Top Boston, MA Social Impact Companies (40)

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...

Britebound is changing the way kids learn about careers and navigate postsecondary pathways through exploration, work-based learning, and free digital experiences. We meets students both in and beyond the classroom with digital tools, resources, and information to empower their career planning journeys. We believe that exploring career possibilities, as early as middle school, and having equitable access to education-to-career pathways aligned...

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...

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...

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...

At Mainstay, we believe one conversation can spark a brighter future. Our Engagement Platform makes it easy for colleges and businesses to start and measure conversations that drive action at scale. From our rigorous research methods to our Behavioral Intelligence framework — everything we do is designed to help people take the next step toward achieving their goals.

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...

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...

Our mission at Sense is to reduce global carbon emissions by making homes smart and efficient. We’re serious about having a real impact on climate change by empowering people to easily take care of their homes and to actively participate in a cleaner, more resilient future.

AceUp empowers professionals at all levels to maximize their potential through transformational coaching enabled by technology, powered by science, and backed by data. We combine the power of one-on-one leadership coaching, group coaching, and behavioral technology to ensure transformative growth on core leadership and management competencies, and maximize employee engagement, performance, and retention at all levels of an organization. With...

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.

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.

South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC), founded in 1965 as part of the Federal War on Poverty, has evolved to meet a wider range of challenges that people in our communities face. Our four main areas of programming include: Behavioral Health Services | Comprehensive Housing Services | Employment and Education | Family and Nutrition. SMOC is a multi-service umbrella organization that works...

The DynamiCare digital care program reinforces a person’s recovery from addiction by offering recovery coaching and easy to use technology, including random breath and saliva tests confirmed by selfie video, verified treatment attendance check-ins, and rewards for healthy progress.

Jobcase is a social media platform dedicated to empowering and advocating for the world’s workers. We develop technology to help people lead better, more meaningful work-lives – providing access to jobs, tools to take action, and a community for support. Jobcase is an affiliate of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, and collaborates with employers, nonprofits and government agencies...

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.

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...

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...