The "Unicorns of Good" Are Here: How Our Live Pitch Alumni Raised Over $19 Million in 2025
From curing cancer to revolutionizing flight, here is the definitive breakdown of the impact champions who turned the crowd into their biggest allies.
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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.
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.
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.
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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
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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