My Orange lands $799K TIPS grant to automate social impact reporting
What's the deal? South Korean impact-tech startup My OrangeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has secured US$888.7K in research and development funding, after being selected for the general track of the TIPSDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → programme run by the Ministry of SMEs and StartupsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The package includes US$670.7K in government funding.
What's the endgame? My Orange will use the money to build a next-generation AI platform that automates the full process of measuring and reporting social impact. The firm plans to develop a proprietary backend architecture that moves beyond standard LLM calls to connect raw data collection, automated mapping, cross-verification, and report generation into one pipeline.
By the numbers: The round sits in the 33.6th percentile by amount among comparable deals, a modest figure reflecting its grant stage rather than a venture raise.
Why now? Demand for impact measurement is moving into the regulatory mainstream, the company said. South Korea's Framework Act on the Social and Solidarity Economy, passed by the National Assembly in August, mandates the development of value-measurement tools and a disclosure system, plus priority public procurement.
What's the context? Impact measurement today relies on costly, manual consulting work. My Orange says its flagship product, Orange Impact, has already accumulated more than 4,300 framework-design datasets, with a three-part lineup spanning a conversational AI "builder," a "data collector," and an "impact report" tool for audits and stakeholder reporting.
What they're saying: "The essence of impact measurement lies not in flashy modifiers, but in proving how a business has actually changed conditions on the ground," said Lee Myung-hee, who heads the company's impact division (translated from Korean).
The signal: With disclosure obligations now written into law, impact data is becoming essential infrastructure for policy and capital markets. My Orange's bet is that a market long stuck in manual consulting can shift to a data- and technology-driven system that investors and the public sector trust.
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