founder: Michael Pratt (CEO)

  • Platform: Wefunder

  • Raised: $2,124,626 (Round Closed on Wefunder; Now on DealMaker)

  • The Impact: Qnetic brought hard tech to the stage. Their flywheel energy storage solves the biggest issue with renewables: intermittency. Raising over $2M, they validated that the crowd understands complex engineering when the impact is this clear.

Rubitection

  • Founder: Sanna Gaspard (CEO)

  • Platform: Wefunder

  • Raised: $108,800 (Funded & Closed)

  • The Impact: Sanna Gaspard is closing the Health equity gap with AI. Rubitection’s device for early bedsore and wound detection is a critical tool for an Aging population. This raise funds the tech that will save dignity and lives.

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Q2 2025: High Tech Meets High Heart

The second quarter saw massive raises in biotech and robotics, proving that Retail investors are ready to back “Moonshots.”

RISE Robotics

  • Founder: Hiten Sonpal (CEO)

  • Platform: Wefunder

  • Raised: $5,353,414 (Funded & Closed)

  • The Impact: RISE is killing hydraulics—the dirty, inefficient muscle of heavy industry—and replacing it with electric, fluid-free actuators. A $5.3M raise signals that the industrial revolution 4.0 is here.

Siren Biotechnology

  • Founder: Nicole K. Paulk (CEO)

  • Platform: Wefunder

  • Raised: $4,226,637 (Funded & Closed)

  • The Impact: Nicole K. Paulk is fighting Cancer with Universal AAV Immuno-Gene Therapy. This isn’t just a treatment; it’s a platform. Raising over $4M shows the deep desire for medical breakthroughs that are accessible and scalable.

Namecoach

  • Founder: Praveen Shanbhag (CEO)

  • Platform: Wefunder

  • Raised: $385,328 (Open for Investment)

  • The Impact: Respect starts with a name. Their AI pronunciation tool is integrated into Salesforce and Outlook, serving 4 million users. They are still open for investment, scaling a tool that fosters belonging in the workplace.

Neopenda

  • Founder: Sona Shah (CEO)

  • Platform: Wefunder

  • Raised: $219,909 (Open for Investment)

  • The Impact: Sona Shah is saving lives in emerging markets. The neoGuard wearable vital signs monitor is rugged, affordable, and effective. With 124% sales growth, this is impact scaling in real-time.


Q3 2025: Practical Solutions for Daily Life

Q3 brought us back to earth with tangible solutions in Real Estate, food, and Family Finance.

C.O.R.E. Tax Deeds

  • Founder: John Berlet (CEO)

  • Platform: Silicon Prairie Online

  • Raised: $733,500 (Funded & Closed)

  • The Impact: John Berlet unlocked a niche real Estate market. By acquiring Texas tax deeds at auction, they offer a unique asset class to investors, raising nearly three-quarters of a million dollars.

Dopple

  • Founder: Lisa Marino (CEO)

  • Platform: Wefunder

  • Raised: $136,450 (Open for Investment)

  • The Impact: Lisa Marino is reimagining the “village.” Dopple allows families to crowd-gift necessities like diapers and medical expenses. It’s a social safety net built on Love and tech.

Victory Hemp Foods

  • Founder: Chad Rosen (CEO)

  • Platform: Wefunder

  • Raised: $208,486 (Open for Investment)

  • The Impact: Chad Rosen is powering the plant-based revolution. Their proprietary Technology creates highly functional hemp hearts and oil. With a backlog of orders, they are poised to feed the future.


Q4 2025: Mobility & Access

We closed the year with companies helping us move better—whether that’s across the globe or through the healthcare system.

Jetoptera

  • Founder: Andrei Evulet (CEO)

  • Platform: Wefunder

  • Raised: $1,318,510 (Open for Investment)

  • The Impact: Andrei Evulet is building the future of flight without blades. Jetoptera’s fluidic propulsion is quieter, faster, and safer than helicopters. This is deep tech at its finest, with military and commercial validation.

BabyQuip

  • Founder: Fran Maier (CEO)

  • Platform: StartEngine

  • Raised: $1,347,025 (Funded & Closed)

  • The Impact: Fran Maier proves that convenience is king. BabyQuip’s gear rental service has become a massive national brand, generating $6M in revenue. They are the Airbnb of baby gear.

CureValue

  • Founder: Farooq Zama (CEO)

  • Platform: Republic

  • Raised: $148,462 (Funded & Closed)

  • The Impact: Farooq Zama is democratizing medical tourism. By using AI to connect patients with trusted international providers, CureValue is making healthcare affordable again.

Pump For Joy

  • Founder: Erin Martin (CEO)

  • Platform: Wefunder

  • Raised: $69,539 (Funded & Closed)

  • The Impact: Erin Martin is solving a pain point for moms everywhere. Their biodegradable, single-use breast milk collection kits are a simple, brilliant solution to a messy problem.

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The Future is Now: Join Us for Live Pitch Q1 2026

The next class of unicorns is here. We have curated four incredible companies tackling drug resistance, decentralized energy, and health accessibility. This is your chance to get in on the ground floor.

