MovingWorlds, SPC

Helping people find the best place to volunteer their skills around the world, on their own or through employer-sponsored programs.

  • Stage $500K in TTM Revenue
  • Industry Internet / Web Services
  • Location Seattle, WA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded September 2012
  • Employees 6
  • Website movingworlds.org

Company Summary

MovingWorlds is a social enterprise addressing the global talent gap. Our platform connects people who want to travel and volunteer their expertise directly with social impact organizations around the world. We maintain quality by selectively sourcing professionals and organizations who then interact through our site to plan high-impact “Experteering” engagements. Corporations can leverage the same platform to manage global volunteering programs.

Team

  • Derk Norde
    Co-founder

    Experienced in global development and social entrepreneurship. Previously co-founded Business in Development Network.

  • Mark Horoszowski
    Co-founder

    Social entrepreneur and global volunteer. Previously co-founded successful digital strategy agency, Cymbal Interactive. Master's in Accounting from the University of Washington.

  • Jan Hein Van Joolen
    Lead Investor and Adviser

    From the rat-race in financial world on top-excecutive level with all its rewards and costs, to the love for life itself. Understands the businessworld through experience gathered internationally and cross culturally over 29 years as top-executive in the financial services industry . Now active as independent strategic consultant/mentor for fundamental issues advising/mentoring small start-up companies and large multinationals, as well as teams a

  • Therese Caouette
    Advisor

    Executive Director at Partners in Asia and Professor at School for Global Studies, Thammasat University (Bangkok, Thailand). Global Washington 2012 Annual Award Winner.

  • David Bangs
    Investor

    Social impact investor mobilizing Seattle impact investment community

Advisors

  • The Apex Law Group
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Startup Chile
    Unconfirmed

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