Purppl
Purppl is a Kelowna, BC-based coaching and consulting firm that helps social entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and impact-minded businesses build sustainable revenue, impact measurement, and leadership capacity, primarily serving the BC Interior of Canada through partner-subsidized programs.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersKelowna, Canada
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Purppl does
Purppl is a Kelowna, BC-based social enterprise coaching and consulting firm founded in 2015/2016 that serves social entrepreneurs, nonprofits, charities, and impact-minded businesses, primarily across the BC Interior of Canada. Its portfolio bundles three delivery formats: (1) personalized 6–12 month coaching engagements staffed by Entrepreneurs-in-Residence and Service Leads (Scale Up Social, Resilience & Recovery, Impact & Leadership Development Program, Journey Together reconciliation coaching); (2) consulting services in strategic planning, impact measurement and management, and leadership development; and (3) event-based acquisition and community touchpoints (ChangeUp pitch events since 2013, SoFun full-day workshops at $75/person, Sip + Social networking). Notable named offerings include Journey Together (a leadership-for-reconciliation program co-developed with kinSHIFT/IndigenEYEZ) and IslamicFamily Transform (a client's trauma-informed case management software that Purppl supported at product-market-fit stage).
There is no proprietary technology platform; Purppl delivers through human expertise applying established frameworks (Business Model Canvas, Theory of Change, Customer Discovery) and proprietary curriculum (Journey Together, SoFun, Scale Up Social). The business model is a hybrid of fee-for-service professional services and grant-subsidized program delivery. Direct revenue comes from coaching/consulting fees and workshop tickets; a substantial share of program delivery is co-funded by partners including United Way BC, Valley First/BEEM Credit Union, Community Foundations (North Okanagan, South Okanagan|Similkameen), and Kamloops Innovation, with client cost-share typically set at a 25% minimum. Go-to-market is community-led and channel-driven, with a referral pipeline anchored in a dense BC Interior partner ecosystem and co-invested capital distribution via the Thrive Impact Fund.
In FY2024 (ending Sept 30, 2024) Purppl crossed the $1M revenue threshold for the first time, supported 71 projects with 61 changemaking organizations, and roughly doubled team size, adding senior operators in client success, operations, and marketing. Reported client outcomes include 100% improved decision-making/planning, 88% improved management processes, 86% reporting high/exceptional leadership confidence (up from 59% at intake), and ~30% average projected earned-revenue uplift across the client portfolio.
Purppl firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Purppl
- Legal name
- Purppl
- Website
- https://purppl.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Purppl is a Kelowna, BC-based coaching and consulting firm that helps social entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and impact-minded businesses build sustainable revenue, impact measurement, and leadership capacity, primarily serving the BC Interior of Canada through partner-subsidized programs.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Purppl industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Social Enterprise Consulting
- NAICS
- Professional and Management Development Training (611430)
- SIC
- Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) (BPAGABAO)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Leadership Assessment, 360 Feedback & Development Planning (EDABAAAK)
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Where Purppl is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Kelowna
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Purppl business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Coaching and Consulting Services: Personalized business coaching and strategic consulting for social entrepreneurs and impact leaders. Services include capacity building, impact measurement and management, leadership development, and project-based consulting. Revenue generated through fee-for-service engagements, often partially subsidized through grant programs.
- Educational Workshops and Programs: Full-day SoFun workshops (Social Enterprise Fundamentals) at $75 per participant provide education on building sustainable revenue models and social impact. Scale Up Social program accelerates social enterprise success with experienced entrepreneurs-in-residence.
- Grant-Supported Programs: Programs like the Impact & Leadership Development Program (ILDP) and Resilience & Recovery Program are funded through grants from organizations like United Way BC, credit unions, and community foundations. These provide subsidized coaching access to eligible organizations.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | SoFun Workshop - Full-day social enterprise fundamentals |
| Subscription | Annual | Entrepreneurs-in-Residence - Part-time coaching role |
| Hybrid | Monthly | Resilience & Recovery Program - Grant-subsidized coaching |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
Purppl product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Purppl provides personalized business coaching, strategic consulting, impact measurement, leadership development, and capacity-building services to social entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and impact-minded organizations. Through programs delivered by experienced Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, the company helps clients build sustainable revenue models, design theories of change, and operationalize social impact, with significant portions of work delivered through grant-funded and partner-subsidized engagements.
Product overview
Purppl is a social enterprise coaching and consulting services company offering a portfolio of programs and services for social entrepreneurs and impact leaders. The core offerings include Scale Up Social (accelerator program with entrepreneurs-in-residence), SoFun Workshop (social enterprise fundamentals training), Change Up (pitch events), and Sip + Social (networking events). Consulting services span Impact + Strategic Planning, Impact Measurement & Management, and Leadership Development including the Journey Together reconciliation coaching program. The company also supports access to impact investing through the Thrive Impact Fund and offers grant-funded programs like the Impact & Leadership Development Program (ILDP) and Resilience & Recovery Program. Purppl operates as a unified services platform rather than a software product, providing personalized coaching, consulting, and collaborative support to build sustainable revenue and impact models for regenerative enterprises.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Scale Up Social: Program that accelerates the success of social enterprise with experienced entrepreneurs-in-residence.
- SoFun Workshop
- Sip + Social
- Change Up
Products and services
- Scale Up Social Accelerator-style program that places experienced Entrepreneurs-in-Residence alongside social enterprise leadership teams to provide tactical, functional expertise for building sustainable revenue and impact models.
- SoFun Workshop (Social Enterprise Fundamentals) Full-day in-person workshop ($75 per participant) covering Business Model Canvas, Customer Discovery, Corporate Structure, Theory of Change, and Funding Opportunities for aspiring social entrepreneurs.
