Wanderstay
Wanderstay is revolutionizing the hospitality industry by offering affordable and thoughtfully designed accommodations that foster meaningful connections among travelers. Founded in 2018 by Deidre Mathis, the first Black woman to own a hostel in the U.S., Wanderstay offers two distinctive properties in Houston: the Wanderstay Houston Hostel and the Wanderstay Boutique Hotel. Inspired by her […]
Pink Coconuts
Pink Coconuts is an LGBTQ-focused travel platform that helps hospitality businesses enhance guest experiences by providing specialized, mobile training designed to create safe and inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ travelers. Founded by Zi Donnya Piggott, a Barbados-born LGBTQ advocate, Pink Coconuts empowers hospitality businesses to meet the needs of diverse guests through quick, 10-minute daily sessions […]
Black Travel Summit
Founded in 2019 by archeologist-turned-entrepreneur Anita Moreau, the Black Travel Summit (BTS) is dedicated to supporting, empowering, and creating opportunities within the Black travel community. Over the past few years, the Black Travel Summit has built an ecosystem centered around their annual multi-day conference and shorter in-person and digital events throughout the year which focus […]
Adventure Tours UK
Adventure Tours UK is a B Corp-certified travel company that offers carefully crafted sustainable adventures across the diverse landscapes of the United Kingdom, including Wales, England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Whether exploring the rugged peaks of the Lake District, cycling along the stunning coastline of North Wales, hiking through the majestic Scottish Highlands, or embarking […]
Greether
Greether is a startup founded by entrepreneur Vanessa Karel and based in San Francisco that offers a tech-based platform to help solo women travelers explore the world more safely and confidently. Greether connects travelers to verified local female “Greeters” in destinations worldwide who help travelers get around safely, have unique experiences, and learn firsthand from […]
The GREEN Program
The GREEN Program (TGP) is a public benefit corporation based in Philadelphia that offers short-term sustainability study abroad programs for the world’s future leaders. Its innovative model for experiential education is driven by a desire to provide purposeful, real-world experience through impactful education, responsible travel, and adventure. Since 2009, TGP has traveled with more than […]
FREe-CARRIAGES
FREe-CARRIAGES offers a modern, environmentally friendly, cruelty-free, and innovative alternative called the electric horseless carriage (“e-carriage”) to replace the inhumane and hazardous horse-drawn carriages. The UnTours Foundation’s investment allowed for the purchase of the electric carriage, which will be the first e-carriage to ever appear on the streets of a large US city. FREe-CARRIAGES’ Origin […]
IMPAQTO Capital
IMPAQTO Capital is a Quito, Ecuador-based impact investment fund supporting locally-owned businesses in the Andean region that are generating positive social and environmental impact. Forbes named privately owned IMPAQTO as the nation’s leading change agent – the first B Corporation listed in Ecuador that sits among the world’s 100 leading B Corp’s. Stay tuned for […]
Knotty Tie
Knotty Tie is a sustainable apparel company that designs and manufactures high quality accessories and home goods while creating jobs for recently resettled immigrants in their local community. From the beginning, the company has specialized in making neckties, bowties, pocket squares, and lightweight scarves in custom fabrics for special events like weddings or company branding. […]
Divine Chocolate
Divine Chocolate is the world’s first and only fair trade AND B-Corp certified premium chocolate company that is co-owned by cocoa farmers. The UnTours Foundation has made a series of loans over the last decade, totaling $700,000, to help finance the growth of this innovative and impactful company. We are incredibly proud to have played […]