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An example of a startup doing work for the developing world is Wave, focusing on helping people send remittances to family in west Africa. http://www.sendwave.

• silverthorn 11y ago
  That's great! And it's not even an exceptional case. There are lots of tech-related companies with an explicit social and developing-world focus, including many in SF---such as our company, Angaza, which makes it possible for emerging-market consumers to get much more energy for much less money through decentralized solar http://www.angazadesign.com/watch-video/ http://www.angazadesign.com/watch-video/ (obligatory: http://careers.stackoverflow.com/company/angaza/ http://careers.stackoverflow.com/company/angaza/) and many, many others, e.g. https://welldone.org/ https://welldone.org/ http://saner.gy/ http://saner.gy/ http://wecyclers.com/ http://wecyclers.com/ http://www.allpowerlabs.com/ http://www.allpowerlabs.com/ ... not to mention areas of "SF tech proper" with a direct positive impact, such as medtech or cleantech.
  • timr 11y ago
    I'm glad to hear about these sorts of things. The world seems like a slightly less shallow place!