Bizworld.org

What Bizworld.org does

The BizWorld Foundation, Inc. (operating as Bizworld.org) is a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1997 and headquartered in Oakland, California. It delivers entrepreneurship education through a portfolio of five program brands serving three core customer segments: K-8 students (BizWorld+, id8, Impact Challenge), young adults aged 16-22 (YES! accelerator and Compass on-demand program), and the educators and donors who enable program delivery.

The technical stack is curriculum- and platform-led rather than AI-driven. Core assets include the BizWorld+ entrepreneurship curriculum covering business basics, financing, marketing, and sales; the id8 STEAM design-thinking app-design program; the Impact Challenge social-entrepreneurship curriculum with 30-student kits; the YES! 10-week remote accelerator providing mentorship and up to $30,000 in seed funding; and Compass, a self-paced 7-unit on-demand program launched in 2025. Distribution is built on an e-commerce portal (portal.bizworld.org) for direct kit sales, application-based admissions for YES! (via Alchemer), third-party camp registration (ActivityHero), and processing integrations including Stripe and Every.org for payments and crypto donations.

BizWorld earns revenue through a mix of low-priced one-time program fees (Impact Challenge kits at $25-$75, Compass at $29.50-$59 launch pricing) and donor support comprising individual giving, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants, and diversified donation formats including cryptocurrency, stock, and DAFs. The YES! accelerator is offered free of charge to participants, fully funded by donor capital. The organization reports reaching over 900,000 youth since inception, with named alumni outcomes including GuineaLoft ($409,000 in 2023 revenue) and Ripple. Leadership is provided by CEO Charlene Vaca, governed by a Board of Directors, and the foundation has no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, or external equity ownership.

Name

Bizworld.org

Legal name

The BizWorld Foundation, Inc.

Website

https://bizworld.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bizworld.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1997 that delivers entrepreneurship education programs to K-8 students, ages 16-22 founders, and the educators who adopt its curriculum, funded via program fees and donor support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Entrepreneurship Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics (EDAMAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth Business Incubators & Accelerators (EDAMAHAC)

Keywords

• Youth entrepreneurship education
• K-12 business curriculum
• STEAM learning programs
• Young entrepreneur accelerator
• Social entrepreneurship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Program Fees: Revenue from selling educational program kits and digital memberships to schools and educators. Programs like Impact Challenge ($25-$75) and Compass ($29.50-$59) are sold as one-time purchases or memberships.
2. Donations and Grants: Nonprofit funding through donations from individuals, corporate sponsors, and foundation grants. Tax ID: 94-3280297. Accepts cryptocurrency, stock transfers, DAF donations.
3. YES! Program Funding: Provides seed funding (up to $30,000) to youth entrepreneurs. Funded through donor support and grants rather than revenue-generating.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BizWorld Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that develops and delivers entrepreneurship education programs for K-12 students and young adults ages 16-22. Its core offerings include classroom curricula (BizWorld+, id8, Impact Challenge) sold as digital and printed kits to educators, the YES! accelerator providing mentorship and seed funding to young entrepreneurs, and Compass, a self-paced online entrepreneurship course. The organization is funded through program fees, donations, and grants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BizWorld+: Entrepreneurship program for students where they develop essential life skills by creating and running their own companies.
• id8
• Impact Challenge
• YES! (Young Entrepreneur Success)
• Compass

Products and services

• BizWorld+ Comprehensive entrepreneurship curriculum for K-8 students where they create and run their own companies. Teachers report 98% of students show improved leadership, teamwork, and critical thinking skills. Sold to educators and schools as digital or printed kits.
• id8 STEAM-powered program where students use design thinking and engineering principles to create app-based solutions to real-world challenges. 84% of participants advance their critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Impact Challenge Social entrepreneurship program where students run real businesses, grow seed investment, and donate profits to causes. Available as a digital worksheets kit ($25) or starter kit with workbooks ($75), each including 1 year single educator membership.
• YES! (Young Entrepreneur Success) Program 10-week accelerator program for aspiring entrepreneurs ages 16-22 providing mentorship, resources, and seed funding up to $30,000. Application-based with Winter and Summer cohorts. Free to participants, fully funded by donors. YES! alumni have generated over $3M in revenue and launched 142 youth-led businesses.
• Compass Self-paced 7-unit on-demand entrepreneurship journey for ages 16-22 covering ideation, business planning, and pitch development. Sold at $29.50 during launch promotion (regular $59).
• Camp BizWorld Four-day in-person summer camp for rising 5th-7th graders held in Redwood City, CA from July 24-27. Sold through the ActivityHero registration platform. Designed to unleash inner innovator skills in participants.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% of students show improved leadership, teamwork, and critical thinking skills through BizWorld+
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Every.orgminorOthersCryptocurrency donation partner enabling BizWorld to accept donations in various cryptocurrencies through Every.org's donation platform.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DECA: International student organization preparing emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. Comparable to BizWorld in serving high-school-aged youth through structured business- and entrepreneurship-focused programs.
• Enactus: Global nonprofit mobilizing student teams at universities and colleges to develop entrepreneurial projects with social impact. Comparable in mission (youth entrepreneurship with measurable community outcomes) though it serves a slightly older audience.
• VentureLab: Nonprofit providing entrepreneurship curricula and programs for K-12 students, focused on underserved communities. Direct overlap with BizWorld's K-8 educator channel and equity-oriented mission.
• Junior Achievement: One of the largest youth entrepreneurship and financial literacy education organizations globally, delivering K-12 curricula, in-school programs, and student company simulations. Direct peer with substantially larger scale and longer operating history than BizWorld.
• Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE): Nonprofit providing entrepreneurship education to underserved middle and high school students through classroom curricula and pitch competitions. Closely overlaps BizWorld's mission, K-12 educator sales motion, and donor-supported funding model.

Broad incumbents

• Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC): Membership organization for founders, with a youth-focused arm providing resources to young entrepreneurs. Compares to BizWorld's Compass and YES! programs in targeting aspiring young founders but operates more as a content/community network than a curriculum provider.

Emerging players

• LaunchX: Selective summer program teaching high school students how to build real startups through mentorship and a capstone venture. Overlaps BizWorld's YES! accelerator in serving teen entrepreneurs, but operates as an intensive short-form program rather than a 10-week cohort with seed funding.
• Youth Cities: Nonprofit running entrepreneurship programs and pitch competitions for underserved middle and high school students, including seed funding for youth-led ventures. Highly comparable in target demographic and accelerator-plus-funding model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bizworldorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-bizworld-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/bizworldorg
• Xx.com/bizworldorg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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