Tech Matters Launches as Independent Tech-for-Good Nonprofit

April 12, 2023 – Tech Matters, a tech-for-good organization focused on bringing the power of tech to social change leaders, is now a new independent nonprofit. Founded in 2019 by serial tech and social entrepreneur Jim Fruchterman, Tech Matters began its operations with fiscal sponsorship from Benetech, one of Silicon Valley’s original tech nonprofits which Fruchterman started in 1989. Fruchterman, a MacArthur Fellow, is a former rocket engineer who previously founded two successful for-profit high-tech companies, as well as numerous nonprofit tech enterprises. “Tech Matters’ mission is to bring the benefits of technology to the 95% of humanity typically ignored by traditional tech companies,” said Fruchterman. “Thanks to strong support from risk-tolerant donors, and early operational support from Benetech, we are ready to scale up our work to ensure that modern technology is deployed for maximum social impact, not maximum profit. In order to solve the world’s pressing issues, social innovators need to better use software and data that can drive change faster and more effectively.” Tech Matters has raised more than $10 million since its founding from funders including Child Helpline International, Cisco Foundation, EcoAgriculture Partners, FJC, IFDC, the Jenesis Group, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Meta, Okta, Peery Foundation, Rainforest Alliance, the Safe Online Initiative at End Violence, Schmidt Futures, Skoll Foundation, Twilio and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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