Top California Social Impact Startups (147)

At January, we bring humanity to consumer finance. Using data intelligence, we create trust and deliver better outcomes for consumers and creditors alike. Our mission is simple: expand access to credit while empowering consumers to achieve lasting stability and control of their financial lives. We began by building the foundation for creditors to engage with and support their borrowers at scale...

Revivn is a fully integrated hardware lifecycle solution, promoting global responsibility while providing IT with enterprise-class service and security. Working with companies like Instacart, Lyft & Teach for America we are changing the way companies view old technology with a new model that focuses on repurposing electronics. In partnering with Revivn, companies make the vital choice to responsibly retire, repurpose,...

We deliver industry-vetted courses and career support centered on the needs of first-generation and low-income students. Our students train with senior engineers, intern at top companies, and rise together to become the tech leaders of tomorrow. Breaking into the tech industry requires a number of factors: industry-relevant knowledge, connections, specific hard and soft skills, an understanding of how to navigate the...

Academia.edu is the world’s leading platform for researchers and scholars to share their work, discover research and connect with fellow academics globally. Our bold vision: to democratize and accelerate the world's research, enhancing the speed of scientific discovery and technological progress for the benefit of everyone. We imagine a world where accessing academic papers is effortless, keeping track of cutting-edge...

Vidmob is the creative data company. Its AI-based software improves creative and media performance by helping brands and agencies derive their own custom creative best practices, and ensure that those learnings are applied across all flighted media. Vidmob’s approach to using creative data drives brand consistency, reduces creative and media waste, and increases overall business performance across the funnel. As...

The California Tribal TANF Partnership (CTTP) empowers Native American families towards self-sufficiency by providing temporary financial assistance, educational training, career opportunities, and supportive services, often incorporating tribal cultures and wellness.

Charter Impact empowers mission-driven organizations to achieve their goals through personalized support in finance, operations and business management. We accomplish this through enthusiastic collaboration within our team and with our clients. We believe that what we do has a positive, measurable impact on students, families and communities. We take pride in providing our clients with timely and accurate financial and student...

Axis Community Health is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing quality, affordable, accessible, and compassionate health care services, including primary medical care, mental health support, and dental services, to promote community well-being.

Fairplex is a nonprofit enterprise that hosts the LA County Fair and over 200 year-round events, aiming to strengthen the community and economy through arts, entertainment, agriculture, and education.

The ACLU Foundation of Southern California defends civil liberties and fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution and Bill of Rights through advocacy, litigation, and support for marginalized communities.

U.S. Digital Response is a nonprofit organization that partners with state, local, and tribal governments to modernize essential digital services through expert support, practical training, and proven digital tools.

Media Cause is a mission-driven marketing and creative agency that helps nonprofits grow and accelerate their impact by developing powerful creative, scalable growth strategies, and targeted communications.

The California Housing Partnership helps make sure low-income Californians can find and keep affordable, stable homes. It combines on-the-ground technical assistance with policy leadership to increase the supply of affordable homes in California.

At UpMetrics, we believe that storytelling has the potential to become the most impactful tool for social impact organizations - especially when those stories are rooted in data. The platform empowers impact organizations to achieve clarity and focus of their impact across activities by combining quantitative and qualitative data functions designed to collect, understand and communicate impact.

Youth Enrichment Brands builds communities where children discover confidence, resilience, and joy. Founded in 2020, Youth Enrichment Brands is the nation’s leading youth activities platform, offering camps, leagues, classes, schools, and other programs. Our companies provide fun, enriching experiences to over a million children each year worldwide.

At XPRIZE, every employee knows they are making a positive impact on the world. XPRIZE conceives, designs, and operates the world’s largest, most inclusive, and most ambitious incentive prize competitions. We inspire and guide innovators to create breakthroughs enabling a future of abundance.

Omaze is a social impact fundraising platform that is reimagining the charitable giving experience. We empower world-changing nonprofits by giving anyone the chance to win once-in-a-lifetime prizes. By dreaming big, donating, and entering for the chance to win life-changing prizes, the Omaze community has provided over $150 million in grants to support over 400 charities all over the world, and...

Self-Help for the Elderly is a private community-based non-profit organization. Our mission is to promote the independence, dignity and self-worth of seniors. We will achieve this by empowering seniors to help themselves and by providing a comprehensive range of multicultural and multilingual services. Founded in 1966, Self-Help offers a vast array of health care and social services to over 40,000...

East Bay SPCA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the welfare of cats and dogs, striving to eliminate animal cruelty and enrich the human-animal bond through programs and education.

Measuring the impact of the world's most important messages. Swayable is a consumer insights research technology platform that measures how effectively media content changes opinions. We enable deep insights into the effects of campaign content at any stage in the creative process: from storyboards to final cuts. Our clients are dramatically increasing the impact of the stories they tell on the...