- Change Up
Quantifiable outcome
- 100% of organizations improved decision-making and planning capabilities
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Purppl
Customer profileNamed customers13 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Purppl technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Purppl partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.
- Valley FirstcoreValley First (credit union) has sponsored ChangeUp since 2013, presenting annually in Kelowna and Kamloops. Co-sponsor with Interior Savings for social enterprise events and programs.
- Young AgrarianssecondaryFarmer-to-farmer educational network. Purppl witnessed deepening of relationship between Young Agrarians and kinSHIFT workshops; provided operational logistics support.
- Thrive Impact FundcoreThrive Impact Fund is part of Scale Collaborative and Purppl's vision for a thriving social enterprise sector. Purppl connects clients with TIF for flexible, patient capital. TIF expanded into BC Interior region with Purppl as partner.
- Kamloops InnovationcoreLongtime delivery partner co-delivering Resilience & Recovery Program in Kamloops region. Executive Director Dr. Lincoln Smith sees social enterprise as critical for community economic development.
- Interior Savings / BEEM Credit UnioncoreInterior Savings (now BEEM Credit Union after merger with Gulf & Fraser) co-sponsors ChangeUp and social enterprise programs. CEO Brian Harris participated in Journey Together reconciliation coaching.
- Community Futures East KootenaycoreLaunched Social Enterprise Incubation Project in partnership with Impact Toolbox and Purppl, supported by ETSI-BC. Facilitated monthly roundtables with 19 social entrepreneurs; four new enterprises launched.
- Impact ToolboxcoreLed 16-week incubation program with six organizations while Purppl facilitated monthly roundtables. Co-developed curriculum with Purppl for rural social enterprise support.
- Scale CollaborativecoreScale Collaborative is co-investor with Purppl in Thrive Impact Fund. Partnered on Connect Money Impact (CMI) event in Kelowna with Future of Good.
- kinSHIFTcoreCo-developed Journey Together, a leadership-for-reconciliation coaching program grounded in Syilx-Okanagan principles. kinSHIFT is social enterprise portion of IndigenEYEZ.
- IndigenEYEZcorePurppl worked closely with IndigenEYEZ on social enterprise development. Partnership enabled Deepening relationship between Young Agrarians and kinSHIFT workshops for farmers.
- Future of GoodsecondaryPartnered with Scale Collaborative and Purppl to bring Connect Money Impact (CMI) conference to Kelowna, welcoming 135 changemakers.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Purppl competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Ashoka: Largest global network of leading social entrepreneurs, providing peer support, leadership programming, and capacity building—a broader-scale analog to Purppl's social-entrepreneur acceleration work.
- Echoing Green: Global organization that identifies and invests in social entrepreneurs through fellowships and leadership development, mirroring Purppl's coaching/EIR model for emerging social impact leaders.
- Common Future: Supports underestimated entrepreneurs in overlooked communities with capital and leadership programming; comparable to Purppl's East Kootenay incubation and rural social-enterprise support model.
- B Lab (B Corporation): Certifies and supports B Corps globally; Purppl's 'Impact Building for Businesses' service overlaps directly with B Lab's mission to integrate social impact into core business models.
- FSG (now part of The Bridgespan Group): Social-impact strategy consulting firm that advises foundations, nonprofits, and companies on impact strategy, evaluation, and collective impact—closely paralleling Purppl's Impact Measurement + Management and strategic planning offerings.
Broad incumbents
- Skoll Foundation: Invests in and connects social entrepreneurs globally; complements Purppl's social-entrepreneur acceleration and Thrive Impact Fund capital-connection work, though at much larger scale.
Regional players
- Social Enterprise UK: UK national membership body representing social enterprises and supporting their growth through advisory, advocacy, and programs—a national-scale analog to Purppl's BC-ecosystem role.
- Social Ventures Australia: Australian impact organization supporting social enterprises through advisory, venture-building, and capital—functionally similar to Purppl's integrated consulting + impact-investing model but operating in a different geography.
Others
- Tides Canada: Canadian shared-platform foundation supporting social-purpose organizations with grantmaking, fiscal sponsorship, and capacity building; serves overlapping nonprofit clients in BC and is an adjacent enabling organization.
- Scale Collaborative: BC-based ecosystem partner that co-invests in Thrive Impact Fund and runs capacity programs for social enterprises; adjacent rather than competitive given Purppl's formal partnership.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Purppl leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
Purppl funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Purppl M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments47 records
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Frequently asked questions about Purppl
What does Purppl do?
Purppl provides personalized business coaching, strategic consulting, impact measurement, leadership development, and capacity-building services to social entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and impact-minded organizations. Through programs delivered by experienced Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, the company helps clients build sustainable revenue models, design theories of change, and operationalize social impact, with significant portions of work delivered through grant-funded and partner-subsidized engagements.
Is Purppl a public or private company?
Purppl is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Purppl founded?
Purppl was founded in 2016. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Purppl based?
Purppl is headquartered in Kelowna, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Purppl make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Coaching and Consulting Services are the primary driver. The others are educational Workshops and Programs and grant-Supported Programs.
Who are Purppl's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Ashoka, Echoing Green, Common Future, B Lab (B Corporation) and FSG (now part of The Bridgespan Group). Skoll Foundation is listed as a broad incumbent. Regional players are Social Enterprise UK and Social Ventures Australia. Others are Tides Canada and Scale Collaborative.
Does Purppl have an API?
No public API is recorded for Purppl.
What industry is Purppl in?
Purppl's product category is Social Enterprise Consulting. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAGABAO, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL), with a secondary code of EDABAAAK, Leadership Assessment, 360 Feedback & Development Planning. Its NAICS code is 611430 and its SIC code is 8742.