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.
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.
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.
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.)
Impact investors focused on small businesses and technology. Founder is HBS graduated and former venture capitalist.
Not Impossible is a community of innovators, creating life-changing devices and delivering inspiring content that compels action. We are changing the story of healthcare by providing open-source, DIY solutions that help people. We believe in technology for the sake of humanity.
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.
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.
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Aphid leverages next generation technologies to foster a universal era of automation by commodifying AI chatbot services to businesses and consumers. Aphid seeks to disrupt the nine-to-five by developing an accessible platform that integrates automation technology into the palm of your hand, allowing you to earn money without sacrificing time.
Desic Labs is building an app for consumers to create GDPR data requests across various companies; present insights and action items: monitor changes both over time and for changed interpretations; and eventually, let users gain value from their own data.
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 America so they can buy property, build creditworthiness, and unlock home financing at their income levels. Through this approach, families are no longer charitable beneficiaries — they’re participants in their journey out of poverty and into housing.
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Originally founded in 2010 by Sean Penn as J/P Haitian Relief Organization (J/P HRO) to provide long-term support for the people of Haiti and their communities following the devastating 2010 earthquake, CORE unifies local and national government leaders, community-based organizations, other international NGOs, UN agencies, and donors with community members for holistic relief efforts.
Feeling good. Doing good. Say hello to Goodness – the conscious cannabis company. We dedicate 50% of our profits to help visionary non-profits tackle big problems with innovative solutions.
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Blue Fever is an empathetic, social technology that messages with teens to curate the Internet, like a big sister. Google gave us topical relevance with SEO, but “Blue” recommends based on emotional needs in that moment. We are defining a new category of tech that focuses on authentic human connection.
States Made is a full-service merchandise partner for nonprofits, political campaigns and socially conscious businesses. We create e-commerce businesses for our partners, using best practices for merchandising, marketing, UX and design. All of the goods we create are USA-made and union printed, so we’re creating good jobs and ethical merch.
At CAUSEBOX, our mission is to make social enterprise more accessible and mainstream, and to help a growing class of conscious consumers discover products and brands that are having a positive impact on the world.
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AlgoPay is an online payment solution that links businesses to the modern consumer in the Middle East. Think: Stripe, for cash economies. AlgoPay is a recent graduate of the Techstars LA accelerator.
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.
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