Name

WonderSeed Foundation

Legal name

WonderSeed Foundation

Website

https://wonderseedfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Social-Emotional Learning

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Executive Functioning & Behavioral Support Tools (ADHD, SEL/Behavior Tracking, Routines) (EDAFAKAG), Growth Mindset, Motivation & Goal-Setting Programs (EDAMAIAE)

Keywords

• Social emotional learning
• Emotional intelligence training
• Trauma informed youth
• Virtual reality learning
• Nonprofit youth services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Support: The foundation operates primarily through donations from individuals and organizations. The website prominently features a 'Donate' button and PayPal donation integration. Major foundation partners include UPMC and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, suggesting grant funding as a significant revenue source.
2. Partnership and Program Delivery: Revenue generated through partnerships with government agencies (LA County Probation), nonprofit organizations (Brotherhood Crusade, Cafe Momentum), and healthcare providers to deliver emotional intelligence programs to youth populations they serve.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

WonderSeed Foundation is a nonprofit foundation that delivers trauma-informed emotional intelligence programs to young people using an integrated technology stack of Virtual Reality (VR), AI coaching, and gamification, combined with a storytelling methodology. Programs are delivered directly by trained coaches and facilitators inside juvenile justice facilities, community organizations, and healthcare settings at no cost to participants.

Product overview

WonderSeed Foundation is a nonprofit offering trauma-informed emotional intelligence programs for young people through three main program offerings: Express Yourself (for justice-involved youth), The Belief Program (for at-risk youth workforce preparation), and Mindful Communication (for building connection skills). These programs are delivered through an integrated technology platform combining Virtual Reality experiences, AI coaching, and gamification elements. The VR component provides immersive practice environments, AI coaching delivers personalized real-time guidance, and gamification drives engagement throughout the social-emotional learning curriculum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Express Yourself Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 76% program completion rate across all WonderSeed programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cafe MomentumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCulinary training organization for justice-impacted youth. WonderSeed partners with Cafe Momentum to provide holistic support, combining workforce development through food and hospitality with emotional intelligence programming to transform lives of young people.
• Brotherhood CrusadecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity empowerment organization in South LA. Partnership focused on building pathways to opportunity and leadership for at-risk youth through emotional intelligence and resilience programming in the community.
• LA County ProbationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency overseeing juvenile probation in Los Angeles County. WonderSeed delivers emotional intelligence programs for detained youth in partnership with LA County Probation, fostering growth and resilience in juvenile justice facilities.
• Cafe HopeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development organization through hospitality. Partnership provides emotional intelligence support alongside hospitality training to empower individuals to build brighter futures.
• Los Angeles LGBT CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading LGBTQ+ services organization in Los Angeles. WonderSeed partners with the Center to deliver trauma-informed emotional intelligence programming specifically serving LGBTQ+ youth populations.
• Homeless Healthcare Los AngelescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare organization providing services to homeless populations in Los Angeles. WonderSeed delivers emotional intelligence programs in partnership with HHLA to serve homeless youth, combining healthcare with emotional support.
• Freedom HouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization serving youth populations in need. WonderSeed partners with Freedom House to bring emotional intelligence programming to youth in their care, extending reach to vulnerable young people.
• USC Institute for Creative TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationResearch institution led by Dr. Albert 'Skip' Rizzo, Director of Medical VR. Dr. Rizzo serves on WonderSeed's Board of Directors providing expertise in medical VR, psychological, cognitive and motor functioning research across clinical populations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Year Up: Large nonprofit workforce development program for opportunity youth aged 18-24, providing training, mentorship, and job placement. Comparable as a scaled nonprofit building workforce and life-skill readiness in young adults from under-resourced communities.
• BehaVR: Builds VR-based digital therapeutics for mental health and wellness, including stress, resilience, and chronic pain. Closest comparable on the VR/AI delivery side: uses immersive VR experiences to drive behavior change and emotional regulation outcomes.
• Limbic: Combines AI-driven personalization with digital mental health interventions including VR-supported therapy. Comparable as a tech-forward (AI/VR) mental health platform aimed at improving emotional outcomes through immersive and personalized delivery.
• The Last Mile: Nonprofit providing technology training, coding, and workforce development inside correctional facilities. Comparable as a nonprofit delivering structured skill-building programs directly inside juvenile and adult incarceration settings.
• Rethink ED: EdTech platform offering SEL, behavior tracking, and professional development tools for K-12 educators and students with diverse learning needs. Comparable in combining SEL content with a technology platform and behavior-tracking approach for harder-to-serve student populations.
• Base Education: Provides social-emotional learning and character education curriculum specifically designed for incarcerated youth and alternative education settings. Closest direct peer in mission: trauma-aware SEL for justice-involved youth, delivered through curriculum rather than VR.
• Defy Ventures: Nonprofit offering entrepreneurship training and mentoring for currently and formerly incarcerated people. Comparable as a nonprofit serving justice-involved populations with character, mindset, and workforce-readiness programming.
• Peekapak: EdTech platform teaching social-emotional learning to K-8 students through interactive stories and teacher resources. Comparable as an SEL-focused platform serving youth, though targeting a broader mainstream school audience rather than trauma-exposed populations.
• Cafe Momentum: Nonprofit restaurant and workforce development program for justice-involved youth in Dallas. Comparable as a holistic nonprofit serving the same justice-involved youth segment with workforce and life-skill development, and an active WonderSeed partner.
• WhyTry: Delivers motivational SEL programs and curriculum for at-risk youth in schools, juvenile justice, and community settings. Comparable because it targets the same justice-involved and at-risk youth populations with a structured resilience/emotional skills methodology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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