
Giving Tech Labs was an innovation lab focused on creating technology startups addressing urgent social problems through financially sustainable models. Over five years, it created five tech startups with four exits, impacting hundreds of thousands of individuals. Key ventures included Giving Compass, a philanthropy impact portal with over 250,000 monthly users; VidaNyx, a leading US cloud solution for digital evidence with over 70,000 users in 13,000 agencies; E-Immigrate, an immigration portal for low-income individuals; and X4Impact, an insights platform for foundations and impact investors generating $2.5M revenue before exit. The lab also ran an AI fellowship program producing research in AI for public interest. Giving Tech Labs partnered with organizations like the Raikes Foundation and served clients including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Equal Opportunity Schools. The lab closed operations in 2022, leaving lasting social impact assets.

Giving Tech Labs was an innovation lab focused on creating technology startups addressing urgent social problems through financially sustainable models. Over five years, it created five tech startups with four exits, impacting hundreds of thousands of individuals. Key ventures included Giving Compass, a philanthropy impact portal with over 250,000 monthly users; VidaNyx, a leading US cloud solution for digital evidence with over 70,000 users in 13,000 agencies; E-Immigrate, an immigration portal for low-income individuals; and X4Impact, an insights platform for foundations and impact investors generating $2.5M revenue before exit. The lab also ran an AI fellowship program producing research in AI for public interest. Giving Tech Labs partnered with organizations like the Raikes Foundation and served clients including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Equal Opportunity Schools. The lab closed operations in 2022, leaving lasting social impact assets.
Founded: July 2017
Business model: Incubator / innovation lab creating tech ventures for public interest
Operational period: 2017–2022 (closed operations in 2022)
Notable ventures: Giving Compass, VidaNyx, E-Immigrate, X4Impact
Impact / traction: Reported exits (4) and user metrics for ventures (e.g., Giving Compass ~250k monthly users; VidaNyx ~70k users)
Tech for public interest / social-impact technology
2017
Incubator / Innovation Lab; Social Impact Technology
Seed round listed on company records; amount undisclosed.
“Partnered with Jeff and Tricia Raikes and supported by the Raikes Foundation for some ventures/exits”