Introducing Hackster Impact Partners: Powering Tech for Good

At Hackster, we believe technology has the power to create lasting, positive change in the world. From tackling climate challenges to advancing accessibility and inspiring the next generation of innovators, our mission has always been clear and centered: tech for good.

But this mission doesn’t happen in isolation — it thrives through collaboration, shared purpose, and strong allies. That’s why we’re excited to announce the launch of Hackster Impact Partners.

Who are Hackster Impact Partners?

Hackster Impact Partners are organizations and companies who share our commitment to using technology as a force for good. By joining this program, they support Hackster’s mission in two critical ways:

• Community allies: They help foster innovation by engaging with our developer and maker community, uplifting projects, and providing resources and cross-community guidance to help creators thrive and implement their prototypes.
• Financial supporters: Their contributions ensure Hackster can continue to run programs, contests, and initiatives that spark global impact — empowering individuals and teams to build solutions that matter.

Welcoming our first Impact Partners

We’re honored to introduce our inaugural group of Hackster Impact Partners supporting our EdgeAI Earth Guardians Competition, connecting makers to conservation practitioners to drive real-world impact:

Community allies:

• End Wildlife Crime — an initiative focused on combating wildlife trafficking and protecting biodiversity. (Learn more from Impact Summit Keynote Recap: Sarah Maston’s Project Edison Saves Elephants)
• WILDLABS — a global community supporting the advancement of conservation technology. (Learn more from Connecting the Dots: A discussion on Private and Public Partnership and driving impact for our world)
• Interspecies Internet — exploring communication and connection across species through technology;

"The challenges we are facing globally, from climate resilience to biodiversity loss, demand innovation that no single discipline can achieve alone. At Interspecies Internet, we’ve seen how breakthroughs happen when technologists, ecologists, ethicists and artists come together to explore new ways of relating across species. By joining Hackster Impact Partners, we’re helping to strengthen a culture of cross-disciplinary collaboration to help solve planetary challenges by also connecting ideas, as well as technologies." - Kate Armstrong, Executive Director at the Interspecies Internet initiative.

Financial sponsor:

We are also proud to welcome Gorilla Technology, a member of the EDGE AI FOUNDATION, in this cohort. As a global leader in AI, video analytics, and cybersecurity, Gorilla is supporting Hackster’s mission as a financial sponsor, helping us expand the reach of our tech-for-good initiatives. Their commitment to harnessing advanced technology for a more sustainable world is empowering innovators to build solutions that truly make a difference.

Together, we’ll continue to amplify projects that matter, support innovators everywhere, and ensure that Hackster remains a global hub for socially responsible technology.

Join us

We’re grateful to the first organizations stepping up as Hackster Impact Partners and look forward to highlighting their contributions in the months ahead. If your organization is interested in aligning with Hackster’s mission and becoming an Impact Partner, we’d love to connect.

Join our Edge AI Earth Guardians competition presented by Hackster and EDGE AI Foundation — deadline for submissions is September 24th, 2025.