Top 7 Startups That Will Save The World (VIDEO, POLL)

In this video slideshow, we feature the top 7 hottest new tech startups that are pioneering new ways of using the Internet and technology to make the world a better place. These up-and-coming companies are launching innovative solutions to make our planet greener, cleaner, healthier, and wealthier, locally and globally, from your community to Kenya. Don't forget to vote on your favorites!

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Samasource

Samasource provides digital microwork opportunities for the "next billion": marginalized people in the poorest parts of the world.



From refugees in Kenya to women in rural Pakistan, Samasource helps women, youth, and refugees living in poverty develop IT skills and find work delivering Internet-based services, such as data entry and programming. Connecting local service partners with clients abroad, Samasource enables entrepreneurs, startups, and nonprofits on small budgets to develop, while providing a lifeline that will grow the digerati of the developing world.

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