Top California Social Impact Startups (147)

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...

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,...

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...

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...

We’re on a mission to eliminate waste for good, starting with the food that ends up in landfills. Did you know that more than half of the food in landfills comes from home kitchens (ReFED)? And food in landfills turns into methane – which is 80x more potent than CO2 over a 20-year period (IPCC). At Mill, we’re working to...

Last Mile Health partners with governments to build strong community health systems, equipping professional community health workers to provide essential primary healthcare to remote communities and save lives.

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...

At Agile Six. we use modern technology and user-friendly, inclusive design to build better government services for everyone. Agile Six is a people-first, remote-work company that serves shoulder-to-shoulder with federal agencies to find innovative, human-centered solutions. We build better by putting people first. We are animated by our core values of Purpose, Wholeness, Trust, Self-Management and Inclusion. We deliver our solutions...

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) advances civil rights and civil liberties so that all New Yorkers can live with dignity, liberty, justice, and equality.

The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools is a non-profit organization that manages and transforms schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District, aiming to revolutionize school systems and empower all students with a high-quality education.

Seesaw is a learning platform that brings educators, students and families together to deepen student learning. Teachers design and facilitate powerful learning experiences, students create, reflect, collaborate, and make their learning visible, and families actively support and celebrate student learning. Seesaw is used by over 10 million teachers, students and family members every month across more than 75% of schools...

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.

LCPtracker, Inc. is the leading solution for certified payroll reporting software, construction site compliance management, and workforce reporting. It all started in 2001, when LCPtracker CEO Mark Douglas envisioned a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution geared towards prevailing wage compliance for K-12 school construction. After two years of development with just a three-person team, LCPtracker Professional was officially launched. By 2006, our...

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...

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.

Planned Parenthood Great Rivers is a patient-focused health care organization that provides, protects, and supports sexual and reproductive health services, access, and rights. It serves as a leading provider, educator, and protector of reproductive health care in the St. Louis region, Missouri Ozarks, and beyond, offering high-quality, convenient health care for all genders with or without insurance.

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.

Emerge Career is a technology-powered workforce development platform that recruits, trains, and places justice-impacted and low-income individuals into life-changing careers, aiming to break cycles of poverty and incarceration.

We empower districts with accredited middle and high school original credit, credit recovery, and multilingual courses that meet the needs of today’s learners and educators. Our platform was built from the ground up based on extensive feedback from educators and team members who understand firsthand the challenges of teaching today's digital-native students. Teachers told us they needed better ways to...

We’re in a global housing crisis — about 1.8 billion people live without adequate housing. And building houses simply isn't addressing the problem. At New Story, we're on a mission to change this story by building an inclusive housing market by bringing market-based solutions to those who need them most. Our strategy focuses on making land accessible for families in Latin...