Top Los Angeles, CA Social Impact Companies (76)
InStride helps companies retain, upskill, and fill critical roles through education programs designed to evolve with the pace of change.
GoodRx is America’s healthcare marketplace. Each month, millions of people visit goodrx.com to find reliable health information and discounts for their healthcare — and we’ve helped people save $35 billion since 2011. We provide prescription discounts that are accepted at more than 70,000 pharmacies in the U.S., as well as telehealth services including doctor visits and lab tests. Our goal is to help Americans find convenient and affordable healthcare. We offer solutions for consumers, employers, health plans, and anyone else who shares our desire to provide affordable prescriptions to all Americans. We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company and industry. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of the best and brightest from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has a seat at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunities to excel. Come join and help us create the future of healthcare.
Thrive Market was founded in 2014 with a mission to make healthy and sustainable living easy and affordable for everyone. We're an online grocery store that delivers the highest-quality organic and sustainable products at member-exclusive low prices. What's more, every paid annual membership sponsors a free one-year membership for a family in financial need. Every day, we leverage innovative technology and member-first thinking to help our more than 1.5 million members find healthy products, support brands making an impact, and build a better food future in the process. In 2020, we became a Certified B Corporation, making us the largest grocer in the U.S. to earn this coveted qualification.
We’re a company with heart. Our technology solves complex transportation challenges where there is a heightened need for safety, equity, and care. Our partnerships with school districts, child welfare agencies and nonprofits ensure equitable educational access for our most vulnerable populations, including youth in foster care, youth experiencing homelessness, and youth with special needs. We understand that the difference between struggle and success can sometimes be as simple as the ability to show up, which is why we’re on a mission to use innovative technology, coupled with operational expertise and new thinking to help kids reach their full potential by providing a safe, dependable way to get them where they are going.
Founded in 2005, Blueprint is the premier high-stakes test prep provider in the U.S., offering live and self-paced online courses, private tutoring, self-study materials, application consulting services for pre-law, pre-med, and medical school students, and now for aspiring nurse practitioners. We live at the intersection of education and technology. We use cutting-edge technology and powerful data to create personalized and innovative learning experiences. Our team is passionate about education and its ability to improve lives. Our learners hold us to a high standard, and we do the same with each other. We thrive on change, we are relentless about improvement, we practice trust-based vulnerability, and we are committed to a culture of freedom and responsibility. We get a lot done, and we have a lot of fun doing it.
At any given time, 16 million Americans are experiencing a crisis that requires urgent help from our legal system or government. The right assistance could transform their lives. But today, most never get it. Atticus makes it easy for any sick or injured person in crisis to get the life-changing aid they deserve. In just three years, we’ve become the leading platform connecting people with disabilities to government benefits. We also help victims of accidents, misconduct, and violence get compensation from insurance. So far, we’ve gotten thousands of people access to over $2B in life-changing aid, and we’re just getting started. We've helped more than 20,000 people in need (see our 6,000+ five-star reviews) and raised more than $50 million from top VC firms like Forerunner, GV (Google Ventures), and True Ventures. (We just closed our Series B round in May 2023, so we're well-funded for the foreseeable future.)
We streamline the connection between viewer, content & creator. We do this by enabling better discovery of content & management on a curated platform. We review content to ensure no content is stolen and properly tagged to find content or topics someone might not know about. We enhance the experience for the viewer while we handle the rest.
We support organizations that get students into college, help them stay enrolled until they graduate, and help them re-enroll if they’ve dropped out. This helps students succeed as workers and entrepreneurs, leading to a better quality of life and helping the economy by supplying skilled workers to meet the projected increase in demand for tech workers
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 we’re on a mission to raise $1 billion for charity in a single year.
FieldKit is an open-source software and hardware platform (environmental sensors, app, and FieldKit.org website) that allows individuals and organizations to collect and share field-based research data and tell stories through interactive visualizations. Designed to be easy to deploy customizable, FieldKit can be adapted to meet the needs of diverse research teams, from biology and ecology to marine and environmental sciences, from post-doc researchers to elementary school students. FieldKit offers a simple platform for enabling live data expeditions, and for the creation and deployment of environmental sensor networks or in situ monitoring. The aim is to bring open source scientific monitoring capabilities to anyone who wants it. FieldKit has been funded by the National Geographic Society and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. It is currently being deployed with UCLA in the Congo Basin, the Wildlife Conservation Society and Florida International University in the Amazon rainforest, throughout the American Prairie Reserve in Montana, and a number of other locations.
