The impact our clients made in 2021

When we rebranded Confido back in 2020, we chose to support tech for good and impact start-ups because we believe business centred around making a difference is the way business should be. 

 We’re proud of the impact the startups we partner with have made and want to celebrate everything they accomplished last year.  

Here’s a rundown of the impact they had in 2021... 

Wagestream 

Wagestream wants every employee to have financial freedom and confidence with their money. By working with Wagestream, employees have power over their pay and control over their wages instantly so they can keep track of their spending.  

In 2021:  

• They hit a new milestone: 300 employers now give their employees access to Wagestream. 

• Their saving feature, SaveStream, turned one and has successfully helped 28% of users start saving. 

• The team partnered with Zellis to accelerate a world of fairer finance for all. 

• They were named one of the world’s top 10 tech partners for retail by Retail Week. 

Third Space Learning  

Third Space Learning’s founding goal was to partner with schools to ensure the students that needed it had access to one-on-one maths tutoring regardless of their financial situation. Through technology, they have developed a network of global tutors to provide affordable online tutoring across the UK.  

In 2021: 

• Third Space Learning was selected as a Tuition Partner for the National Tutoring Programme (NTP). This programme will provide a 70% tuition subsidy, bringing the cost of tuition down to £5.50 a session.  

• The team celebrated teaching their 100,000th pupil in their online one-to-one maths lessons.  

• After seven years of supporting primary schools, Third Space Learning has recently expanded to support secondary school students as well.   

allplants  

allplants' goal is to make eating plant-based meals easy and delicious. They deliver chef-made dishes straight to your door, so all you have to do is pop it in the oven or microwave. Their meals aren’t just for vegans though, allplants’ founders believe plant-based meals are good for you and the planet and want to make it possible for as many people to eat plant-based when they want to.  

In 2021:  

• allplants joined the Tech Zero initiative and pledged to become a net-zero company by 2030. This means that by 2030 allplants will have removed all carbon emissions from their supply chain and be offsetting any that can’t be removed.   

• They raised $52m in Series B funding, the biggest in Europe for a plant-based food company.    

• Looking to join a growing team that wants to save the world with delicious meals? Good news - they’re hiring!  

MindLabs  

MindLabs saw the lack of access to mental health support and decided to fix that. Their team created the first mental health platform with live classes. They want to make taking care of your mental health as easy and normal as going to the gym.  

In 2021: 

• They launched an exciting and rapidly evolving beta product, tried and tested by their early access beta-testers – which includes over 100 live and on-demand classes filmed by their growing team of expert instructors. 

• The team raised $3.5m in seed funding which will be used to get the platform ready for its early 2022 launch.  

• Want to join the team? They’re hiring! 

CleanHub  

CleanHub facilitates the collection and safe processing of ocean-bound plastic in high leakage locations before it can cause damage. They work with businesses to help reduce their environmental impact (like us!). 

In 2021: 

• They ended the year with a bang by recovering 150.3 tonnes of ocean-bound plastic in December alone - making the last month of 2021 their most impactful month EVER!  

• With December's success included, they recovered more than 612 tonnes of plastic! 

• More than 100 brands signed up to become plastic neutral in 2021 alone. 

• They collaborated with six collection partners to stop the wave of plastic pollution in high leakage areas like Indonesia and India.   

onHand  

onHand makes finding a way to lend a hand as easy as ordering a takeaway. Their on-demand volunteering app brings employees that want to make a difference and causes in need of assistance together. They also help the planet by planting trees for every mission you complete. 

In 2021: 

• 34,797 actions were taken by the onHand community.  

• That includes 38,000 meals delivered, thanks to 3,549 shop drop missions. 

• Plus 188,571 minutes of befriending phone calls - that’s more than four months of nattering.  

• The team also won 11 awards!  

Climate Policy Radar  

Climate Policy Radar uses technology to map and analyse policy data and climate solution pathways around the world in order to support policymaking and investments. Their goal is to provide data in order to help transition the world into being low carbon and resilient. 

In 2021: 

• The team went to Glasgow to cover COP26, participate in talks about big data and AI, and present their prototype.  

• They also took part in The Daily Climate Debate on Sky News.   

• Want to join a team working for a better future? They’re hiring!  

We can’t wait to see what our clients accomplish in 2022 and are looking forward to working to help them meet their goals.