Meet the Q1 2026 Participants:

  • BRG Therapeutics (Dale Walker, CEO): Developing a new family of drugs to combat resistance in cancer and viral infections, aiming to extend the lives of over 600,000 cancer patients annually.

  • GigaWatt (Deep Patel, CEO): Building reliable, distributed solar and energy storage to help households and businesses reduce dependence on centralized, fossil-fuel-based power.

  • My Diabetes Tutor (Dr. Prem Sahasranam, CEO): An ADCES-accredited virtual platform delivering expert-led diabetes Education proven to lower A1C levels in underserved populations.

  • rHEALTH (Eugene Chan, CEO): Bringing spaceflight-proven diagnostics to your home, allowing individuals to access instant blood-based diagnostics anywhere.

Don’t just watch from the sidelines.

This is a unique opportunity in the field. Join our Private Session to ask questions directly to the founders, and Live session to vet the deals with other impact investors, and vote for the winner of the SuperCrowd Award.

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Disclaimer:
This article is for informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, or a recommendation to buy or sell any securities. Crowdfunding investments are speculative, illiquid, and carry a high degree of risk, including the total loss of principal. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investors should conduct their own due diligence and consult with financial advisors before making investment decisions.

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(We’re grateful for every one of these community champions who make this work possible.)

Brian Christie, Brainsy | Cameron Neil, Lend For Good | Carol Fineagan, Independent Consultant | Hiten Sonpal, RISE Robotics | John Berlet, CORE Tax Deeds, LLC. | Justin Starbird, The Aebli Group | Lory Moore, Lory Moore Law | Marcia Brinton, High Desert Gear | Mark Grimes, Networked Enterprise Development | Matthew Mead, Hempitecture | Michael Pratt, Qnetic | Mike Green, Envirosult | Nick Degnan, Unlimit Ventures | Dr. Nicole Paulk, Siren Biotechnology | Paul Lovejoy, Stakeholder Enterprise | Pearl Wright, Global Changemaker | Scott Thorpe, Philanthropist | Sharon Samjitsingh, Health Care Originals

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Upcoming SuperCrowd Event Calendar

If a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.

  • Superpowers for Good Live Pitch – Private Investor Session: Immediately following the March 17, 2026 live broadcast at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT, investors are invited to join an exclusive private Zoom session to engage directly with the presenting founders—BRG Therapeutics (Dale Walker), GigaWatt (Deep Patel), My Diabetes Health (Dr. Prem Sahasranam), and rHEALTH (Eugene Chan). In this dedicated off-air environment, participants can ask deeper questions about strategy, traction, deal terms, and impact while exploring their active Regulation Crowdfunding campaigns in real time. Watch the live pitches on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, LG Smart TVs via e360tv, LinkedIn, YouTube, or Facebook—then continue the conversation in the private investor session where capital and Clarity come together. Register free to get access to both events.

  • SuperCrowd Impact Member Networking Session: Impact (and, of course, Max-Impact) Members of the SuperCrowd are invited to a private networking session on March 17th at 1:30 PM ET/10:30 AM PT. Mark your calendar. We’ll send private emails to Impact Members with registration details. Upgrade to Impact Membership today!

  • SuperCrowdHour March: This month, Devin Thorpe will explore how investors can align profit with purpose in a powerful session titled “Why You Should Make Money with Impact Crowdfunding.” As CEO and Founder of The Super Crowd, Inc., Devin will share practical insights on generating financial returns while driving measurable social and environmental impact through regulated investment crowdfunding. Register free to get all the details. March 18th at Noon ET/9:00 PT.

  • SuperCrowd26 featuring PurposeBuilt100™️: This August 25–27, founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders will gather for a three-day, broadcast-quality global experience focused on disciplined capital formation, regulated investment crowdfunding, and purpose-driven growth. We’re bringing together leading voices in impact Investing, compliance, digital marketing, and circular Economy Innovation to deliver practical frameworks, real-world case studies, and actionable strategies. The event culminates in the PurposeBuilt100™️ Showcase, recognizing 100 of the fastest-growing purpose-driven companies in the U.S. Register now to secure your seat and get all the details. August 25–27, Streaming worldwide.

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We utilized AI to efficiently gather data and analyze key success factors, enabling us to deliver an overview of these successful crowdfunding campaigns.


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Originally Published on https://www.superpowers4good.com/

Devin Thorpe Champion of Social Good

Devin is the CEO of The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation helping diverse founders and social entrepreneurs raise capital via impact crowdfunding. He is also a bestselling author who calls himself a champion of social good. His most recent book, How to Make Money with Impact Crowdfunding, is an investment guide for everyone. He has produced about 1,500 episodes of his show featuring luminary change agents, including Bill Gates. His books—read over 1 million times—help people do more good. He has helped nonprofits raise millions of dollars via crowdfunding. He draws on his experience as an investment banker, CFO, treasurer and U.S. Senate staffer. He earned an MBA at Cornell. Frequently finding himself on airplanes, Devin is grateful to be middle-seat-sized.

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