Top Boston, MA Social Impact Companies (38)

Biotechnology is rewriting life as we know it, from the medicines we take, to the crops we grow, and the household goods that we rely on every day. But moving at the new speed of science requires better technology. Benchling’s mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. The world’s most innovative biotech companies use Benchling’s R&D Cloud to power the...

ActBlue is a nonprofit tech organization working to help Democratic campaigns, progressive organizations, and nonprofits build campaigns fueled by small-dollar donors. Our tools make it possible for anyone to build a grassroots campaign or movement and give donors an easy and secure way to support their favorite candidates and causes.

Mentor Collective is the premier Mentorship Operating System, enabling organizations to embed mentorship ecosystems into their institutions using their unique goals and data. Our proven approach supports learner and employee success, improves retention, and builds stronger talent pipelines, transforming the fragmented journey from education to meaningful employment. Backed by the most extensive dataset on mentorship outcomes and student and employee...

Ellevation is a mission-driven company dedicated to helping English Learners (ELs) achieve their highest aspirations. We are an indispensable partner to school district administrators, teachers and students across the United States, who use our products to manage complex program requirements, build the capacity of teachers to serve multilingual learners, and empower students with the academic language necessary for success in...

Founded in 2002, Leader Bank is a Massachusetts-based entrepreneurial financial institution that approaches banking differently. The core tenets of Leader Bank include client services, exemplary products, and innovation to meet the needs of its clients. Leader Bank’s best-in-class staff has been at the forefront of supporting the bank’s rapid growth and client-oriented solutions, as the bank has continued to expand...

At 3Play Media, we’re transforming the way organizations approach video accessibility and localization—making it faster, easier, and more reliable to reach every viewer. From captions and subtitles to audio descriptions and dubs, our platform streamlines workflows that once took days into just a few clicks. We support thousands of customers across media & entertainment, education, enterprise, and sports—helping them expand...

NeighborSchools is on a mission to reinvent child care from the ground up. Today in America, working-parents with young children spend over $75B a year on child care, but the caregivers, the hard-working women* who actually work hands-on with our children, they get paid peanuts. The problem is that big child care centers are so expensive to run that they...

Upstream USA works to expand opportunity by reducing unplanned pregnancy across the U.S. We work in partnership with health centers to strengthen reproductive care and autonomy by increasing equitable access to the full range of contraceptive options. Founded in 2014, Upstream is on track to achieve nationwide impact at scale. Our goal through 2024 is to partner with health centers that...

Peace First is a global incubator for youth led social change. We believe every young person - no matter where they come from - should be able to access the resources to make social change, so our programs are free and open to all young people between the ages of 13 and 25. By providing guidance for projects, mini-grants and regular...

The OffGridBox is an all-in-one, self-contained utility system with renewable energy and clean water that enables independent living in any environment, whether by choice or as a result of natural disasters.

The GreenLight Fund works at the intersection of community need and social innovation. GreenLight helps open opportunities for children, youth and families experiencing poverty by engaging deeply with the community and running a consistent annual process to: elevate priority issues not yet being addressed; invest in innovative, proven programs that have a significant, measurable social impact; and galvanize local support...

Our company's mission is to create a work environment that fosters community and connection among employees. We believe that building strong relationships, and a sense of belonging among team members is essential to the success of a company, and we are committed to creating opportunities for our employees to connect with one another on a personal and professional level. We...

Panorama Education is a fast-growing company that helps educators understand how students are doing across academics, attendance, behavior, and social-emotional learning, and then plan for action to support each student's unique needs and circumstances. Today, we reach over 15 million students in the U.S.!

The age of solar has arrived. With prices falling by 80% in less than a decade, solar power is now within reach of every American household. Here’s the problem: 90 million American households are currently locked out of the solar marketplace. Maybe it’s because they rent their homes. Or other solar companies are not willing to sell to them. Or simply because...

Our mission is to protect life by making the bullet obsolete and developing technologies to make the world a safer place. Axon is a software & hardware team of product experts, security pros, engineering wizards, sales & marketing pros, and technology buffs - all committed to helping make the world a safer place.

Commonwealth strengthens the financial opportunity and security of financially vulnerable people by discovering ideas, piloting solutions, and driving innovations to scale. We understand broad change requires market players to act. That’s why we take a unique approach to collaborate with consumers, the financial services industry, employers, policymakers, and mission-driven organizations. The solutions we build are grounded in real life, based...

Dover Microsystems's CoreGuard technology addresses cybersecurity challenges.

DipJar is changing the game of fundraising with a cashless donation jar and an integrated payments platform that enable joyful, engaging, and frictionless giving. With DipJar, organizations of any size can collect donations anywhere and Create More Giving Moments.

Addgene is a self-sustaining, thriving nonprofit life sciences organization that was created to help scientists share DNA-based research materials called plasmids. ‌Our mission is to accelerate research and discovery by improving access to useful research materials and information. Since its founding in 2004, Addgene has grown and innovated in order to assist the research community by archiving and sharing useful...

GiveCard gives debit cards to the homeless. We are innovating the way we donate by going cashless. Our online portal can be used to send donations directly to specific homeless people. These donations can only be spent on certain goods, and the donor can track where and how the money is spent.