COME GROW WITH US We are Lettuce Grow -- a dynamic direct-to-consumer company at the intersection of ag-tech and sustainable food. Together with our parent company, The Farm Project (a Public Benefit Corporation), we are working on creating a new food system. We believe that the future of food lies in empowering thriving, localized food economies that benefit the health of the people, the planet, and the communities around us. Our mission is to empower everyone to grow at least 20% of their own food.
GoodHuman is a community experience that aggregates d2c brands, products and content - leveraging a powerful curation platform based on our decades of experience building and growing content companies. The business model is marketplace revenue share and premium ad/listing fees. GoodHuman has a built product that is entering private beta now.
FIGS is dedicated to improving the lives of healthcare professionals by creating innovative, comfortable and functional medical apparel. We are committed to helping this growing, global community of professionals, whom we refer to as Awesome Humans, look, feel and perform at their best - 24/7, 365 days a year. FIGS is the first digitally native, direct-to-consumer company in the industry and has revolutionized the scrubs market. Giving back is ingrained into everything we do. Through our Threads for Threads initiative, we’ve donated hundreds of thousands of scrubs to healthcare providers in need around the world as well as contributed financially to healthcare providers and the organizations that serve them.
KCRW is an award-winning multi-platform public radio station and NPR affiliate based in Southern California. Our mission is to inform, inspire and engage our diverse audiences through news, music, arts and culture. We honor excellence and integrity, nurture creative passions and amplify the diverse voices of Southern California communities. Our content features varied perspectives to promote a nuanced understanding of the world around us. KCRW is more than just a radio station. Supported in large part by members, KCRW is an integral part of the SoCal community; investigating, teaching, learning, and discovering for the audience and with the audience. Driven by the spirit of Los Angeles, KCRW opens doors to the worlds of music, art, literature, technology, architecture, food, entertainment, and storytelling, by creating inspired programming for curious locavores and passionate global citizens alike.
At Betr we are on a mission to help everyone feel Betr. We’ll do this by providing access to OTC medications through our D2C platform, offering consumers with unique experience in this category. An important part of our mission is our giveback platform in which we will enable those in need to get free access to medications - when we say making everyone feel Betr, we truly mean everyone!
Ethos Giving works with corporations, individuals, and foundations committed to moving the needle with their philanthropy. Whatever your passion—social services, environmental stewardship, education, or the arts—we can help your gift be exceptional. After noticing that the social impact industry was missing the tool needed to track 100% of the good work done by organizations and individuals, Ethos Giving CEO Emily Kane Miller decided to roll up her sleeves and build it herself. Ethos Tracking was created to prove that better is possible, ensuring that every company moves the needle, and can track the impact while doing so. The innovative measurement and management SaaS platform product tracks everything from cash gifts to volunteerism to employee initiatives. With this tool, I have has helped both nonprofit and for-profit organizations map key partnerships, trends, and impact measurement for better decision making, resource allocation and storytelling.
At Treedom, we build software solutions that multiply impact through and for others. We are working to revolutionize the future of impact. Treedom partners with schools and companies to drive social good. We do this by connecting students and customers to company missions through social impact campaigns, making social responsibility easier and more effective than ever before. Additionally, we empower students to improve their communities while earning micro-scholarships from their favorite purpose-driven brands.
With more than 13.5 million monthly active users in virtually every country in the world, Grindr has grown to become a fundamental part of the LGBTQ+ community since its launch in 2009. The company continues to expand its ecosystem to enable gay, bi, trans, and queer people to connect, express themselves, and discover the world around them. Since 2015 Grindr for Equality has advanced safety, health, and human rights for millions of Grindr users and the global LGBTQ+ community in partnership with more than 100 community organizations in every region of the world. Grindr is headquartered in West Hollywood, California, with offices in the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York City. The Grindr app is available on the App Store and Google Play.
Enervee is in the business of helping people and the planet. We’re a mission driven company here to help people choose affordable efficient products that reduce energy use, utility bills, and CO2 emissions at scale. Our solutions bring together the best in data science, behavioral science, digital product design, and marketing to make efficiency for all a reality.
Impact investors focused on small businesses and technology. Founder is HBS graduated and former venture capitalist.
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